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QM opens Artist Residency centre Qatar Museums Chairperson HE Sheikha al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani at the inauguration of the new Fire Station building and Artists in Residence programme in Doha on Saturday.     Read the full text news in resource site… Source News: Qatar Tribune

International powerboat racing championships kick off on Qatar Corniche For those looking to close out the weekend with a splash, Qatar’s Corniche will be the site of much cheer and activity this afternoon, as Formula 1 Powerboat racing teams gear up for the opening round of the 2015 UIM F1 H20 World Championship, the highest class of inshore powerboat racing. The...

Qatar aims to double number of organ donors to 100,000 by year end In a new push, the Qatar Organ Donation Center (Hiba) at Hamad Medical Corp. (HMC) has launched a campaign to double its donor registry to 100,000 people by the end of this year. There are currently 43,000 people on Qatar’s organ donor registry, which has been growing since...

QU, US varsity sign pact Doha - QATAR University (QU) and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), the USA, recently signed an agreement to extend the clinical training agreement signed in 2011 to strengthen links through joint academic, social and cultural activities, and promote inter-cultural relations between faculty and students. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by QU President Prof Sheikha...

Libya Dawn militia in rare clash with ISIS Rare clashes between militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte. Rare clashes between militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday...

Obama jokes on selfies, Hillary’s email scandal "Now I'm yesterday's news and Hillary's got a server in her house!" President Barack Obama took aim at his Republican opponents and his gaffe-prone vice president on Saturday in a satirical speech that included a roast of his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her recent problems with email. Obama joined Wisconsin Governor...

UAE's Majid Al Futtaim to invest $590 mln more in Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R), UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (2nd R) look at a scale model of the new Egyptian capital Cairo in this March 14, 2015 handout photo. (Reuters) Majid Al Futtaim, a big shopping mall and leisure industry operator based in the United Arab...

Twin blasts at churches in Pakistan kill 10, wound 55 Policemen inspect damaged motorcyles at the site of an explosion outside police headquarters, in Lahore February 17, 2015. (Reuters) Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 10 people and wounded more than 55 during Sunday services, rescue workers said, and witnesses said quick action by a security...

Rescue and relief effort begins in cyclone-hit Vanuatu Authorities and relief workers in Vanuatu are assessing the damage caused by one of the region's worst weather disasters. The true extent of the destruction from Cyclone Pam is not yet known. International disaster relief agencies sending teams to Vanuatu, a tiny Pacific island nation of 267,000 people, following the category five storm...

Brazil bus plunges into ravine, killing dozens Rescue workers in Brazil are trying to reach any survivors after a bus plunged 400 meters off a ridge in the country's south. The driver is believed to have lost control in a sharp bend. Authorities now say at least 49 people died when a bus fell into a ravine in a mountainous area...

Qatar's water storage capacity will be raised to 2,400mn gallons by 2026 with the construction of 24 mega reservoirs in five different parts of the country, the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced. The ambitious project that will cost a whopping QR17bn has been set in motion with the awarding of the contracts. The new reservoirs are coming...

The Iraqi army is gathering its forces for a final advance into the city of Tikrit to free it from the hands of jihadi militants. But the troops are meeting with some fierce resistance. Iraqi forces and mainly Shiite militia continued to surround the central city of Tikrit on Saturday as they plan their final drive to retake the town...

QM launches ‘Artist in Residence’ and ‘555’ exhibition Qatar Museums (QM), under the guidance of its chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, officially launched the new Fire Station building and Artists in Residence programme as well as the inaugural “555” exhibition. The residency programme will also offer the 20 artists weekly mentoring programmes and access to QM...

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