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Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed an agreement with Batrouniyat for the restoration of the old market in the Lebanese village of Douma during a ceremony dedicated to the occasion. The agreement was signed by Qatar’s ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Hassen J al-Jabir on behalf of QFFD, and Chantal Aoun Bassil, the president on behalf of Batrouniyat, according to a...
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced that it recently opened an entrance to Umm Slal Ali directly from Al Majd Road, 900m west of Al Mazrouah Interchange. The new entrance has been set up in order to improve traffic movement in Al Sakhama, Umm Ebairiya, and Umm Al Amad as well as facilitated access to Umm Slal Ali. The step was...
The State of Qatar yesterday participated in the opening ceremony of the judicial year of the Turkish courts, which was held at the presidential palace complex in Ankara in the presence of Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. HE the Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) and President of the Court of Cassation Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr al-Mohannadi represented the...
Katara Hall and the Wisdom Square will today witness the opening of the third edition of the Katara International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition — S’hail 2019, with the participation of more than 140 local and international companies from 20 countries. The participating entities are considered among the most important and largest companies specialising in hunting equipment, weapons and falcons, Katara...
Doha Bank has partnered with Global IME Bank (GIBL) to offer on-the-go remittance solutions to Nepalese expatriates residing in Qatar “to demonstrate its commitment to adopting new technologies aimed at providing customers with convenient and cost-effective services”. The new online service will enable Doha Bank customers to transfer money instantly to their GIBL bank accounts. Customers will also able to remit...
Qatar’s pavilion at the ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing (Expo 2019) yesterday hosted a symbolic celebration of Qatar National Day. The event was held through co-operation with the authorities concerned at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and the Qatari embassy in China, with the participation of government entities. The celebration was attended by a number of dignitaries from...
HEC Paris, ranked number 3 worldwide in Executive Education by the Financial Times in 2019, will hold a public masterclass at its Doha campus in Tornado Tower to examine the best digitalisation practices from the banking profession and their wider industrial cross-sector applications. The masterclass, titled ‘Digitalisation: best practices from banking and their application to other industries’, will be held...
Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, has presented the new V-Class in Qatar. The MPV combines room for up to eight people and exemplary functionality with the high-class appeal, comfort, efficient driving pleasure and safety that distinguish automobiles bearing the three-pointed star, according to a statement yesterday. The new V-Class provides optimum flexibility when it...
The Digital Incubation Centre (DIC) has concluded the third edition of the IdeaCamp workshop on Saturday with the shortlisted top 200 innovative ideas out of several hundreds of applications received. IdeaCamp is a unique and innovative programme held under the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC)’s Digital Incubation Centre (DIC). During a course of five weeks, the camp offers candidates’...
The Hamilton International School (Hamilton), a brand-new school located in Mesaimeer, Doha, welcomed yesterday the first classes of primary students to kick off the new academic year 2019/2020. Students were received by the highest calibre of teachers in Doha, who showed them around the school, and conducted orientation and introductory sessions. The new students got a chance to enjoy Hamilton’s state-of-the-art...
Ooredoo has announced its ‘Back to School’ promotion whereby customers shopping with Nojoom partner outlet Ansar Gallery can win thousands of Nojoom points. Customers who shop for QR50 or more from supermarket and department store products at participating outlets of Nojoom partner Ansar Gallery will get a ticket to enter the raffle draw with 200 lucky winners walking away with...
Beginning this fall semester, Georgetown University in Qatar’s (GU-Q) students of international affairs can now choose from among five new minors in Economics, Government, History, Philosophy and Theology, it has been announced. Along with Arabic, the new programmes bring the total number of minors offered at GU-Q to six, and are part of the Washington, DC campus’s initiative that offers...
Police say the suspected gunman, who was shot and killed, opened fire at random, hitting more than 20 people. At least five people were killed when a gunman, who hijacked a postal service vehicle in west Texas, shot more than 20 people, authorities said on Saturday. The gunman was killed by police and three law enforcement officers were among the...
The attacker, who has not yet been publicly identified by the police, also wounded 22 people. Authorities in the United States said on Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in west Texas to begin a terrifying rampage that killed seven people and ended with officers gunning him down...