Qatar

Leisure, Umrah travel bookings on rise ahead of Eid 09 Apr 2023 - 09:01 am

Doha: Travellers from Qatar are exploring destinations worldwide and a big surge in travel bookings has been recorded as holidaymakers prepare for celebrating...

Zakat Affairs Department announces amount of Zakat al Fitr 08 Apr 2023 - 08:27 pm

Doha: The Department of Zakat Affairs at the Ministry of Awqafand Islamic Affairs has urged the public to pay Zakat Al Fitr for...

Minister invites public to join initiative to counter climate change challenges 08 Apr 2023 - 05:20 pm

Doha: HE Minister of Environment and Climate Change Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al-Thani inaugurated the "Environmental Pioneers" initiative, which...

‘Qatar committed to protecting biodiversity, threatened species’ 08 Apr 2023 - 10:40 am

Doha: Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani affirmed Qatar’s interest...

Katara awards winners of Quran memorisation contest 08 Apr 2023 - 10:32 am

Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation, Katara on Thursday awarded the children who took part and won in the 12th session of the holy...

Qatar to build two more 880MW solar power plants 08 Apr 2023 - 09:37 am

Doha: Qatar will have two more solar power plants with combined capacity of 880 megawatts (MW) within the next two years, said an...

WCM-Q pre-med students present research projects at poster session 08 Apr 2023 - 09:27 am

Doha: Fifty-five pre-med 1 students from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) presented the findings of their biology lab research projects on the antimicrobial effect...

Al Jazeera English wins IRE Award 08 Apr 2023 - 09:26 am

Doha: Al Jazeera English’s flagship current affairs programme covering the Asia Pacific, ‘101 East’, has been awarded the Video Division I prize by...

QRCS food projects to benefit 747,000 people in 8 countries 08 Apr 2023 - 09:24 am

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) under its international development projects plan for 2023, is implementing 11 food projects at a total cost...

Aspetar leads pioneering study using telemetric technology to monitor athletes 08 Apr 2023 - 09:21 am

Doha: Aspetar’s research department has recently conducted a pioneering study during a live sporting event, the Samla Race 2023. The study tested new...

Ooredoo celebrates Garangao 08 Apr 2023 - 09:20 am

Doha: Ooredoo, a pioneering developer of corporate social responsibility in the region, marked the festive occasion of Garangao by participating in a series...

Northwestern Qatar awarded for sustainable building operation 08 Apr 2023 - 09:17 am

Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar has been awarded LEED Operations and Maintenance (O+M) Platinum certification, a top-tier global achievement for sustainable building operation...

DI master's graduation ceremony on May 18 08 Apr 2023 - 09:12 am

Doha: The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) has announced preparations are ongoing for the graduation ceremony of the seventh cohort of master’s...

Ramadan, a perfect occasion to visit museums at night 08 Apr 2023 - 09:00 am

Doha:This holy month of Ramadan is also an opportunity for individuals to visit museums at night, where they can tour exhibitions, galleries, and...

Qatar condemns Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip, calls for de-escalation 07 Apr 2023 - 08:15 pm

Doha: The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation of the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, and called...

Use of sport as a tool to promote social inclusion and inter-faith dialogue 07 Apr 2023 - 10:23 am

Doha: Sport at the Service of Humanity Foundation (SSH) and Save the Dream a global initiative by Doha based International Centre for Sport...

Qatari Librarian learns Korean to connect with visitors 07 Apr 2023 - 09:55 am

Doha: When fans of the South Korean football team visited for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, they would have thought to communicate...

Scholars call for reviving role of mosques for Islamic renaissance 07 Apr 2023 - 09:54 am

Doha: Religious scholars have called for reviving the societal role of mosques and transforming them into religious, educational and cultural complexes that contribute...