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No income tax, VAT still under legislation: Qatar tax official 07 Nov 2021 - 01:05 pm

Doha: President of the General Tax Authority (GTA) Ahmed bin Issa Al Mohannadi confirmed that the Authority does not intend to impose a...

Qatar Customs seizes machine gun hidden inside vehicle 07 Nov 2021 - 12:42 pm

Doha: The Land Customs Department thwarted an attempt to smuggle a firearm into Qatar through Abu Samra border. Customs shared a video on...

Engineers Australia Qatar Chapter to celebrate 6th anniversary on Nov 14 07 Nov 2021 - 09:20 am

Doha: Engineers Australia Qatar Chapter will celebrate its 6th anniversary on November 14, 2021, in Doha. Engineers Australia is the trusted voice of...

Ooredoo supports local arts and culture 07 Nov 2021 - 09:14 am

Doha: Ooredoo has announced its role as strategic sponsor for the ninth edition of the Ajyal Film Festival 2021, as well as an...

WISH showcases role of nurses at ICN 2021 Congress 07 Nov 2021 - 09:05 am

Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Health, Qatar Foundation’s global health initiative, has continued to promote the role of nurses as leaders in...

Tarsheed cuts per capita water, power consumption by 18% 07 Nov 2021 - 08:25 am

The National Programme for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed), an initiative of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), has successfully raised long-term...

Qatar has highest number of GSAS-certified green buildings 07 Nov 2021 - 08:20 am

Qatar's sustainability drive and climate change adaptation efforts have started bearing fruit, with an increasing number of government and private bodies adopting sustainable...

Exhibition by Christian Dior begins in Qatar 06 Nov 2021 - 06:46 pm

Doha: Christian Dior Designer of Dreams, the inaugural exhibition at M7 opened as part of the annual Qatar Creates cultural initiative today. For...

9th Ajyal Film Festival to inspire community with delightful showcase of activities 06 Nov 2021 - 05:55 pm

Doha: A celebration of new and independent voices in cinema from Qatar and around the world, the ninth Ajyal Film Festival opens tomorrow,...

Ministry of Municipality destroys 28 vegetable consignments for violations 06 Nov 2021 - 04:27 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Municipality destroyed 28 consignments weighing 105.74 tonnes during October for violating the Agricultural Quarantine Law and pest infection. Agricultural...

More than 450 submissions for Qatar Tourism’s ‘Iconic Limousine Design’ competition 06 Nov 2021 - 12:35 pm

Doha: Qatar Tourism and partner Mowasalat (Karwa) garnered an overwhelmingly positive public response to its “Iconic Limousine Design” competition. With more than 450...

Qatar 2022 legacy programme helps to establish first nudge unit in Pakistan 06 Nov 2021 - 09:51 am

Doha: B4Development (B4D) —the first nudge unit in the Middle East — has helped to set up a similar behavioural insights initiative in...

QU eSports Club holds Charity Week eSports Tournaments 06 Nov 2021 - 09:47 am

Doha: In a way of giving back to society, eSports Tournaments were organised by Qatar University (QU) eSports Club and the Sanabel Club,...

Aspire Academy holds parents meeting 06 Nov 2021 - 09:31 am

Doha: Aspire Academy hosted the first parents’ meeting for all grades for the first term of the 2021-2022 academic year in a face...

Police College celebrates graduation of commandos course students 05 Nov 2021 - 10:00 am

Doha: Under the auspices of the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, the...

Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina hold round of political consultations 05 Nov 2021 - 09:51 am

The State of Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina held a round of political consultations in Sarajevo. The Qatari side was headed by Secretary-General...

HBKU teams up with Siemens Qatar to deliver digital skills training for students 05 Nov 2021 - 09:44 am

Doha: The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) collaborated with Siemens Qatar to host a two-day digital...