News/Qatar

  The Issue: Largely unscathed by the world financial turmoil that has mainly hit the west, Qatar is now increasingly looking eastward to keep its LNG-fuelled economy as vibrant as ever. As the emerging economies of Asia perform enviably and ope...

Dozens hurt in clashes over Yemen vote: activists ADEN: Armed clashes between supporters and opponents of a presidential election in Yemen left dozens of people wounded in the main southern city of Aden, activists from both sides said on Saturday. ...

Not only the people and rulers of Egypt, football fans all over the world reacted with shock and horror on Wednesday night at the news that more than 70 people were killed in football riots in the Egyptian city of Port Said. Can football hooliganism ...

  Finding a strategic balance between the east and the west will be a key challenge for Qatar By Satish Kanady With an estimated  (not less than) $100bn in its foreign investment portfolio and billed as the custodian of one of the world’s bi...

  Ismail Haniyah delivering the Friday sermon and (right) large numbers of the devout had turned out for the Friday prayers at Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab Mosque yesterday. DOHA: Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister and prominent leader of Hamas, Ism...

  The China National Opera House troupe presenting a performance at the Qatar National Theatre.Shaival Dalal By Raynald C Rivera DOHA: The China National Opera House (CNAOH) troupe presented an impressive performance at a packed Qatar National...

DOHA: The North-westerly winds are expected to continue their spell across the country today, with the evening and the night especially, expected to be a little chillier than yesterday. But with the dust storm largely over, the strong winds expected...

By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: High usage of Internet and communications technology in Qatar will not necessarily result in similar degrees of isolation and alienation as in other societies, reveals a study. The social context, strong kinship ties, and co...

DOHA: Ali Bin Ali’s hospitality arm celebrated the grand opening of Qatar’s first Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip at Doha’s City Centre Mall. The grand opening was attended by Ali Bin Ali Group’s senior management, guests from Nestlé Toll ...

Officials taking part in the meeting. DOHA: Ways to promote traffic safety on long highways was the topic of a regional seminar that opened at the Doha Renaissance hotel on Monday. The three-day seminar was held by Naif Arab University for Securi...

  Children playing football barefoot in the Iloilo province, now considered the football capital of the Philippines. By CHRIS V PANGANIBAN DOHA: Young boys playing football on barefoot from a small town in central Philippines would be benefited...

  The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani talking to mediapersons in New York yesterday. New York: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, who is also...

DOHA: Qatar is setting up a free legal aid centre for low-income foreign workers who, as a last resort, seek the court’s help to resolve their disputes with employers. The said centre will enable an aggrieved worker to file a lawsuit with ease aga...

DOHA: Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister and prominent leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyah has ruled out the possibility of shifting Hamas’ political office from Syria, following the turmoil in the country. Participating in Al Jazeera’s weekly show ...

  PARIS: Engine Alliance, a team of top US engine makers, said yesterday it had won a preliminary order to power 10 Airbus A380 superjumbos due to be delivered to Qatar Airways. The 50/50 joint venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney ...

  DOHA: The University roundabout near Qatar University will be converted to an intersection. Work on the project will begin tomorrow, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) said yesterday. The new intersection will have three lanes horizontally and...

DOHA: Eleven youth-focused organisations from seven countries in the region will receive grants from the Taqeem Fund — a partnership between Qatar-based Silatech, the Youth Employment Network, the Jacobs Foundation and the World Bank. These organi...

Young Pakistani women getting advice on employment at a ROTA-funded Human Development Resource Center. DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) and its partner Hashoo Foundation will establish two Human Development Resource Centers (HDRCs) to provide vocati...

  DOHA: Students from Georgetown University’s Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) commenced their seventh annual Model United Nations (MUN) conference on Wednesday.   The schedule for the five day events includes activit...

DOHA: Qatari scholar Heba Al Siddiqi, of the Qatar Science Leadership Programme (QSLP), has successfully co-authored her first scientific publication in the field of stem cell research in ‘Nature’ a leading online international scientific journal...

DOHA: Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals (BQFJ) has been heralded by Outsell Outlook as one of the top 31 ‘Companies to watch in 2012.’ Outsell Outlook’s annual list consists of innovators, or projects that are to have an important impact on...

  DOHA: IctQatar has designated Qtel as a Dominant Service Provider (DSP) in all 14 relevant retail and wholesale markets in Qatar, following the regulatory authority’s 2010 Market Definition and Dominance Designation (MDDD) Review. From the rev...

  Students of ACS Doha International School after returning from their voyage at the Four Seasons Marina, yesterday. By Azmat Haroon Doha: It was a moment of great pride for parents and teachers when eight young sailors returned from a voyage f...

DOHA: All private schools in the country have been asked to develop and implement an action plan to meet the required quality standards as a pre-requisite for obtaining the National School Accreditation being made mandatory by the Supreme Education C...

QNRF selects 52 proposals for gBaku: Qatar Airways launched its first flights to the Azerbaijani city of Baku at the lead of its expansion programme this year which happens to be the newest European route among Qatar Airways’ destinations. Qatar A...

  Motorists had a hard time yesterday as strong dust winds lashed the country for a second day in a row causing visibility to dip below 2km in many areas. The picture shows vehicles moving on the Doha-Al Shamal highway blanketed by thick dust. Th...

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) announced yesterday the outcome of the 11th cycle of its funding programme, the Undergraduate Research Experience Programme (UREP). In this 11th UREP cycle, QNRF received 135 research proposals, each of whic...

BAGHDAD:  Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences on Thursday for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad, the bloodiest attack on Iraqi Christians after the 2003 invasion. Gunmen linked to al Qaeda seiz...

Gunmen demand Saleh picture back on Yemen daily SANAA: Gunmen loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh besieged the offices of Yemen's main daily Thursday after it stopped printing the departing leader's portrait on its front page, witnesses and staff...

Stocks news Mideast - Markets buoyant as risk appetite rises Gulf markets are expected to remain upbeat on Thursday, with gains in global stocks spurring investors to commit new cash to regional shares. full story... Exchange rates in Qatar   ...