Reporter/ Fazeena Saleem

PM opens largest patient safety conference in the Middle East 24 Mar 2019 - 08:10 am

Doha: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the largest patient safety conference in...

Sheikha Hind honours winners of fifth IUDAC 2019 21 Mar 2019 - 09:03 am

Doha: H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF) awarded winners of the largest debating championship...

Grand final debate of the fifth IUDC at QNCC today 20 Mar 2019 - 08:31 am

Doha: Teams from Qatar University and Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan, will participate in the grand final debate of the Fifth International...

Qatar Biobank to introduce two new tests for participants from April 19 Mar 2019 - 08:31 am

Doha: Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF) has announced adding two new tests to the existing list of investigations done on...

Qatar to make child car seats compulsory; awareness campaign launched 18 Mar 2019 - 02:18 pm

Doha: Ministry of Public Health today unveiled a new initiative aimed at creating awareness about the importance of using child passenger seats among...

French language ‘very popular’ among Qataris 18 Mar 2019 - 09:40 am

Often considered to be the most romantic language in the world, French is also a Romance language that originated from Latin. French is...

Sheikha Hind's move on representation of women draws praise 18 Mar 2019 - 08:25 am

Prominent women from different sectors in the country have appreciated the impressive stride H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Qatar Foundation’s...

51 countries take part in world’s biggest debating championship 17 Mar 2019 - 08:07 am

The world’s biggest debating championship began in Doha yesterday with the participation of more than 100 teams from 51 countries. The fifth International...

QF’s ‘Bridging the Gap’ overcomes language barriers in healthcare 17 Mar 2019 - 07:48 am

The ‘Bridging the Gap’, a medical interpreters training programme by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, is helping patients...

Qatar makes progress in biobanking and genomics 16 Mar 2019 - 09:31 am

The International Biobanking Conference 2019, will be an important opportunity to review Qatar’s progress in the field of biobanking and genomics in order...

Forum highlights importance of school librarianship 15 Mar 2019 - 12:23 pm

Librarians and information services professionals from across Qatar discussed the importance of school librarianship, and how libraries can help create a knowledge-based economy...

Tasmeem Doha encourages participants to share stories 14 Mar 2019 - 09:25 am

Doha: Tasmeem Doha 2019, the international art and design conference hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar),...

QatarDebate promotes art of debate among youth 14 Mar 2019 - 08:55 am

Doha: For over 10 years, QatarDebate, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has been promoting the art of debate in youth and helping...

More than 3,000 students participate in NSRW initiative 13 Mar 2019 - 08:18 am

Doha: The National Scientific Research Week (NSRW) officially opened yesterday with the participation of over 3,000 students from schools across the country. They...

Stroke-related mortality rate down by 50% in Qatar 12 Mar 2019 - 08:22 am

Doha: The openings of a dedicated Stroke Ward at Hamad General Hospital (HGH) and related services across the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have...

Qatar-Canada relations strong and growing: Ambassador 11 Mar 2019 - 08:20 am

An active group of Canadian expats, hailing from Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal and all regions of Canada reside in Qatar. Besides the bilateral ties...

Sidra Medicine offers Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery 09 Mar 2019 - 10:10 am

An innovative, world-class clinical programme in Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery is now available at Sidra Medicine. The clinical team is expected to...