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  29 Apr 2018 - 8:52 Museum of Islamic Art The Peninsula DOHA: By lighting up various landmarks in Doha, Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, celebrated yesterday major milestone in empowering 10 million marginalized out of school children through quality education. Reflecting Education Above All (EAA) Foundation’s global movement and successful milestone in Qatar to raise awareness about EAA’s achievements and work worldwide, EAA...

  29 Apr 2018 - 9:00 File picture used for representation. The Peninsula DOHA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Building and Wood Worker’s International (BWI) hailed the State of Qatar’s commitment to ensuring the rights of workers and the achievements it has made at the institutional and legislative levels to guarantee these rights. At the opening session of the second conference on...

India's fiercest footballing rivalry appears to be under threat from the country's bold new Super League experiment. by Adnan Bhat 26 Apr 2018 MORE ON INDIA Amazon cares about women's rights in the West, but not in Indiatoday India's Modi visits China's Xi to talk 'cooperation'today The Kolkata derby: Asia's fiercest footballing rivalry2 days ago High-profile guru Asaram Bapu sentenced to life...

Qatar-based network calls on Egypt to release its journalist, who has spent almost 500 days in jail without charge. 22 Apr 2018 Hussein was detained by Egyptian authorities while on holiday MORE ON PRESS FREEDOM Turkey: 14 Cumhuriyet staff sentenced on 'terror' charges2 days ago Tanzania law for online content 'threatens free speech'last week Geo goes dark: Media and the military in...

What should we make of Ai Weiwei's 'Laundromat' installation? by Hamid Dabashi 26 Apr 2018 There is something off about Ai Weiwei - his art does not quite resonate, and it certainly does not travel outside Europe and US art venues in any meaningful way, writes Dabashi MORE ON SYRIAN REFUGEES Estimated 60 percent of Yarmouk destroyed amid violence: Grouptoday 'It's going to...

Qatar's flag carrier lost access to 18 cities in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain due to blockade imposed last year. 26 Apr 2018 Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker at the Eurasia Airshow in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya Correction: 26/04/2018: A previous version of this story referred to Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani as Qatar's finance minister. That was incorrect....

Today is the 325th day of the blockade. 26 Apr 2018 MORE ON QATAR Qatar Airways suffers 'substantial loss'yesterday Kuwait: Not resolving GCC crisis is destructive to region3 days ago Qatari forces participate in Gulf shield drill in Saudi Arabialast week GCC arms race: Who sells to whomlast week Ten months ago, an air, sea and land blockade was imposed on Qatar by four Arab countries. Here...

Palestinians demonstrate for the fifth Friday in a row as UN rights chief condemns Israel's use of 'excessive force'. 11 hours ago MORE ON GAZA Gaza protests: All the latest updatestoday Second journalist covering Gaza rally killed by Israeli forces2 days ago Malaysia releases photo of suspect in Palestinian's killing2 days ago Palestinians: Stories of resistance3 days ago Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have protested...

  28 Apr 2018 - 10:44 By Radwa Elattar / The Peninsula DOHA: A group of female students of “To Make It Visible’ campaign from Qatar University (QU), recently organised  a symposium titled “Interactive Teaching” as a new method in the educational process. The new teaching method includes multimedia such as documentary films, educational materials, educational electronic games permanently in the educational process in...

  28 Apr 2018 - 10:25 The winners with their prizes. The Peninsula DOHA: The US Embassy, in partnership with UDC— The Pearl, Flat White Coffee, and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Qatar celebrated local talent at the 2nd Young Writers Open Mic Night on April 2 at the Amphitheater at The Pearl-Qatar. During the event, participants enjoyed an evening of poetry,...

  27 Apr 2018 - 6:31 Meeting in its new state-of-the-art Newsroom, NU-Q students explained to the newest class what life was like for a student at NU-Q. The Peninsula Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q)’s dean, faculty, staff, students, and alumni joined the Class of 2022 in celebrating their acceptance as undergraduates to Northwestern. The event – Preview NU-Q – saw a high...

  27 Apr 2018 - 6:29 Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H E Dr Ahmad Hassan Al Hamadi (centre), and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Yoka Brandt (left), at the opening of the new premises of the Embassy of the Netherlands yesterday in West Bay. Pic: Abdul Basit/ The Peninsula By Irfan Bukhari I...

  27 Apr 2018 - 10:10 Image shared by Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar on its twitter page. QNA Paris: Sending Arab troops to Syria would complicate the situation there affirmed H E Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. In an interview with France 24 TV Channel, on the sidelines of the Paris Conference to Combat...

  26 Apr 2018 - 20:10 A poster of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is seen hanging between buildings in the capital Beirut on November 17, 2017. (AFP / Joseph Eid) By Angus McDowall I Reuters BEIRUT:  Lebanese will have a first opportunity in nine years to vote in a general election on May 6 under new rules, expected to bring some changes...