Qatar

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...

Vodafone launches luxury mobile plan 17 Aug 2015 - 02:16 am

Minister of Information and Communications Technology H E Dr Hessa Al Jaber (left), Chairman of Vodafone Qatar Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al...

Labour City ready to house 50,000 workers 17 Aug 2015 - 02:15 am

Workers relax on a lawn at the Labour City in Industrial Area. DOHA: The Gulf region’s largest and most modern complex of labour...

Clinical Information System implemented at Cuban Hospital 17 Aug 2015 - 12:55 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced successful implementation of new Clinical Information System (CIS) at The Cuban Hospital. The hospital has replaced...

Hospital holds breastfeeding awareness drive 17 Aug 2015 - 12:54 am

Doha: The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at Al Wakra Hospital organised an awareness campaign to mark World Breastfeeding Week. The campaign was held...

Qatar University begins faculty orientation 17 Aug 2015 - 12:53 am

Doha: Qatar University’s (QU) Human Resources (HR) Department opened its faculty orientation event as part of its annual welcoming events to new faculty...

Work begins to implement state budget from January 1 17 Aug 2015 - 12:24 am

DOHA: Work has begun to prepare and implement the state budget from January 1, 2016 after the government last year moved the end...

Hajj package with air tickets costs QR29,000 this year 17 Aug 2015 - 12:21 am

DOHA: Hajj tour packages offered by authorised Qatari tour and travel operators are costing on average QR23,000 ($6,316) per person this year. If...

Container-loaded truck wreaks havoc in Doha 17 Aug 2015 - 12:18 am

Traffic officials fork-lifting the container at Mannai Junction yesterday. DOHA: Trucks carrying shipping containers are plying dangerously on Doha streets. A huge container...