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Stenden plans research on FIFA 2022 sustainability 10 Apr 2014 - 06:22 am

Dr Dan Musinguzi and Stephanie Bourne are collaborating with Edinburgh Napier University experts on the project. Doha: Stenden University Qatar (SUQ) is embarking...

UK keen to meet needs of Qatari Armed Forces: Hammond 10 Apr 2014 - 06:21 am

Doha: Defence relations between Qatar and the UK got a fresh boost yesterday following a meeting between the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim...

QRC campaign for Central Africa victims 10 Apr 2014 - 06:20 am

Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi, Secretary-General, QRC, called on philanthropists in Qatar to support the campaign. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has launched...

Barwa Bank official breaks Guinness record 10 Apr 2014 - 06:20 am

Ziyad Rahim, Head of Market Risk, Barwa Bank, during one of his ultra-marathons. Doha: Ziyad Rahim, Head of Market Risk, Barwa Bank, has...

Yelande to perform at Desi Night 10 Apr 2014 - 06:19 am

DOHA: A Bollywood artist-cum- performer and Anybody Can Dance fame Dharmesh Yelande (pictured), together with other artists, will perform today at 5pm at...

American artist Richard Serra opens two expos 10 Apr 2014 - 06:18 am

H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums Authority, American artist Richard Serra and other officials visiting Serra’s...

Turkish Festival opens at Katara 10 Apr 2014 - 06:17 am

Turkish Ambassador, Ahmet Demirok, (left) and Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (second left), General Manager, Katara, inaugurating the festival in the presence...

Day of Sports for Development and Peace 10 Apr 2014 - 06:16 am

Young pupils from schools gathered at the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum to paint ‘The Wall of Togetherness’ in celebration of Day...

Qatar Media Corp CEO appointed 10 Apr 2014 - 06:15 am

Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Emiri Decision No. 51 of 2014 appointing H E Sheikh...

IATA meeting to focus on MH370, air safety 10 Apr 2014 - 06:14 am

BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB DOHA: Enhancing security and finding ways to prevent incidents like the missing Malaysian airliner MH370, will be some of the...

Qatar Foundation International to move HQ from Washington to Doha 10 Apr 2014 - 06:13 am

Washington: The US-based Qatar Foundation International (QFI) will move its headquarters to Doha as part of a restructuring plan to expand the global...

Al Jazeera sweeps 18th Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards 10 Apr 2014 - 06:12 am

DOHA: Al Jazeera Media Network has won the highest number of awards at the 18th Hong Kong Human Rights Press Awards. It won...

Film-making contest to boost power, water conservation 10 Apr 2014 - 06:12 am

DOHA: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) and Doha Film Institute (DFI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create awareness...

GCC Statistical Centre opens 10 Apr 2014 - 06:10 am

Muscat: The GCC Statistical Centre was officially inaugurated in a ceremony at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel in Oman yesterday under the auspices...

QA moves to terminal 2 in Tokyo 10 Apr 2014 - 06:10 am

Doha: Qatar Airways has moved to join its fellow oneworld alliance partners at Terminal 2 of Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. The move from...

East-West/West-East ‘cultural contribution to Qatar’ 10 Apr 2014 - 06:09 am

DOHA: American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra has responded to critics’ reactions on his ‘East-West/West-East’ installation unveiled on Tuesday at Brouq Nature Reserve neat...

Qatari students win four medals in Gulf Maths Olympiad 2014 10 Apr 2014 - 06:09 am

Muscat: Students from eight secondary Independent schools, who represented Qatar in the qualifiers for the Gulf Mathematics Olympiad in 2014 in Muscat, yesterday...

When a photo becomes an amulet 10 Apr 2014 - 06:06 am

Democracy Now TV channel has broadcast a YouTube video as part of a news report about the signing of a contract between Abu...