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To celebrate the opening of its new campus, Compass International School Doha hosted an information and recruitment booth at the Mall of Qatar. The interactive booth welcomed over 50 families who had the opportunity to ask questions about the school’s facilities and academic programme, while children enjoyed a specially designed creativity area.
Compass International School Doha is gearing up to...
Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) hosted 24 high school students from around Qatar for a three-week STEM programme encouraging them to engineer solutions to the country’s grand challenges.
The Summer Engineering Academy (SEA) introduces rising seniors — referred to as National Vision Scholars — to advanced topics in engineering and science while teaching important problem-solving skills.
Students worked with faculty...
Amir Berbic, a professor of design at the University of Illinois, Chicago, has been appointed dean of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) effective from August 1. Berbic succeeds executive dean Donald N Baker who will continue in his role through December 31.
Berbic previously served as associate dean for faculty affairs of the College...
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced the closure of Al Baaya Street from today for 45 days. The closure that will be implemented in co-ordination with the General Directorate of Traffic is to complete the upgrading works of the surrounding streets. Motorists can make use of the parallel Al Kharrara Street. Ashghal will install road signs to advise...
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced that all its mall branches will be open from the evening of the second day of Eid al-Adha. QIB’s branch at Hamad International Airport (HIA) will remain open around the clock to serve all customers.
QIB’s mall branches are located at Al Gharafa (Q-Mall), City Center, Dar Al Salam Mall, The Gate Mall, Mall...
Fifty One East and Âme Paris, released the brand’s Adha collection where classic glamour meets a modern twist, it was announced yesterday.
The Adha collection can be found at Fifty One East in Lagoona Mall and at Al Maha Center on Salwa Road.
The collection, presents a uniquely styled selection of 18-carat white gold with a studded cut of finest diamonds,...
After days of uncertainty, Supreme Court rules Pedro Pierluisi is not the legitimate governor of the island.
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico has ruled that Pedro Pierluisi is not the legitimate governor of the US territory, despite being sworn in on Friday, in a decision that prolongs the self-governing island's political crisis.
The court's unanimous ruling on Wednesday means Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez is...
After days of uncertainty, US territory gets its third governor in six days after Supreme Court removes Pedro Pierluisi.
Puerto Rico's Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez was sworn in as governor on Wednesday hours after the Supreme Court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi is not the legitimate governor of the US territory, despite being sworn in on Friday.
Vazquez said that she was assuming...
Protesters in Dayton and El Paso urge US president to take action after a mass shooting that killed dozens of people.
US President Donald Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend's deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, as chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric.
Trump visited hospitals where victims were treated...
Stock indices bounced around as 10-year Treasury hit lowest yield since October 2016 and yuan slid past 7 per dollar.
United States stock indices tumbled early on Wednesday, as the latest signals from the bond market pointed to a heightened risk of a recession.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sunk over 500 points in morning trading, before clawing back some ground to...
Family members and friends in tears as 680 mostly Latino workers were taken away by immigration agents in Mississippi.
US immigration officials have raided seven meat processing plants in the southern state of Mississippi, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in at least a decade.
The raids on Wednesday happened just hours before President Donald Trump visited El Paso,...
The drugmaker says that the data issue only affected a test in animals, and that its $2.1m therapy remains safe to use.
Regulators in the United States want to know why Novartis failed to disclose a problem with testing data until after the Swiss drugmaker's $2.1m gene therapy was approved.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday that the manipulated data involved testing in animals -...
The levies are the latest in a bitter US-China dispute that has soured relations between the two superpowers.
Add $4.4 billion in imported cabinets to the long list of Chinese goods slapped with U.S. levies in the escalating trade dispute between Washington and Beijing.
The Commerce Department said Tuesday it will ask the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash...
Gold has reached $1500 an ounce as investors seek safe haven commodities amid global financial turmoil.
Gold futures rallied above $1,500 an ounce on sustained demand for the traditional haven as the U.S.-China trade war festers, global growth slows and central banks around the world ease monetary policy.
The metal advanced as much as 1.3% to $1,503.30 an ounce on the...
