Qatar

Carnegie Mellon welcomes Class of 2019 27 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

New students at the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar convocation to welcome the Class of 2019. DOHA: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q)...

QRCS striving to bring relief to Yemenis 27 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Injured Yemenis being treated at a QRCS facility. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society’s (QRCS) relief staff in Yemen have been working hard for...

British Council Qatar to change academic calendar from Sept 27 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

British Council Qatar officials at the media roundtable yesterday to announce changes to the academic calendar. DOHA: British Council Qatar has decided to...

Euro lost 17 pc against Qatari riyal in two years 27 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The Euro, which has been losing ground to the US dollar, has depreciated by 17 percent against the dollar-pegged Qatari riyal (QR)...

Al Gannas Society to represent Qatar at Abu Dhabi hunting event 27 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

ADIHEX 2015 organisers and Al Gannas Society officials after the press conference on Tuesday. DOHA: Al Gannas Society, a Qatari association of hunters,...

Summer festival boosts sales at many outlets 26 Aug 2015 - 01:11 am

DOHA: The ongoing Qatar Summer Festival (QSF) which is heading towards an exciting close, has pushed up sales at participating shopping complexes. A...

High humidity at night likely 26 Aug 2015 - 01:10 am

DOHA: The city will witness a very hot day today with the maximum temperature soaring up to 46 degrees C in Doha and...

Real estate deals down 26 Aug 2015 - 01:09 am

DOHA: Going by what has been happening to global stocks since the past week, real estate investors in Qatar seem to have turned...

WCMC-Q welcomes new intake of future doctors 26 Aug 2015 - 01:08 am

The new intake of students. Doha: Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has welcomed its new intake of students hoping to become...

Commercial Bank names summer loan campaign winners 26 Aug 2015 - 01:07 am

The winners of the summer loan campaign. Doha: Commercial Bank has announced the 12th and final pair of winners of its summer campaign,...

Google to launch ‘Street View’ 26 Aug 2015 - 01:06 am

A Google photograph of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha: Pursuant to the utmost interest of Google company on incorporating Qatar to the countries...

Tributes paid to Bangabandhu 26 Aug 2015 - 01:03 am

Officials at the event. Doha: Bangladesh Awami League-Qatar marked National Mourning Day and 40th death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...

Car overturns in Wakra 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A car seen overturned near Al Wakra on the way to Al Wukair in the evening. Details about the incident are not known....

Customs authority foils attempts to smuggle 2,894 Tramadol tablets 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

DOHA: The General Authority of Customs (GAC) has foiled an attempt to smuggle a large amount of narcotic 'Tramadol' tablets at Hamad International...

Five QU professors honoured with Scopus awards 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Five faculty members of Qatar University have been honoured with QU Scientists 2015 Scopus Awards for outstanding research in social sciences, humanities,...

UK journalist to host new weekly show on Al Jazeera English 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Award-winning British journalist Mehdi Hasan (pictured) will host a new weekly current affairs show on Al Jazeera English from September 4. UpFront...

QRCS reviews Nepal relief projects 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

A volunteer at Qatar Red Crescent Society office in Nepal. Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) sent a humanitarian envoy to follow up...

Ooredoo unveils new business messaging packs 26 Aug 2015 - 12:00 am

Doha: Ooredoo has launched new monthly recurring business messaging packs to give business customers a more cost-effective way to contact their local and...