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The activities of the 11th International Falcon Festival ‘Marmi Championship’ continued to draw good crowds yesterday at Sabkat Marmi in Sealine. Enthusiasts attended various rounds of the competitions. The festival that began on January 1 is organised by the Qatar Al Qannas Society under the patronage of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani. It will continue until February 1. “The...

Qatar University’s (QU) Foundation Programme (FP), under the Deanship of General Studies, hosted an appreciation ceremony in collaboration with the QU Inclusion and Special Needs Support Center (ISNSC). Students with special needs and disabilities honoured faculty, student helpers, and peer trainers in order to highlight their dedication and efforts in facilitating their learning experience. The event, organised by FP Student...

The College of Islamic Studies (CIS), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), hosted a Winter Intensive School as part of the Madrasa Discourses Project in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, US. The Winter Intensive School, open to Madrasa graduates from India and Pakistan, took place from December 25-30. The Madrasa Discourses Project aims to equip...

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani yesterday held a telephone conversation with the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. During the phone call, they discussed the latest regional developments, especially the latest developments in Iraq, and ways to resolve the controversial issues in the region. FM condoles with Australian counterpart HE the...

Ooredoo yesterday announced the completion of the first phase of its network upgrade programme, offering enhancements to the gaming experience available with Ooredoo ONE. Ooredoo is working with global gaming providers to optimise the ping times for the most popular games in Qatar. Online multiplayer games require very low ping times for a superior gaming experience, and rely on optimised connectivity...

The food safety awareness programme launched by Doha Municipality’s Health Control Section continued with its activities for the fourth consecutive week. The programme aims at raising public awareness about healthy practices while shopping for food products and the best ways to keep food safe and healthy, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has said in a statement. Around 3,200 brochures...

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met Jean-Marc Nasr, head of the French Space Systems within Airbus Defence and Space, President of Airbus Defence and Space (SAS). During the meeting, they discussed topics of mutual interest and means of developing them. Source:gulf-times.com

ExxonMobil Qatar, the title sponsor of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2020, has announced an exciting series of activities for its stand in the tournament’s Public Village. The stand is a popular feature of the annual tournament that attracts visitors of all ages and interests. This year’s activities have been carefully planned to tie in to ‘Energy in Motion’, ExxonMobil Qatar’s...

The Ministry of Municipality and Environmental (MME), represented by Al-Rayyan Municipality, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boecker Public Safety Company to provide free courses for about 1,000 workers of food establishments. To be held under the slogan ‘Safe Food Always’, the courses aim at developing the control system by spreading health awareness and knowledge of food safety principles. The MoU...

UNDER the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, the inaugural edition of Qatar Travel Mart 2020 (QTM 2020) will be held Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) in November this year. With the support of the Prime Minister, QTM 2020, Qatar’s international exhibition for travel and tourism, seeks to...

Indian Ambassador to Qatar HE P Kumaran officially inaugurated an insurance scheme introduced by the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) for members of the Indian expatriate community. The initiative, which targets over half a million Indian expatriates living in Qatar, is being implemented under a scheme designed by Damaan Islamic Insurance Company – Bheema. ICBF President PN Baburajan signed a Memorandum...

The 5th edition of BigBMeetUp will celebrate the ‘Artists in Qatar’ at Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum on January 11. The event will be followed by a six-week exhibition in the museum’s contemporary art space ‘The White Majlis’. The programme has been themed to celebrate the artists of Qatar -- local as well as expatriate. It will feature...

AS part of its aim to promote the exploration of different countries and cultures, the Translation and Interpreting Institute (TII), part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has opened registration for its spring 2020 language courses. Courses available for children, teenagers and adults include Arabic, German, French, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish....

Iraq's parliament has passed a resolution calling on the government to expel foreign troops from the country as Iran-US tensions escalate following the killing of a top Iranian military commander and Iraqi armed group leader in a US strike in Baghdad. In an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sunday, parliament called on the government to end all foreign troop presence in...