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  29 May 2018 - 10:06 Image from Visit Qatar twitter page about Garangao celebrations. QNA Doha: The Qatar Summer Festival will kick off on the first day of Eid Al Fitr, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) announced. In a speech during QTA's fifth Annual Tourism Industry Ramadan Ghabga, QTA Acting Chairman Hassan Al Ibrahim said although a year has passed since the beginning of...

  27 May 2018 - 10:57 The Peninsula Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, met with Beibut Atamkulov, Minister of Defence and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in Astana. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and means of boosting them and developing them...

  29 May 2018 - 10:18 File photo used for representation. By Sidi Mohamed / The Peninsula DOHA: The General Directorate of Traffic has undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce the run-over accidents in  areas considered among the highest in terms of deaths. The initiatives include installing lights in dark places and speed humps and distributing reflective bracelets to pedestrians especially in Industrial Area. “The...

FEBRUARY 2, 2018 byDOHANEWS NEWSPHOTOS   EMAIL PRINT 400 SHARES FacebookTwitter Qatar had been working hard both externally and internally to neutralise and even by-pass the effects of political and economic embargo imposed on the country by Saudi led bloc. Qatar is finally to yield required support from US. A high level strategic dialogue in Washington took place between US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defence...

FEBRUARY 3, 2018 byDOHANEWS BUSINESSNEWS   EMAIL PRINT 25 SHARES FacebookTwitter The GCC blockade affected the country to large extent especially the essential imports. Qatar though took up it as a challenge to be self-sufficient. It started many projects to promote “produce in Qatar” which have started yielding impressive results. In food self-sufficiency, Qatar has made major developments in poultry and dairy products. As per recent statement issued by...

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 byDOHANEWS CULTURELIFENEWS   EMAIL PRINT 255 SHARES FacebookTwitter The much awaited “Biryani Festival” is all set to kick start on the 7th February in Doha. The festival will see the participation of 45 exhibitors at Hotel Park Sheraton. The four day festival is organised by ‘Four and One’ from 5pm to 9pm daily. It will prove to be a paradise for foodies as there will be...

FEBRUARY 8, 2018 byDOHANEWS LIFENEWS   EMAIL PRINT 35 SHARES FacebookTwitter Cancer, one of the most serious diseases, has received a tremendous development in context to both, prevention and cure. However, the fact that cancer is a taboo in the society still continues. People keep the ailment secretive as they are scared of how other people would react on it. There is a need to spread awareness about...

FEBRUARY 8, 2018 byDOHANEWS BUSINESSLIFENEWS   EMAIL PRINT 78 SHARES FacebookTwitter ‘LG ThinQ’, the new range of enabled Artificial Intelligence (AI) products will be soon launched by South Korean electronics giant LG this year. Jae H Ahn, team leader and director, Brand Promotion Team, Global Marketing, LG declared at an event “LG Innofest 2018” in Cape Town, South Africa that the company will be soon launching a wide range of...

FEBRUARY 9, 2018 byDOHANEWS NEWSPOLITICS   EMAIL PRINT 34 SHARES FacebookTwitter Celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID) on 6th February, Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) signed a MoU with Vodafone to ensure cyber security. As per Dean and CEO of Northwestern University Qatar (NU-Q), Dr. Everette E Dennis, the case of QNA hacking was a planned disinformation formulation and circulation, to instigate regional and international insecurity, creating an anti-Qatar sentiment,...

FEBRUARY 13, 2018 byDOHANEWS LIFENEWSSPORTS   EMAIL PRINT 171 SHARES FacebookTwitter Qatar has always given special preference to sports activities. It is both derived by ambition to compete internationally and the importance of sports to bring together communities. Sports has proven to be a successful platform for communities to come together. The National Sports Day celebrations began today with Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participating...

FEBRUARY 17, 2018 byDOHANEWS LIFENEWS   EMAIL PRINT 81 SHARES FacebookTwitter Amongst the preventable diseases diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis are most likely to affect children. Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has organised a vaccination campaign to begin from 18th February and extend till 15th March to prevent them. The campaign is aimed at providing booster vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis for the children in grade 10 at government and private...

FEBRUARY 21, 2018 byDOHANEWS NEWSSPORTS   EMAIL PRINT 80 SHARES FacebookTwitter Seminar for FIFA Referee Technical & Fitness Instructors that kick started on Monday, will oversee the participation of hundred technical instructors in Doha. The seminar, which is a five day event will conclude this Friday. The objective of the five day event is to provide a platform for technical instructors around the globe to take part in theoretical...

Cityscape Qatar 2018: An ever-improving roadmap for sustainable growth Qatar’s real estate sector contributes a significant share in the country’s entire GDP, with infrastructure projects accounting for the highest spending. The market continues to expand, thanks to a high immigrant population, economic diversification and infrastructure development. A new draft law recently approved by the cabinet on regulating the ownership of real estate by...

APRIL 6, 2018 byDOHANEWS NEWS   EMAIL PRINT 1.9k SHARES FacebookTwitter Qatar has formally been invited to attend this year’s Arab League summit, set to be held in Riyadh on April 15. Saudi Arabia had earlier postponed the summit to April, saying the original date in late March clashed with Egypt’s presidential election. According to Lulwa al-Khater, a spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry, Qatar will take part but has...