Mexico leader urges Bolivia to respect right of asylum

Reuters /Mexico City Mexico yesterday urged Bolivia’s new conservative government to respect its right to grant asylum to nine people at its embassy in La...

Botanist risking life to preserve nature’s memory

By David Salazar/AFP La Calera, Colombia For the last three decades, botanist Julio Betancur has braved minefields and penetrated deep into jungle territory infested with...

Marmi Championship set to start on January 1

The 11th International Falcon Festival ‘Marmi Championship’, organised by Qatar Al Gannas Society under the patronage of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, will...

To be a better ally, I gave up reading books by...

Let me start with a confession: I’m a British man in my late 20s, have a literature degree and consider myself a feminist—but until summer...

Female entrepreneurs are turning to non-traditional sources to fund their businesses

Sukhi Jutla had no illusions about raising venture capital for her startup, MarketOrders, a blockchain-based global marketplace for the gold and diamond jewelry industry....

UN: More than 235,000 flee northwest Syria violence Amid air raids...

More than 235,000 people have fled the Idlib region over the past two weeks, the UN has said, amid air raids by Russian and Syrian government forces targeting Syria's...

Decade in pictures: From Haiti’s earthquake to refugee crises Striking images...

An injured child receives medical treatment after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince on January 13, 2010. The magnitude 7.0 quake that rocked Haiti killed thousands...

Israel: Party vote shows Likud unwilling to give up on Netanyahu...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's landslide victory in Thursday's party vote has proven that the Likud will not be giving up on its longtime leader...

Traders complain about high rents at new central markets

The monthly rent of the shops and barns at new central markets has been increased more than ten-fold than those at the current central...

Food safety awareness initiative

Doha Municipality’s Health Control has continued the implementation of its public awareness initiative, titled ‘Food Safety Programme for Consumers,’ through the distribution of brochures...

Removal of two signals from Al Gharrafa St

Two traffic signals from Al Gharrafa Street, which is located westside of Sheikh Faisal Roundabout, will be permanently removed tomorrow (December 27). The change,...

QRCS, KidZania Doha celebrate National Day with Al-Maha kids

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), KidZania Doha, and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) organised a tour for children with special needs, together with their parents...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds opens new store on Fereej Al Nasr...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the largest jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of over 250 outlets spread across 10 countries,...

Awqaf announces achievements of endowment banks

QNA/Doha The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs yesterday announced the achievements of endowment banks in the service...