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Deputy PM meets Vietnamese counterpart 15 Dec 2014 - 04:50 am

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud yesterday met Vietnam’s...

Lekhwiya holds third forum for students 15 Dec 2014 - 04:49 am

DOHA: The Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) recently organised its third students’ forum. It hosted over 1,000 students from 39 middle and secondary schools....

Qatar property market may not be hit by falling world oil prices 15 Dec 2014 - 04:47 am

DOHA: Real estate markets in Qatar and the rest of the GCC may not be affected due to falling world oil prices, Ezdan...

DNA Records ties up with TYC for talent contest 15 Dec 2014 - 04:47 am

DOHA: Qatar’s first record company, DNA Records, has partnered with The Youth Company to hold the Youth Got Talent competition during Run The...

Emir receives National Day greetings from India 15 Dec 2014 - 04:47 am

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received greetings on National Day from Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The...

College of Shariah and Islamic Studies starts Qatarisation 15 Dec 2014 - 04:45 am

DOHA: Qatar University’s College of Shariah and Islamic Studies has implemented the Qatarisation process by providing national students with opportunities to pursue postgraduate...

QNRF seminar highlights research in education 15 Dec 2014 - 04:45 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has hosted its fourth Research Outcome Seminar at Education City in Doha. Themed ‘Education for the Future...

Courts handled 81,169 cases over one year 15 Dec 2014 - 04:44 am

DOHA: The Qatari courts handled 81,169 lawsuits over the past one year and issued verdicts in 66,020, data released by the Supreme Judicial...

Poor visibility early morning due to fog, chilly night likely 15 Dec 2014 - 04:44 am

DOHA: Horizontal visibility will be poor early this morning due to fog and the night could be a bit chilly as temperatures could...

QNRF seminar highlights research in education 15 Dec 2014 - 04:44 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has hosted its fourth Research Outcome Seminar at Education City in Doha. Themed ‘Education for the Future...

HMC lecture highlights advanced test for diabetes 15 Dec 2014 - 04:43 am

DOHA: The most advanced research methods of diagnosing diabetes and improving results for large populations was highlighted in a lecture at Hamad Medical...

Qatar ‘committed to protection of environment’ 15 Dec 2014 - 04:42 am

Lima: The Minister of Environment H E Ahmed Amer Mohamed Al Humaidi yesterday stressed that Qatar has attached attention to environmental and climate...

Students, artists perform at QNA National Day Gala 15 Dec 2014 - 04:42 am

Doha: Artists, school students, Qatari intellectuals, and journalists participated in a ceremony hosted by Qatar News Agency (QNA) on its premises yesterday as...

Microelectronics conference begins 15 Dec 2014 - 04:42 am

DOHA: The 26th International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM 2014), hosted by Texas A&M at Qatar, began yesterday. The four-day event, sponsored by ExxonMobil...

Doha Metro 16pc complete, says official 15 Dec 2014 - 03:31 am

DOHA: Work on the Doha Metro project is on track and about 16 per cent of it has been completed, according to Abdulla...

Major climate deal reached for 2015 15 Dec 2014 - 03:31 am

LIMA: About 190 nations agreed yesterday the building blocks of a new-style global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change amid warnings...

Palestinians to seek UN resolution against occupation 15 Dec 2014 - 03:30 am

Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, display weapons during a parade marking the 27th anniversary of the Islamist...

Emir meets Saudi Prince 15 Dec 2014 - 03:30 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), Prince Al Waleed bin...