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HMC to hold meet on quality improvement 10 Mar 2013 - 03:24 am

DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is organising a three-day conference on quality improvement in healthcare next week. The Middle East Forum on...

Minister takes part in London Youth Week 10 Mar 2013 - 03:20 am

Ministers from Qatar and the UK along with other dignitaries during the Qatari Youth Week in London. London: The Minister of Culture Arts...

Doha Jazz raises QR100,000 for cancer charity 10 Mar 2013 - 03:16 am

A cheque for QR100,000 being handed over to Cancer Research UK. Doha: Doha Jazz, Qatar’s leading music promoters, has launched its new album...

65 numbers added to Vodafone ‘satellite’ zone 10 Mar 2013 - 03:15 am

Doha: Vodafone is adding 65 new number ranges to its ‘Satellite’ charging zone for international calls. From March 29, these number ranges will...

136 solar modules to power ‘passive house’ 10 Mar 2013 - 03:12 am

Dr Khalid K Al Hajri, QSTec Chairman and CEO, presented the solar module to Ahmad Abdulla Al Abdulla, Deputy Group CEO of Barwa,...

GCC Customs authorities to undergo training 10 Mar 2013 - 03:12 am

Doha: The GCC Customs Authorities are to start their subregional training course in Doha today. Fleet Major General Nasser Mohamed Al Ali, the...

Champs-Elysees Je T’aime Cinema opens Francophone Cinema Week 10 Mar 2013 - 03:11 am

Officials at the opening of the Francophone Cinema Week at Katara. Doha: Katara DFI Cinema recently opened the ‘Francophone Cinema Week’ to celebrate...

VCU-Q invites public to Tasmeem Doha 2013 10 Mar 2013 - 03:10 am

Doha: Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU-Q), in partnership with the Qatar Foundation and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art invited the public...

Qatar hosts Arab Union for Voluntary Work general assembly 10 Mar 2013 - 03:09 am

Doha: The General Assembly of the Arab Union for Voluntary Work (AUVW) has discussed its activities and programmes of 2013 and reviewed last...

QOC conducts course in general management 10 Mar 2013 - 03:09 am

Doha: The first chapter of the General Management Course (GMC) organised by the Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) under the supervision of the Qatar...

QOC conducts course in general management 10 Mar 2013 - 03:09 am

Doha: The first chapter of the General Management Course (GMC) organised by the Qatar Olympic Academy (QOA) under the supervision of the Qatar...

Emir sends message to Lebanese president 10 Mar 2013 - 03:08 am

Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has received a message from the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, inviting him to...

Dr Salim Mohammed’s new clinic opens 10 Mar 2013 - 03:05 am

Dr K M Cherian, a renowned heart surgeon from India, inaugurated Doha-based specialist internist physician Dr Salim Mohammed’s clinic in Shabiat Khalifa, Rayyan...

New Tunisia govt faces daunting challenges 10 Mar 2013 - 03:04 am

Young women calling for a stop to violence against women, chant slogans and hold pictures of assassinated secular politician Chokri Belaid, as they...

Ban: Syrian rivals must respect UN ‘impartiality’ 10 Mar 2013 - 03:02 am

UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon yesterday welcomed the release of 21 Filipino peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels but said all sides in...

UN agency aims to feed 2.5m Syrians in April 10 Mar 2013 - 03:02 am

BEIRUT: The World Food Programme (WFP) aims to feed 2.5 million Syrians next month, up from 1.7 million today, as more Syrians are...

Jordan’s King reappoints Ensour as PM 10 Mar 2013 - 02:58 am

AMMAN: Jordan’s parliament voted yesterday for the monarchy’s caretaker prime minister to form a new Cabinet, the first time in the country’s history...

Israeli army prevents ‘symbolic marriage’ near West Bank barrier 10 Mar 2013 - 02:56 am

RAMALLAH: The Israeli army prevented a symbolic wedding from being held yesterday near the West Bank separation barrier aimed at denouncing obstacles to...