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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 of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties, leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS Anti-government protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation...

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 and longest-serving prime minister, analysts have said. Despite being the first sitting prime minister to be indicted for corruption charges and facing serious setbacks in two general elections less than six months apart, a Likud tally gave...

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 market, according to the traders, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported. If the monthly rent for a shop at the central market did not exceed QR375, the same at new central markets exceeds QR4,000, they told...

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 at various shopping malls and supermarkets. The brochures are in both Arabic and English. Source:gulf-times.com

Two traffic signals from Al Gharrafa Street, which is located westside of Sheikh Faisal Roundabout, will be permanently removed tomorrow (December 27). The change, to be implemented in co-ordination with the General Directorate of Traffic, is to complete construction works at Duhail Interchange. Al Gharrafa Road users coming from Al Rayyan and wishing to access Al Hazm street are...

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), KidZania Doha, and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) organised a tour for children with special needs, together with their parents and healthcare providers, from Al-Maha Centre to KidZania Doha to mark Qatar National Day 2019. The tour was closely co-ordinated by QRCS and KidZania Doha as part of their partnership, which benefits the new generation. Knowing that children...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the largest jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of over 250 outlets spread across 10 countries, has opened a new store on Fereej Al Nasr Street in Doha. This is the 14th store of Malabar Gold & Diamonds in Qatar. To celebrate the launch, the jewellery retailer has unveiled inaugural offers. Customers...

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 of civil society institutions for the year 2019. HE the Director General of the General Directorate of Endowments Sheikh Dr Khaled bin Mohamed bin Ghanem al-Thani said during the press conference held yesterday that thanks to...

QNA/Doha The Police Training Institute organised yesterday a forum for liaison officers and training officials in various departments of the Ministry of Interior, with the aim of discussing and presenting the latest training developments in the ministry. The forum was attended by Head of the Institute’s Scientific Board Colonel Mohamed Saad Aman, a number of department heads and members of the...

Secretary-General of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS) Dr Hamda Hassan al-Sulaiti said that electing Qatar as Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALESCO) reflects the appreciation of Qatar’s efforts and significant contributions at various levels in the fields of science, culture, education, and heritage preservation as...

QNA/Doha The Cabinet’s regular meeting chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday welcomed the outcome of the Fifth Kuala Lumpur Summit which was held in the Malaysian capital on 19th December 2019 with the participation of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. The Cabinet praised the concepts and visions included in...

The Qatari-Tunisian Joint Military Committee held its third meeting Wednesday in the presence of HE the Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanim and Inspector General of the Tunisian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abdelmoneim Belati. During the meeting, they reviewed several issues related to the existing military co-operation between the two sides...

Qatar Foundation (QF) has launched the Education City Tram – a pioneering transport system that brings a new form of sustainable travel to Qatar, and elevates the nation’s profile as a nerve centre of innovation. The electrically-powered tram system, which uses a groundbreaking form of battery-charging (modular on board energy storage unit) technology, is open to the public, and carries...

The Ministry of Public Health warned Wednesday residents and citizens of Qatar against purchasing any pharmaceutical products related to fat-burning online or from social media outlets, saying they represent a severe threat to health and a violation of the state's laws. The ministry said in a statement Wednesday that it is working with all state institutions on tracking those who...