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Heir Apparent chairs Qatar Leadership Centre’s Board of Directors meeting 09 May 2013 - 03:16 am

Doha: The Heir Apparent and Chairman of Qatar Leadership Centre’s Board of Directors H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani presided over...

Minister meets London police delegation 09 May 2013 - 03:15 am

The Minister of State for Interior Affairs H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with the chief of the delegation...

VCUQ volunteers depart for Indonesia mission 09 May 2013 - 03:12 am

Students at one of the training centres. DOHA: Twenty-five student and faculty volunteers from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQ) are flying tomorrow...

US embassy marks National Day 09 May 2013 - 03:10 am

Minister of Economy and Finance H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal, and US Ambassador Susan L Ziadeh cutting the cake. DOHA: The United States...

Qatar-Morocco MoU 09 May 2013 - 03:09 am

Qatar and Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of new headquarters of Supreme Judicial Institute in Morocco. The MoU...

Sidra Center appoints general counsel 09 May 2013 - 03:09 am

DOHA: Leading health and biomedical research attorney, Clint Hermes, has been appointed General Counsel at Sidra Medical and Research Center, a new facility...

QFCHT holds awareness programme 09 May 2013 - 03:09 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking (QFCHT) organised yesterday the second programme of the Wayakum awareness campaign under the title ‘Home is...

Ashghal announces two-day road closure 09 May 2013 - 03:08 am

DOHA: A section of Street 150 heading north from Salwa Road to Al Waab street will remain closed today and tomorrow, the Public...

Qatar, Cuba hold talks 09 May 2013 - 03:08 am

Doha: Qatar and Cuba yesterday held a round of political talks at the foreign ministry headquarters. The Foreign Minister’s Assistant for Foreign Affairs...

Promotion sales of three outlets cancelled 09 May 2013 - 03:07 am

DOHA: The Consumer Protection Department (CPD) has forced three commercial outlets to cancel their promotions having found that the price discounts offered for...

Chief of Staff meets Bulgarian minister 09 May 2013 - 03:07 am

Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Maj Gen H E Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah with Bulgarian Defence Minister Todor Tagarev,...

Biobank evokes huge response from Qataris 09 May 2013 - 03:06 am

DOHA: The recently set up Qatar Biobank has triggered interest in the Qatari community, with 300 people joining the initiative until now. Qatar...

Discussion on draft law on Haj and Umrah held 09 May 2013 - 03:05 am

Doha: The Advisory Council’s Legal and Legislative Affairs committee yesterday held 41st session under the chairmanship of the acting head, Mohamed Abdullah Al...

Assistant Foreign Minister, Swedish official review relations 09 May 2013 - 03:05 am

Doha: The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs H E Ali bin Fahad Al Hajri met Jean Tislev, Special Representative of the Swedish Foreign...

Shafallah students visit Al Jazeera 09 May 2013 - 03:04 am

Students from the Shafallah Centre during a visit to the Al Jazeera Children Channel headquarters. DOHA: A delegation of students and members from...

VCUQ celebrates commencement event 09 May 2013 - 03:02 am

H E Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani delivering the commencement address at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQ), at...

35 students receive medical degrees 09 May 2013 - 03:01 am

Dr Javaid Sheikh, Dean of WCMC-Q, with students. DOHA: Thirty-five new graduates of the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar’s (WCMC-Q) were presented...

Fresh graduates optimistic about jobs 09 May 2013 - 03:00 am

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: Fresh graduates from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) are optimistic about getting jobs within Qatar and some Qatari graduates...