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China is falling in gender equality rankings amid discrimination, government calls for women to marry and have babies. Beijing, China -  Zhang Nuannuan kicked with such force from inside her mother’s womb that her relatives were certain she was a boy. When the doctors announced the birth of a healthy baby girl, her father was so angry he went on a three-day...
Strikes and more protests planned in Hong Kong as Beijing prepares to celebrate 70th anniversary of People's Republic. Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts. Residents of the...
Mohammad Bin Salman replies 'absolutely not' when asked on CBS' 60 Minutes if he ordered journalist's murder a year ago. Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, denied in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi operatives nearly a year ago, but said he ultimately bears "full responsibility" for what happened because...
Qatar residents and visitors, especially artists and enthusiasts, will have the opportunity to see and explore the works of Iraqi artist Omar al-Shahabi at Anima Gallery at The Pearl-Qatar from today until October 30, it was announced. This unique show, titled ‘Transition by Omar al-Shahabi’, is one of the artist’s solo exhibitions, including one at Qatar Society of Fine Arts...
Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) and the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI) launched the Centenary International Engineering Congress (CIEC) at Qatar University to discuss several topics related to “Smart Engineering – State of the Art Technologies in Oil & Gas and Infrastructure Development.” The opening session featured speeches by QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham, Indian ambassador P Kumaran, IEI...
NAAAS Agricultural Consulting & Greenhouse took part in the 14th edition of the International Show of Agriculture, Machinery and Fishing (SIAMAP 2019) in Tunisia from September 24 until yesterday. This came within the framework of Qatar’s participation in the event as a ‘country of honour’ in response to an invitation from Tunisia, represented by the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and...
The Maxus V80 multi-purpose van has proved its capabilities to be “the perfect choice for individuals and corporates, whether for transportation or commercial use”, Auto Class Cars, the authorised general distributor of Maxus in Qatar, has stressed. The Maxus V80 and other Maxus vehicles are available at the Auto Class Cars showroom on Salwa Road. The company said in a statement...
In co-operation with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), the Social Development Centre (Nama) participated in the 14th edition of the International Show of Agriculture, Machinery and Fishing (SIAMAP 2019) in Tunisia from September 24-29, through its incubated projects. Through its participation in the exhibition, Qatar aimed to advance the level of agricultural production, livestock and fisheries in line...
Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the authorised distributor of Fuso in Qatar, successfully participated in the second edition of The Big 5 Construct Qatar, which took place from September 23-25 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. During the event, the company displayed its light truck, Fuso Canter, the “perfect solution for construction operations”, QAC said in a statement. QAC, the transport sponsor...
Toyota has announced that the cumulative global sales of its Land Cruiser series surpassed 10mn units as of August 31, 2019. The new milestone comes as a recognition for the premium SUV’s standing as a global and regional icon that continues to touch the lives of millions of people across the globe every day, according to a press statement issued...
The Private Schools Affairs Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education yesterday held a meeting with the managements of the private schools to discuss the new academic guidelines for the school year 2019-2020. Rawdah Zaidan, director of the Private Schools Affairs Department, attended the meeting alongside a number of the directors of private schools, and 120 co-ordinators of...
HEC Paris in Qatar will host a masterclass on ‘Lean Startup vs Business Plan: What the Lean Startup has changed for founders and investors’, on October 6 at HEC Paris campus in Tornado Tower, Doha. The session will be delivered by Sebastian Becker, HEC Paris associate professor of accounting and management control. In addition to teaching Accounting and Management Control at...
Ooredoo has announced a promotion for customers during the ongoing 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha. Daily free data will be available to claim during the promotion, which will see customers hunt down and take a picture of special posters and banners to claim their reward. To participate, customers have to watch out for the special Ooredoo posters and banners...
Qatar has stressed that in line with its foreign policy based on the principle of co-operation and partnership to face common challenges, and under the guidance of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, it is keen to provide humanitarian and development assistance, co-operation and co-ordination with the UN as an international umbrella. This came in a statement...