Reporter/ Sanaullah Ataullah

Qatar Sustainability Week 2018 to begin on October 27 25 Oct 2018 - 10:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that Qatar Sustainability Week 2018 will take place from...

Public, private sectors in joint effort to achieve sustainability 24 Oct 2018 - 10:16 am

DOHA: Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi opened yesterday the 5th edition of Sustainability Summit-2018 to address...

Qatar develops sustainable cities in over a billion sqft 24 Oct 2018 - 09:55 am

DOHA: The cities developed by Qatar in accordance with sustainability standards following the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) have exceeded one billion square...

Laboratory to be set up to test efficiency of ACs 24 Oct 2018 - 09:17 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce represented by the Consumer Protection Department is planning to set up a laboratory to test the...

Public Parks Department, AAB in deal to promote green cars 22 Oct 2018 - 09:21 am

DOHA: To create awareness among the motorists about using green cars for environmental purpose, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the...

Civic authorities in action after heavy rains 21 Oct 2018 - 09:30 am

DOHA: Hours-long, continuous heavy rains lashed Qatar yesterday that swung various civic authorities including municipalities, Kahramaa, Traffic Department and Ashghal into action to...

New winter vegetable market to open in Al Shamal on Thursday 20 Oct 2018 - 10:56 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment represented by Agricultural Affairs Department is preparing to open the fourth winter vegetable market in Al...

Qatar self-sufficient in dairy and fresh poultry products 19 Oct 2018 - 11:05 am

DOHA: Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi said yesterday that Qatar has achieved 100 percent self-sufficiency in...

Strategic reserve of kingfish increases, prices set to fall 17 Oct 2018 - 02:43 am

DOHA: A large stock of kingfish is expected to hit local market within few days as a partial ban on fishing of widely...

Dust storm and rain mark beginning of Wasmi season 16 Oct 2018 - 02:24 am

DOHA: A dust storm engulfed Doha, its suburbs and some other parts of the country yesterday evening causing low visibility which pushed motorists...

Winter camping season to begin on November 1 15 Oct 2018 - 02:30 am

DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has announced that the winter camping season 2018-2019 will begin on November 1 where the...

Nepali community gets ready for festive season 15 Oct 2018 - 02:13 am

Dashain Festival will be special for Nepali expatriate community in Qatar this year because it will fall on Friday (October 19), the weekly...

QDB opens registration for 45 retail shops vacant at Al Furjan markets 10 Oct 2018 - 02:07 am

DOHA: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has announced the registration for Al Furjan Markets Phase 1 raffle draw to award 45 retail spaces vacant...

750th Better Connections ICT facility for workers opens 09 Oct 2018 - 02:02 am

DOHA: To improve the lives of migrant workers, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA), H E Dr Issa bin Saad...

Ashghal to open new bridge and tunnel in Al Rayyan 04 Oct 2018 - 09:01 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced yesterday that it will partially open a new bridge at Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Attiya Interchange...

ALF honours over 100 schools with Tawasoul Award 03 Oct 2018 - 01:10 am

DOHA: AlFaisal Without Borders Foundation (ALF) has honoured over 100 government and private schools who participated in the programs organised by the Foundation...

New eco-friendly waterproofing products hit local market 30 Sep 2018 - 08:44 am

DOHA: ‘Doha Engineering Services Company (DESCO)’ has launched eco-friendly waterproofing products designed specially for desert like climate, at competitive prices in Qatar. “The...