A taste for dog: Indonesia trade persists despite crackdown The dog...

Jogjakarta and Denpasar, Indonesia - Every year in Indonesia, at least one million dogs are brutally butchered for human consumption, according to various charities trying to...

Samoa measles epidemic death toll reaches 70 A mass immunisation drive...

A devastating measles outbreak continued to spread in Samoa, as the death toll from the epidemic climbed to 70, mostly young children. Official figures showed there...

Amir heads to Rwanda Monday

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will head to Rwanda Monday to attend the ceremony of Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani...

Qatar launches global declaration to empower people with disabilities

Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) launched the ‘Doha Declaration’ at the closing ceremony of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development (DICDD)...

QMC: Strategic goals realised in media sector

Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) made ambitious achievements during 2019 through the accomplishment of many of its strategic objectives at the media, business and support...

An occasion to enhance the national spirit, express loyalty to leadership

HE the President of Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) Dr Saleh Mohamed Salem al-Nabit stressed that Qatar National Day represents an important occasion to...

Turkish envoy lauds tremendous progress in bilateral relations

Turkish ambassador to Qatar Fikret Ozer underlined that the bilateral relations between Turkey and Qatar achieved tremendous progress in recent years in all areas...

The avocado trade has become one of the more dangerous fields...

The trail an avocado takes from farm to toast is increasingly punctuated by chain-link fencing and AK-47s. At least, that’s become the case in Mexico,...

California braces for more flooding rains and mountain snow The wet...

California state in the United States prepares for another round of heavy rains, following flooding across its central parts last week. Heavy downpours in central California led...

Syria: More than a dozen killed in Idlib air raids Government...

Air raids by Syrian government and Russian forces have killed at least 18 people in the last major rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria, according to...

Qatar’s first hot air balloon festival kicks off in Doha More...

Doha, Qatar - Colourful balloons from around the world are set to adorn the skies in Qatar during the country's first hot air balloon festival. The...

Indonesia Corner opens to boost economic promotion

The embassy of Indonesia in Qatar recently launched the Indonesia Corner, a promotion booth located in the main lobby of Landmark Mall in Al...

Moody’s assigns A1 rating to Kahramaa

Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has assigned a first-time A1 long-term issuer rating and a Baa1 Baseline Credit Assessment to the Qatar General Electricity &...

Sheikh Tamim anti-corruption award to be held in Africa for the...

The annual Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award is being held for the first time on the African continent this...