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Doha Hosts Workshop on Waste Statistics in GCC Countries Doha, January 30 (QNA) - Doha will host a three-day regional workshop on "Waste Statistics in GCC Countries" starting from Sunday. Experts from energy and environment statistics at the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), representatives of key stakeholders responsible for the compilation of...

HH the Emir Attends Open Day of Bosnian Orphans Sarajevo, January 29 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani attended this afternoon the Open Day activities held for the Bosnian orphans by Qatar Charity (QC) at Hotel Bristol Sarajevo. HH the Emir watched a documentary film about the activities of Qatar Charity in the Republic of Bosnia...

HH the Emir, Bosnian President Hold Official Talks Sarajevo, January 29 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani held official talks with the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Dragan Covic, at the presidential palace in the capital, Sarajevo, this afternoon. The talks dealt with aspects of joint cooperation in various fields and ways...

Iraq edge past Qatar in play off: Iraq on Friday rallied from a goal deficit to beat hosts Qatar 2-1 in the AFC U 23 Championship play-off and qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games. Qatar took the lead through a field goal scored by Ahmed Alaa in the 27th minute. Both teams walked off the pitch with Qatar leading the game...

Australian Open 2016: Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win title Melbourne (CNN) - It may not have been an upset in the same league as the U.S. Open but what happened at the Australian Open on Saturday perhaps wasn't far off. Angelique Kerber stunned Serena Williams in a 6-4 3-6 6-4 thriller to open her grand slam account and deprive...

At least ten migrants drown off Turkey, several missing At least ten migrants, including five children, drowned on Saturday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece, the Turkish coastguard said. An unknown number of people were still missing after the latest in a long list of migrant boat sinkings in the Mediterranean. So...

Beating Iraq is Qatar's last chance for Rio: Sanchez Felix Sanchez has echoed it to the national U23 team players that beating Iraq in the third-place match of the AFC U23 Championship is their last chance to qualify for the Rio 2016 soccer event of the Summer Olympic Games. After a dramatic finish that saw Qatar equalise within twelve minutes to...

NU-Q Students Build Bridges with Employers, Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) is helping students gain a better understanding of their future employment options by participating in a major Career Fair at Education City on 1–2 February. The event is held annually at Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Center by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, and sponsored by...

Commercial Bank nets profit of QR1.45 billion for 2015 The Commercial Bank has reported a net profit of QR1.45 billion for the year ending December 31, 2015, a 24.9 percent decrease in profitability compared to 2014. On a quarterly basis, Commercial Bank generated net profit of QR117 million in the fourth quarter 2015, as compared to QR387 million in the fourth...

Airbus to deliver 100 planes to Iran, Peugeot returns with 400mn deal Iranian state television reported on Thursday that Europe's Airbus will deliver 100 passengers planes to the Islamic republic within four years. "The contract with the Airbus has been finalised ... the planes will be delivered to Iran as soon as possible within four years ... Tehran will pay for...

Sweden Minister: 80,000 refugees may face expulsion The government has told the police and Swedish Migration Agency to get ready to deport tens of thousands of asylum seekers who may see their applications rejected in the coming year. Speaking to business newspaper Dagens Industri, Home Affairs Minister Anders Ygeman says "we have a big challenge before us." The plan involves asking...

New Car Models to Watch at Qatar Motor Show 2016 As Qatar Motor Show 2016 prepares to open its doors for visitors this week, organisers ELAN and Fira Barcelona have released more details about what fans can expect at this year’s show, taking place from 28 January to 1 February. As the largest and most exciting annual automotive event in the...

Qatar Museums Displays New Art Installations at Hamad International Airport Qatar Museums (QM), under the patronage of its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Hamad International Airport (HIA) are proud to announce the unveiling of a number of new public art installations by both Qatari and international artists at the airport. QM has installed...

Qatar’s Emir replaces foreign minister in Cabinet shakeup In a major shuffle, Qatar has consolidated its Cabinet, combining some of the country’s 18 ministries, dropping some ministers altogether and assigning others to different titles, according to QNA. Foreign minister Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah was replaced with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is being promoted from his previous position as...