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Father and son die in a drowning incident at The Pearl-Qatar 13 Aug 2020 - 12:00 am

Doha: A father and son died in a drowning accident at The Pear-Qatar today evening. The Pear-Qatar expressed deep condolences on the incident...

Increasing Covid-19 cases among Qataris and expat professionals, worrying: Dr Al Khal 13 Aug 2020 - 09:47 pm

Doha: In a press conference held today Chair of the National Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of the Infectious Diseases Division at...

We expect to be living with COVID-19 to some degree for some time: Dr Rumaihi 13 Aug 2020 - 09:45 pm

Doha: We expect to be living with COVID-19 to some degree for some time to come. Only when a reliable vaccine becomes available...

Hot days with strong wind expected during weekend: QMD 13 Aug 2020 - 06:43 pm

Doha: In its weather forecast for the weekend, Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) said it will be very hot with some clouds during daytime...

343 Covid-19 cases in Qatar on Aug 13 13 Aug 2020 - 03:15 pm

Ministry of Public Health today recorded 343 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 330 people recovered from the virus in the last 24...

Civil Defence puts out fire in Al-Ghanim area; no casualties 13 Aug 2020 - 02:54 pm

Doha: A fire broke out in the Al-Ghanim area this afternoon and it was put out quickly without any casualties. The Ministry of...

Customs foils attempt to smuggle banned pills into Qatar 13 Aug 2020 - 11:58 am

Doha: The General Authority of Customs foiled an attempt to smuggle banned pills into the country through cargo. In a video posted on...

Qatar Search and Rescue team finds first body from Beirut port rubble 12 Aug 2020 - 07:12 pm

Doha: The Qatar International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force ‘Lekhwiya’ retrieved the first dead body of a Lebanese security...

292 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths and 303 recoveries in Qatar on Aug 12 12 Aug 2020 - 04:17 pm

Ministry of Public Health today recorded 292 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 303 people recovered from the virus in the last 24...

Qatar Airways adds ICMR approved Covid-19 test centres for India 12 Aug 2020 - 01:39 pm

Doha: Qatar Airways has added all Covid-19 test centres approved by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to the list of test centres...

First Qatari field hospital in Beirut inaugurated 11 Aug 2020 - 10:44 pm

Doha: The first Qatari field hospital was inaugurated in the courtyard of the Al-Roum Hospital in Beirut, in the presence of Ambassador of...

Online enrolment in public schools starts on August 23 11 Aug 2020 - 09:10 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced that student transfer and enrolment in Qatar public schools will be open from August...

MME releases 51,000 baby black seabreams in Qatari waters 11 Aug 2020 - 06:48 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has released 51,000 baby black seabreams, locally called ‘Al Sham’, weighing 5gm each in Qatari...

384 Covid-19 cases and 331 recoveries in Qatar on Aug 11 11 Aug 2020 - 05:45 pm

Ministry of Public Health today recorded 384 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 331 people recovered from the virus in the last 24...

Strong wind likely tomorrow; QMD offers tips to avoid sunstroke 10 Aug 2020 - 07:02 pm

Doha: Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) reported that there will be scattered clouds and slight dust at places, at times, from today until tomorrow...

Four deaths, 315 Covid-19 cases and 284 recoveries in Qatar on Aug 10 10 Aug 2020 - 01:19 pm

Ministry of Public Health today recorded 315 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 284 people recovered from the virus in the last 24...

354 Overseas Filipinos in Qatar repatriated on fifth chartered flight 09 Aug 2020 - 05:23 pm

Doha: On its fifth chartered flight, the Philippine Embassy in Doha repatriated 354 Overseas Filipino (OF) passengers on July 29, 2020. Among the...

Fahes resumes vehicle inspections from today 09 Aug 2020 - 01:34 pm

Doha: Fahes centres resumed its normal operations for vehicle inspections in coordination with the Traffic Department from today. Vehicles were seen lining up...