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Skyline Automotive, a Jaidah Group company and the official distribution partner of Hyundai Motor Company in Qatar, has announced an “exciting new offer” to celebrate its partnership with FC Chelsea and the back-to-school season.
The partnership builds on previous sport-related initiatives that the automotive company has launched to engage with the community, according to a press statement.
The offers include special...
Qatar Chamber convened a panel meeting yesterday to discuss the draft decision being prepared by the Ministry of Public Health to ensure food safety.
The draft decision aims to provide the appropriate training for food handlers, including an examination test prepared by the ministry, according to a press statement from Qatar Chamber.
During the meeting, the ministry’s director for Food Security...
Ooredoo has announced it is the Exclusive Telecommunications Sponsor of a new contest being organised by Qatar Youth Hostels, under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
‘Lens of Tourism’ is a contest for university students aimed at raising the profile of Qatar as a tourist destination and showcasing the “incredible talent pool” in the country, the company...
The Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), in co-operation with strategic partner Qatar General Electricity & Water Corp (Kahramaa) represented by the National Programme for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed) will host a ‘Young Innovator Award’ competition for students at all national and international schools in Qatar, as part of the upcoming...
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced a minor traffic shift on the right turn onto Rawdat Al Khail Street from E Ring Road a few metres to the west from September 15 to December 19. The shift, that will be implemented in co-ordination with the General Directorate of Traffic, is to enable the works for Khamees Al Obaidly...
Indonesia is eyeing to bring in Qatari investments to develop other tourist destinations aside from Bali across the Southeast Asian country’s 34 provinces, an official of the Indonesia-Qatar Business Council (IQBC) has said.
According to IQBC president Hendra Hartono Turman, Indonesia is aiming to attract Qatar FDI into its economy to spur development in different sectors, including tourism and the...
Besides bookstores, optical shops in Qatar have become among the most visited outlets during the back-to-school season due to the high demand for children’s eyeglasses, it is learnt.
“This is one of our busiest periods where we get a lot of customers and many of them are young students,” an optometrist at a leading optical chain in the country told Gulf...
The UN General Assembly has adopted, at its 73th session, a resolution in which Qatar played a leading role in facilitating its negotiations, as it decided to hold a one-day high-level meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, which adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Qatar and New Zealand facilitated and led...
Qatar has stressed that protecting the rights of the elderly in the context of disaster response requires a multidimensional approach that places their needs at the top of the humanitarian response plans, in terms of allocating funding and resources, and providing appropriate humanitarian care and assistance.
This came during the speech of Qatar during a discussion with independent expert on...
Es'hailSat is taking part in the annual IBC exhibition in Amsterdam, the leading platform for the broadcast, content delivery, digital media and satellite sectors across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Es'hailSat will showcase Es'hail-1, Es'hail-2 and a wide range of services to be delivered through the new state-of-the-art teleport in Doha. Es'hail-1 and Es'hail-2 are currently transmitting high...
The world’s worsening freshwater shortage crisis can be overcome if individuals and governments take practical steps to conserve and distribute water, argued three water supply advocates during a special edition of Doha Debates recently. A production of Qatar Foundation, the discussion took place in Cape Town, the South African port city of 4mn people, where water taps nearly ran...
Health officials have yet to fault specific e-cigarette device as potential cause in outbreak of major health problems.
A resident of the state of Kansas was the sixth person to die in the United States of a mysterious respiratory illness related to vaping, state authorities said on Tuesday.
"It is time to stop vaping," Kansas State Health Officer Lee Norman said in a...
Qatar has condemned in the strongest terms the announcement of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his plan to impose Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea in the West Bank if he is re-elected on September 17.
In a statement Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that this declaration was an extension of...
A United Nations independent expert has lauded Qatar’s continuing efforts to ensure the rights of all and improve human rights standards, while also praising the country for the distinguished role it has played to enhance global solidarity.
Obiora C Okafor, UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity, made the observations at a press conference in Doha Tuesday while...
