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US Central Command denies plan to leave Al Udeid air base 01 Oct 2019 - 07:30 pm

US forces have no plan to leave the Al Udeid air base in Qatar, the Al Jazeera quoted US officials today. US Department...

CK Menon, Doha industrialist and philanthropist, dies aged 70 01 Oct 2019 - 04:55 pm

CK Menon, an expat Indian industrialist and philanthropist who spent half of his life in Qatar died at Apollo hospital in Chennai, aged...

Qatar Petroleum announces petrol price for October 30 Sep 2019 - 01:23 pm

Doha: Qatar Petroleum (QP) today announced the petrol and diesel prices for October. QP has retained the prices for premium grade petrol and...

Humid conditions expected to continue until weekend 29 Sep 2019 - 11:14 am

Doha: Settled weather conditions with increasing amount of relative humidity at night is expected to continue in the coming days. In a tweet,...

Shuttle buses to operate to-and-fro from Khalifa Stadium 28 Sep 2019 - 02:38 pm

Doha: As the games begin at 4:15 pm today on the second day of the World Athletics Championship in Khalifa International Stadium, there...

Ministry lists prohibited items for IAAF World Athletics Championships spectators 25 Sep 2019 - 02:53 pm

Doha: Ministry of Interior has issued a list of prohibited items for spectators of the World Athletics Championship that will be held in...

Things to do this weekend in Qatar (September 26-28, 2019) 25 Sep 2019 - 12:03 pm

Gear up for a sporty week! Starting this weekend and going through the next week, the IAAF World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019...

Using farms as workers' housing is prohibited: Ministry 25 Sep 2019 - 10:01 am

Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) issued an important statement urging farm owners not to make any contract for the accommodation...

Doha Metro Red Line South now open for public on weekends 24 Sep 2019 - 03:02 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced that the Doha Metro Red Line South will now be open for the public...

Doha Players to stage David Auburn's award-winning play 23 Sep 2019 - 12:06 pm

Doha: The Doha Players theatre group will stage a play by the American playwright David Auburn in Qatar this weekend. ‘Proof’, the play...

Day, night equal in duration on Monday 22 Sep 2019 - 06:05 pm

The Sun will be exactly vertical on Earth's equator on Monday, September 23, 2019, at 10:50am Doha local time and the length of...

Corniche to be closed for 11 hours for World Championship marathon 22 Sep 2019 - 04:23 pm

Ministry of Interior has announced that Corniche will be closed for traffic on September 26 and 27 for the marathon as part of...

Things to do this weekend in Qatar (September 19-21, 2019) 18 Sep 2019 - 12:37 pm

There's a lot happening in Qatar over the weekend from movie screenings to art exhibitions.We have listed some of the best ones for...

Ooredoo warns against scammers posing as telecom major 16 Sep 2019 - 12:50 pm

Ooredoo has warned customers against sharing personal information or OTPs with anyone. The telecom major said in a tweet that some fraudsters are...

Technical malfunction causes power outages at various parts of Qatar 16 Sep 2019 - 12:39 pm

Doha: Power supply was disrupted across the country for around half an hour this morning. The outage, caused by a technical glitch, is...

Registration for Aspire Torch Staircase Run opens 15 Sep 2019 - 07:41 pm

The popular Aspire Torch Staircase Run is back and registration for the event has begun. The eighth edition of the race, organized by...

Qatar 2022: Al Bayt Stadium close to completion 15 Sep 2019 - 04:14 pm

Al Bayt Stadium, which will welcome the world's best players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, is close to completion. The Supreme...

Humidity expected to increase until weekend 15 Sep 2019 - 01:11 pm

Doha: Relative humidity is expected to increase from Sunday evening until the weekend. Qatar Meteorology Department said on its social media that due...