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Regional conference on patient care next month 15 Apr 2013 - 04:44 am

DOHA: Healthcare professionals will gather in Doha next month to learn about latest best practice to drive new insights into the delivery of...

Heir Apparent to chair 40th graduation ceremony of QU 15 Apr 2013 - 04:44 am

Doha: Qatar University’s 40th annual graduation ceremony will take place under the patronage of the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

Solutions to traffic hotspots soon 15 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

A traffic jam on C-Ring Road during evening rush hours. DOHA: The special committee dealing with traffic jams has identified six traffic hotspots...

Parents spend QR10,208 to educate a kid 15 Apr 2013 - 04:42 am

Doha: Parents here spend an average of QR10,208 on the education of a child, while absenteeism in schools is as high as 17...

HBKU to give career guidance 15 Apr 2013 - 04:41 am

Vice President of Student Affairs at HBKU Dr Khalid Al Khanji and Executive Director of QCF Abdulla Al Mansoori with other officials after...

QU debaters crowned national champions 15 Apr 2013 - 04:40 am

Hayder Ahmed and Mohammed Shaheem with Qatar University officials. DOHA: Qatar University (QU) debaters Mohammed Shaheem and Hayder Ahmed were crowned national champions...

Qatar Airways voted Best Airline in Barcelona 15 Apr 2013 - 04:40 am

BARCELONA: Qatar Airways has been voted Best Airline at the 15th Annual ACPETUR Tourism Awards ceremony held in Barcelona. Organised by the Catalonia...

Expat jailed for stealing sponsor’s Nojoom points 15 Apr 2013 - 04:39 am

DOHA: A lower criminal court here has sentenced an expatriate to a year in jail for using the personal details of his sponsor...

Spotlight on clean energy at environment fair 15 Apr 2013 - 04:38 am

The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of QP H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with officials...

105 SFS-Q students on Dean’s Honours list 15 Apr 2013 - 04:37 am

SFS-Q Dean Gerd Nonneman with a recipient of the Dean’s Honours. DOHA: A total of 105 students were announced as Dean’s Honours recipients...

Ooredoo picks 42 winners of Mobile Money contest 15 Apr 2013 - 04:37 am

Doha: Ooredoo yesterday announced the first 42 winners of the Ooredoo Mobile Money (OMM) Smartphone and LuLu Voucher Prize Draw, which ends on...

CMU-Q workshops sharpen youth skills 15 Apr 2013 - 04:35 am

From left: Mazen Makdad, Muhammad Saleh Al Malki, Saud Al Shemri and Ramez Bodair with their project ‘Score for the environment’. Salim Matramkot...

RasGas shares best practices at Ras Laffan workshop 15 Apr 2013 - 04:34 am

Officials who took part in the RasGas reliability workshop at the Ras Laffan complex. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) recently organised a five-day...

QF unveils contest to mark FC Barcelona partnership 15 Apr 2013 - 04:34 am

DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) has unveiled its latest thrilling competition to celebrate its ongoing partnership with FC...

Syria air strikes kill 12 children 15 Apr 2013 - 04:33 am

An abandoned tank on a street near the minaret of the Omari mosque, which was damaged in the shelling by forces loyal to...

Bahrain vows appropriate security for F1 15 Apr 2013 - 04:32 am

DUBAI: Bahrain vowed yesterday to take “appropriate” security measures for its Formula One race, as thousands of demonstrators kept up daily protests. Bahrain...

Gaza strike that killed 10-member family lawful: Israel 15 Apr 2013 - 04:17 am

JERUSALEM: Israel has said it will not open a criminal investigation into the death of 12 Palestinian civilians in a November air strike...

OIC urges Myanmar govt to allow delegation’s visit 15 Apr 2013 - 04:17 am

JEDDAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday urged authorities in Myanmar to allow a ministerial delegation to visit the country to discuss...