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Activities of the Doha Youth Camp for Voluntary and Humanitarian Work will begin today under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The event is being organised in collaboration with the Islamic Co-operation Youth Forum as part of the Doha – OIC Youth Capital 2019 activities and under the motto ‘The Youth is the Power of Nation’. The initiative...

Education partners ExxonMobil Qatar and Qatar University (QU) will host the eighth Qatar University ExxonMobil Teachers Academy in Doha. The academy, which was established in 2012 with QU’s National Centre for Educator Development and support from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, provides science and math teachers from Qatar’s government schools with an opportunity to learn new and effective...

With more than 200 contestants taking part, Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) said it successfully concluded the eighth edition of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run on October 25. The event involved participants of all ages and backgrounds in the race categories for children, adults, masters and companies. The participants hailed from more than 40 nationalities, AZF said in a statement yesterday. Britain’s...

Qatar’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Friday hosted this year's UN Day at the General Assembly Hall at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event, delivered in collaboration with the support of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), Brand Qatar, Doha Film Institute and the Government Communications Office – was titled 'Building Prosperity for All Through...

Al-Muraikhi meets foreign minister of Nicaragua HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi met with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres, on the sidelines of the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in the Azerbaijan capital Baku. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and issues of common concern. Al-Muraikhi meets foreign minister of Lesotho HE...

Fashion shows featuring the latest creations of local and international designers, as well as a number of talks, marked the opening of the 16th edition of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition Friday at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event will conclude on October 29. The event, under the patronage of Qatar Museums chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad...

A professor and associate dean at the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has been elected for a two-year term as the chair of the Sensory Systems Technical Committee at the Circuits and Systems Society (CAS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr Amine Bermak’s  (pictured) appointment builds on his prior active engagement...

The Qatar Digital Government Training Programme (QDGTP), an initiative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), is organising a workshop on digital transformation for government entities. In partnership with the UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), the workshop is scheduled to take place on October 30 and 31 on the sidelines of Qitcom 2019, slated from...

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani has approved changing the land use at the Marina and Energy City in Lusail, from administrative to mixed residential and administrative use, in accordance with the conditions and controls set by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported...

Dr Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia, recently visited Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), the university’s campus in Education City. He met with faculty, students and staff, including members of the Student Government Association, at a special luncheon. Also present were his wife Monica Rao, VCUarts Qatar dean Amir Berbic...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu on the occasion of the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent a...

The 2020 edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, described as the world’s biggest international trade show for beauty industry, has chosen Qatar as the launch point for scouting and business activities in the region. Cosmoprof will make a presentation at the 16th Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition today at 5.30pm at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, the Italian Trade Agency announced...

The Ministry of Justice has welcomed the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 report, which raised Qatar’s assessment in three indexes, including its ranking on the global property registration procedure index, increasing its ranking from the 20th place in the 2019 rankings to the first place globally in the 2020 classification, marking a shift in property registration procedures...

Russian, Syrian security forces aim to push Kurdish fighters back from the border as part of deal reached with Turkey. Russian military police deployed on the streets of Syria's northeast border town of Kobane on Thursday under a deal with Turkey to drive out Kurdish fighters. Moscow will send a further 276 military policemen and 33 units of military hardware to Syria in a...