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Ooredoo to unveil cloud-based Machine-to-Machine Platform 09 Dec 2014 - 07:36 am

Tom Craig, Group Head of B2B, Ooredoo, addressing a press conference at the ITU Telecom World 2014 yesterday. DOHA: Ooredoo is taking the...

Interpol holds workshop for airport officers 09 Dec 2014 - 07:35 am

Passport officers taking part in the workshop. DOHA: International Police Organisation held a training workshop for noncommissioned officers at the Passports Department at...

HMC screens 200 Qapco staff for diabetes 09 Dec 2014 - 07:34 am

Qapco and HMC officials at the event. Doha: Following the celebration of World Diabetes Day, Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) Q.S.C. recently welcomed a...

Jumbo Qatar marks 34th anniversary 09 Dec 2014 - 07:33 am

Doha: Jumbo Electronics celebrated 34 years of operations in Qatar with cutting the anniversary cake. Started as a showroom with three employees on...

QC, QRC join hands to help Moroccans hit by floods 09 Dec 2014 - 07:33 am

Doha: Qatar Charity (QC) and Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) will implement a project for flood-hit people in Morocco. It follows an alliance agreement...

Expo by nine Independent schools opens 09 Dec 2014 - 07:31 am

Katara General Manager Dr Khalid Ibrahim Al Sulaiti inaugurating the expo at Katara Art Studios yesterday. DOHA: A workshop and exhibition of works...

QR1.4bn projects to develop Doha Industrial Area 09 Dec 2014 - 07:29 am

DOHA: The Public Works Authority — Ashghal — is undertaking ambitious roads and infrastructure development projects worth QR1.4bn to change the face of...

Emir to meet GCC leaders today 09 Dec 2014 - 07:29 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will meet the leaders of the GCC countries on their arrival today...

Ooredoo joins Smart Cities Council 09 Dec 2014 - 07:28 am

DOHA: Ooredoo Qatar was yesterday confirmed at ITU Telecom World 2014 as a Lead Partner on the Smart Cities Council, a leading industry...

6m packets of beauty products imported in April-September 09 Dec 2014 - 07:28 am

DOHA: Some six million packs of beauty products such as hair colour, bleaching lotions, face packs, foundation creams and eyeliners, among others, were...

Vodafone unveils city of future 09 Dec 2014 - 07:27 am

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar is bringing to ITU Telecom World 2014 a showcase of how smart mobile solutions in healthcare and energy management helps...

Call to follow traffic guidelines during National Day celebrations 09 Dec 2014 - 07:27 am

DOHA: Brig. Muhammad Saad Al Kharji, Director-General of Traffic, urged residents to abide by traffic guidelines throughout National Day celebrations. He was addressing...

Qatar ‘adolescents vulnerable to self-harming’ 09 Dec 2014 - 07:27 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Self-harming is often seen among adolescents suffering from stress and depression, according a senior expert at Hamad Medical Corporation...

MIA Facebook fans reach one million 09 Dec 2014 - 07:26 am

DOHA: Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) has reached more than one million Facebook fans, topping the leader board of museums in the Middle...

QNRF supports three research proposals 09 Dec 2014 - 07:26 am

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has announced the funding of three research proposals submitted to the sixth batch of its National Priorities...

40pc Arab women in Qatar use alternative medicines: Study 09 Dec 2014 - 07:26 am

DOHA: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are used by almost 40 percent of middle-aged Arab women in Qatar, says a study by Weill...

GCC federation of chambers meets 09 Dec 2014 - 07:25 am

Doha: The 45th meeting of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry began yesterday. Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al...

Katara Hospitality wins World Travel Award for second time 09 Dec 2014 - 07:25 am

DOHA: Katara Hospitality has been recognised at the World Travel Awards 2014 as the world’s leading hospitality company for the second year running. ...