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As part of the ongoing ‘Qatar Beautification and Our Kids Planting Trees’ campaign to plant a million trees, 25 young men and women from the Generation Amazing Festival 2019, undertaken by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), participated in the planting of 50 trees at Al Masrah Park. The event was attended by HE the Minister of Municipality...

QKONs, a digital waste exchange platform that companies and people can benefit from when they recycle waste, connects the producer of waste to a potential end-user of this waste. QKONs came into existence as the result of four passionate researchers coming together with a strong desire to promote sustainable development. The novel digital initiative is being showcased in the Qatar Foundation...

The wait is over as Mughal-E-Azam: The Grand Musical premieres in Qatar tomorrow to mark the “grand finale” of the Qatar-India 2019 Year of Culture, the organisers have said. This multi-award-winning Broadway-style musical from India, presented by Q-Tickets, will be staged at the Qatar National Convention Centre over two days.Preparations have been going on in  full swing and the founder...

The Qur’anic Botanic Garden’s 2019 Ghars Campaign came to a close on Friday, when more than 50 trees were planted by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers and the American Scouts, bringing the total number of trees planted to 1,859 trees since 2011. The event – which took place in Qur’anic Botanic Garden’s (QBG) Pilot Garden in Oxygen Park, Education...

Qatar Airways supported the Team Qatar Flag Relay 2019, which took place last Friday and involved thousands of participants from local communities. The mass relay saw the Qatar flag travel across five different locations in Qatar, starting at the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) headquarters and culminating in the handover of the flag at Hamad International Airport (HIA) to continue its...

Veteran Israeli politician Gideon Saar has officially launched his bid to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of the Likud party amid rising support. Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving leader, but has been weakened by a corruption indictment that may force him out of office, as well as back-to-back failures to form a government this year. More: Indicted Netanyahu to quit ministries, remain Israel PM:...

A man described as one of the most wanted criminals in the Netherlands has been arrested in Dubai, according to authorities. Ridouan Taghi, the alleged head of a cocaine-trafficking gang known as "Angels of Death", was detained after a joint operation that involved local police, Dutch authorities and the Interpol, the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Monday. Moroccan-born Taghi, 41, was...

Lebanese troops lobbed tear gas to disperse supporters of Hezbollah and Amal who tried to storm a square in Beirut in response to a video that purportedly offended Shia followers. The video, which inflamed passions in a country where sectarian divisions run deep, was purportedly made by an expatriate Lebanese Sunni from the northern city of Tripoli and released on social media. It...

Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world this year, according to Reporters Without Borders, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The "historically low" number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said on Tuesday, which warned: "Journalism remains a dangerous profession". More: Reporters Without Borders: Journalism at tipping point Why is press freedom deteriorating globally? Hatred of journalists turns...

The Special Rapporteur on the right to education at the United Nations, Koumbou Boly Barry, has praised the visionary approach adopted by Qatar with regard to education, and the resources it invests in this field. Speaking at a press conference held yesterday at the end of her several days’ visit to Qatar, Barry said that she noted particularly the great...

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mohamed Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of Doha Forum. The meeting reviewed bilateral relations in addition to issues of common concern. Source:gulf-times.com

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani yesterday met the outgoing ambassador of Italy Pasquale Salzano yesterday. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs thanked the ambassador for his efforts in supporting and strengthening bilateral relations, and wished him success in his new assignments. Source:gulf-times.com

Chinese ambassador Zhou Jian has extended his greetings on the occasion of Qatar National Day. Here is what he had to say: * Qatar celebrates its National Day on December 18. What message do you have for Qatar and its people on this occasion? On behalf of the Chinese government and the 1.4bn Chinese people, I would like to extend my heartfelt...

Al Khaliji Commercial Bank (al khaliji) is celebrating the launch of its newly-designed website, www.alkhaliji.com. The completely revamped website features a sleek new design, improved functionality, and enhanced banking content, with a rich focus on the bank’s mission to transform itself digitally. The website has extensive information related to the services of personal, commercial, and corporate banking, as well as to...