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In the presence of HE the Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali and HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi visited yesterday Khalifa International Stadium which will...
The civil defence and technology security units of the security committee for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 announced that they are fully prepared to deal with any emergency at all tournament locations.
The preparations have been made for the evacuation of Khalifa International Stadium in case of any emergency, with a civil defence unit at each tournament site.
Operation...
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has invited students in public and private schools, their parents and the school community as incubators for student talent, to participate in the 2019 World Athletics Championships, hosted in Qatar from September 27 until October 6, daily from 4pm-10pm to give momentum for its success.
The call for student participation in this international...
The Ministry of Public Health in Qatar (MoPH) is developing a smoking cessation Quitline to improve quit rates among Qatari smokers. This project (pilot study) is a collaboration between the MoPH and the Arizona Smokers’ Helpline (ASHLine) in the USA.
Researchers in the Public Health and Health Research Governance departments at MoPH as well as experts from ASHLine have been...
Qatar’s Permanent delegation to the United Nations, in co-operation with Green Climate Fund, organised a high-level event on mobilising institutional investment for climate, on the occasion of holding the Climate Action Summit at the UN headquarters in New York.
Participants focused on emphasising that institutional investment is a sovereign wealth fund that provides a unique opportunity to create values for the...
PG&E previously warned of possible shut-offs affecting an estimated 124,000 customers.
California's two largest utilities were considering cutting power Monday to tens of thousands of customers as fall brings back dangerous weather conditions. The companies are trying to head off wildfires sparked by electrical equipment.
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. was expected to decide by Monday evening whether controlled power outages...
The Misk Foundation NYC event was dogged by controversy from the onset, with a venue cancellation, speakers pulling out.
New York City - Protesters rallied outside an event hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) charity in New York on Monday, calling for justice for Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi who was killed inside a Saudi consulate almost a year ago.
Demonstrators waved placards...
Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks that targeted facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais.
Iran was responsible for the attacks on two Saudi oil facilities earlier this month, leaders from the United Kingdom, France and Germany have said in a joint statement at the United Nations.
The drone attacks, carried out on September 14, targeted facilities in Abqaiq - home to the company's largest...
Darwish Holding hosted the “Bosch Distributors Day 2019” organised by Bosch Home Appliances in appreciation of distributors of the brand across the world.
The event in Doha was attended by the Bosch executive management, represented by Bosch FZE chief executive Thomas Alonso, members of the Darwish Holding management, and local distributors of the brand who participated in various activities and...
Coinciding with the new 2019-2020 academic year, Compass International School Doha welcomed parents and students on Saturday to its first “Open Day” event held at the recently-opened campus in Al Themaid.
Parents and their children were treated to a comprehensive tour of the campus and the facilities, and were encouraged to explore the many activities at their leisure.
Across the campus,...
South Africa wants to attract more visitors from Qatar with a wide range of tourism products – from breathtaking scenery and pristine beaches to active adventure and wildlife safari year-round, an official of the South African Tourism Board (SATB) has said.
“South Africa has a vast tourism offering and we want to ensure that we have the right product suited...
The renowned Shenzhen Art Troupe from China treated the audience to an evening full of joy through their dazzling performance at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) yesterday.
The troupe was brought to Doha in collaboration with the Chinese embassy as part of the museum’s innovative intercultural programme, ‘Meet Our Community’, which is dedicated to engaging Qatar’s diverse communities through...
Screen For Life, Qatar’s National Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening programme operated by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), will launch a ‘Put Yourself First’ Breast Cancer Awareness campaign next month as part of International Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The aim of the month-long campaign is to educate and raise awareness on the importance of early detection of breast cancer...
Qatar National Library, in collaboration with the Qatari Authors’ Forum, recently hosted forum member Saleh Gharib for a talk, ‘Qatar’s Old Tales’. Reflecting Qatar’s rich storytelling and folklore tradition, Gharib based his lively lecture on the most popular literary traditions in Qatari society as a way of reviving and sharing memories of the nation’s heritage.
He also sought to encourage...
