Qatar

Yemeni President Mansour Hadi arrives in Qatar 18 Aug 2015 - 03:25 pm

DOHA: President of Yemen Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi arrived today at Doha International Airport , reports QNA. The Yemeni President and his accompanying...

Emir sends cables to Presidents of Indonesia, Gabon 18 Aug 2015 - 01:16 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent cable of congratulations to President of Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo...

High humidity expected today 18 Aug 2015 - 01:13 am

DOHA: The weather is expected to be humid particularly from midnight today until 5 in the next morning. A weather forecaster told this...

Online wage payment plan put off till Nov 18 Aug 2015 - 01:08 am

DOHA: Qatar has postponed the launch of the mandatory online wage payment system for low-income private sector workers to November 2. Called the...

New signal for Barwa Village 18 Aug 2015 - 01:06 am

New traffic signal for Barwa Village which has started functioning from yesterday. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the closure of Barwa...

Over 50 students complete QA internships 18 Aug 2015 - 01:03 am

DOHA: Qatar Airways’ Al Darb Qatarisation Programme celebrated the third year for its Summer Internship Programme, as more than 50 summer interns completed...

427 tonnes of stale food destroyed 18 Aug 2015 - 12:52 am

Health officials from Doha Municipality conducting inspections in shops and food outlets. Doha: Doha Municipality inspectors carried out 2,146 surprise quality control checks...

Film Gulf to reveal exploitations by manpower firms 18 Aug 2015 - 12:51 am

Sunil Kumar Reddy Pic: Qassim Rahmatullah BY MOBIN PANDIT DOHA: An Indian who has so far produced 14 films on different social issues,...

Doha Bank names winners of Al Dana monthly draw 18 Aug 2015 - 12:47 am

Winners with Doha Bank officials. Doha: Doha Bank announced the winners of the year’s fifth monthly draw for its Al Dana Savings Scheme....

GU-Q programme gives Qatari students an academic edge 18 Aug 2015 - 12:45 am

DOHA: Thirty-four students from 24 different high schools in Qatar attended the closing ceremony of the Georgetown Pre-College Summer (GPS) Program held on...

Finance Minister meets Sudanese ministers 18 Aug 2015 - 12:42 am

The Minister of Finance H E Ali Shareef Al Emadi met here yesterday with Sudan’s Finance and Economic Planning Minister Badreddin Mahmoud and...

Preparations on for 5-day Eid Al Adha Festival 18 Aug 2015 - 12:41 am

DOHA: The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has begun making preparations to hold Eid Al Adha Festival, which will be a five-day affair. Various...

Qataris in Bangkok are safe 18 Aug 2015 - 12:38 am

DOHA: All Qatari citizens in Bangkok where a powerful bomb explosion took place yesterday killing at least 19 people and leaving many others...

Ministry recalls Chevrolet Colorado 2012-2014 models 18 Aug 2015 - 12:38 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in collaboration with Jaidah Automotive, the dealer of Chevrolet in Qatar, has announced the recall...

India-Qatar joint working group discussed welfare of workers 18 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The ‘Joint Working Group on Labour and Manpower Development’ between India and Qatar today held its third meeting and had 'cordial and...

Road from Khalifa Al Attiya intersection to Al Asiri interchange to remain close from Aug. 19- Oct. 2 17 Aug 2015 - 06:20 pm

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) today announced that the service road extending from Khalifa Al Attiya intersection to Al Asiri interchange will...