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Al Jazeera Centre for Studies (AJCS) and Qatar University (QU)’s Gulf Studies Centre (GSC) have presented the themes of their upcoming research conference, ‘A New Gulf Security System: Leaving Zero-Sum Approaches Behind’, set to take place at QU’s Ibn Khaldoon Hall on January 19 and 20.
The details were explained at a press conference held by AJCS and GSC in...
Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) professor Dr Eyad Masad has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his contributions in the field of infrastructure materials and systems.
Masad is the Zachry Professor in Design and Construction Integration II in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, and professor...
The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) hosted a group of alumni from prestigious institutions in the US, including Harvard University, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) on January 5. The delegation of 50 people arrived by an Arabian Gulf cruise ship with ports of call including...
Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has launched a month-long campaign in January titled, ‘You are precious’ to raise awareness about cervical cancer.
Throughout the campaign, women can do Pap Smear test for free in Al Ahli Hospital, after getting a coupon from QCS.
A closing ceremony of the campaign will be held on January 29 at Al Messila, Luxury Collection Resort &...
Doha Bank has announced the names of 34 winners of the 10th Al Dana Savings Scheme 2019 monthly raffle draws held at its headquarters last month.
Top prizes across five savings scheme products included 1mn Doha Miles, QR50,000 cash prize, and a family staycation at one of the leading resorts in the country.
N al-Yarabah and K Alboinin won the Al...
The rich and versatile Chinese culture came to life yesterday at Qatar National Theatre with a number of performances brought to Doha by the Chinese embassy in co-operation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports to mark the advent of Chinese New Year.
The show included a number of short performances of dance, Kung fu, traditional fan dances, Erhu solo,...
The Organising Committee of the Scientific Excellence Award announced the winners of the 13th Scientific Excellence Award 2020, who will be honoured at the closing ceremony of the award on March 3.
This came during a press conference held by the committee yesterday, where the CEO, Scientific Excellence Award Dr Hamda Hassan al-Sulaiti, announced the names of winners and the...
Ministry of Municipality and the Environment (MME), represented by the Centre for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS), yesterday organised a workshop on survey works to introduce the public to the important projects supervised by the centre.
Assistant Director of the CGIS Amer al-Humaidi, said that the workshop aimed at informing the authorities, both in the government and private sector, about the...
The fourth edition of Shop Qatar kicked off on January 7, ushering in over three weeks of family-friendly entertainment besides shopping deals and fashion forward events.
Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and its partners have announced over 30 events and activations taking place across the country until January 31, terminating in weeklong Chinese New Year festivities. The young and old...
The main stage of the 30th Doha International Book Fair hosted at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre yesterday a symposium titled “Museums: A Message of Culture and Peace”.
This symposium comes as part of the cultural activities accompanying the exhibition. It ws addressed by Abdulaziz al-Ishaq, head of the General Arts Department of Qatar Museums, and JA Forde, Director...
*Gulf Times and Arrayah go hi-tech with end-to-end seamless integration of all enterprise resources
Qatar’s largest circulated dailies Gulf Times and Arrayah have gone hi-tech by adopting the next-generation technology transformation solution.
Setting up an industry benchmark, Gulf Publishing and Printing Co (GPPC), the publisher of the Doha-based newspapers, has embarked on implementing the state-of-the-art ERP Suite - CIO365 jointly with India-based Technology Services company DOT1 Solutions and...
The ongoing cold spell is expected to continue in the coming days and there is also a chance of scattered rain in some places, the Qatar Met department has said.
The minimum temperature dropped to 9C in parts of the country Monday, and similar conditions have been forecast for Tuesday as well.
The Met department has also issued a warning for...
Two films supported by Doha Film Institute (DFI) grants have won Oscar nominations, which were announced Monday. While 'The Cave' by Feras Fayyad has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category, 'Brotherhood' by Meryam Joobeur is a nominee in the Best Live Action Short Film segment.
"Congratulations to the entire teams of 'The Cave' and 'Brotherhood', two DFI-granted films...
Qatar Petroleum has hosted a farewell in honour of Issa Shahin al-Ghanim. Al-Ghanim joined Qatar Petroleum’s Corporate Planning Department in 1990. In 1993, he became the director of the department, after which he was appointed as director of Strategic Planning and Policy in 2009. He also represented the State of Qatar in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec)...
