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An ex-astronaut and scientist has said it would be a “travesty” for Qatar not to become a global leader in innovation – because she believes its people can change the world.
Speaking during a visit to Qatar Foundation (QF), Dr Mary Ellen Weber – who spent almost 19 days in space on two Space Shuttle missions as a Nasa astronaut...
Ooredoo has announced a new partnership with Gulf Exchange, enabling Ooredoo Money customers to access Gulf Exchange services via the Ooredoo Money app.
Gulf Exchange, an ISO 9001:2015-certified company with a 40-year history of providing money transfers and currency/gold bullions sale and purchase services in Qatar, has joined the Ooredoo Money network. The partnership was celebrated with a launch ceremony...
Qatar University (QU) has maintained its position among the top 500 universities in the world in the recent Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020. The results showed that QU was ranked in the range of 401-500.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, standing as the largest and most diverse...
Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has announced this year’s executive education programme, which includes masterclasses on data analysis, strategic communication, corporate social responsibility, cybersecurity and brand management. The courses will be offered throughout the academic year.
“Our Executive Education programme was inaugurated last year and area professionals have been – and will – benefit from Northwestern’s expertise and mastery in...
In the coming weeks, Qatar’s sporting calendar will be packed with a number of major sporting events. The World Athletics Championships, the third largest in the world, will be held for the first time in the Middle East at the end of this month.
The Organising Committee has begun all preparations and trained staff to play a large role to ensure...
Katara - the Cultural Village signed yesterday a memorandum of co-operation (MoC) with Qatar Society of Petroleum Engineers (QSPE) to use facilities of Katara to hold cultural events, courses, training seminars and exhibitions, and to encourage young people to work in this sector.
In his remarks during a press conference, Katara general manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti said that...
President faces challenge of addressing Papuan demands and keeping country intact amid calls for independence.
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia's West Papua region has been mired in civil unrest since the middle of August, following police detentions and alleged racial slurs against ethnic Papuan students studying in the country's most populous island of Java.
The protests, which at times turned deadly, have since evolved...
Taiwan accused China of "dollar diplomacy" and trying to influence the island's forthcoming presidential and legislative elections after the Solomon Islands cut off ties with Taipei, the sixth country to do so since Tsai Ing-wen became president of Taiwan in 2016.
Self-ruled Taiwan now has formal relations with only 16 countries, many of them small, less-developed nations in Central America and the Pacific,...
American president also says he is 'sure' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would 'love' to visit the United States.
US President Donald Trump said he would "probably not" be inclined to visit North Korea in the short-term, but declined to comment on a newspaper report that Kim Jong Un had invited him to visit Pyongyang.
"The relationship is very good but I don't want to...
HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali, met on Monday with Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Chairman, former Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, SIGA CEO Emmanuel Medeiros and Italian ambassador to Qatar Pasquale Salzano during their participation on the first day of the Inter-regional Sports Integrity Summit (Doha 2019).
Qatar is hosting the first...
al khaliji has moved its headquarters to Lusail, thus becoming first among the banks to have its head office there. The move comes under al khaliji’s ambitious plans, its central operations now at the heart of Qatar’s vision for a sustainable, interconnected and smart future.
The new al khaliji tower headquarters is at 69, Al Add Al Sharqi Street in...
Compass International School Doha has welcomed students to its new, state-of-the-art Themaid Campus for the 2019/20 academic year.
“Compass International School Doha’s world-class teaching team, led by Ann Djedid, head of Campus, Themaid, are delighted to welcome students to their new campus and learning areas,” the school said in a press statement.
Students were “in awe of the outstanding facilities at...
Elan Urban has signed a partnership with Bottega 7, an innovative lighting and urban furniture company based in Italy, it was announced yesterday. Under the memorandum of understanding, Elan Urban is the exclusive representative of Bottega7 in Qatar for bespoke and standard street furniture products.
Bottega 7 is an Italian lighting and urban furniture company, based in the heart of...
Qatar Airways has announced services to Osaka, Japan starting from April 6, 2020.
The second largest metropolitan area of Japan, Osaka will be the airline’s third gateway into the country.
Qatar Airways began direct services to Tokyo Narita in 2010, and launched its Tokyo Haneda service in 2014 from Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA).
The flight will be operated by an Airbus...
