I wanted to capture team spirit: award-winning photographer

Local photographer and filmmaker Geraldine Menezes took part in a Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) project and recently had five of her...

FM attends fifth round of Ministerial Meeting of Qatar-Turkey Supreme Strategic...

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu attending the...

BigBMeetUp 5th edition to focus on ‘Artists of Qatar’

The 5th edition of BigBMeetUp will celebrate the ‘Artists in Qatar’ at Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum on January 11. The event...

Al Sadd unveil xavi

Al Sadd unveil xavi DOHA - Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez, who was officially unveiled by Al Sadd on Thursday, said he was"proud"to now play for...

Uganda end 41-year wait for Africa Cup victory

AFP/Cairo Uganda ended a 41-year wait for an Africa Cup of Nations victory when they upset the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 Saturday in a...

Tanzania to shut part of wildlife preserve to big game hunters

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the sprawling Selous Game Reserve, a Unesco World Heritage site, to be split in two to restrict...

Yemen: Cholera cases so far this year outstrip 2018 figures

Save the Children says 439,812 suspected cases recorded this year and at least 193 children have died. In the first six months of 2019, Yemen has seen...

Israel heads for third general election within a year PM Benjamin...

Israelis will head back to the polls for the third general election in less than a year after the two largest parties failed to...

Thousands of expats attend MoI Eid programme for communities

Awareness sessions and a cultural and arts fete Sunday marked the 'Mega Eid Al Adha Cultural Celebration for Expat Communities' programme by the Ministry...

US man sentenced after throwing child from mall balcony

A US man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to throwing a five-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony. Emmanuel Aranda,...

Ministry invites participants to CodeCamp 2.0

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has invited start-ups, computer programmers, software developers, business analysts and graphic designers from across Qatar and around...

Sudan says 87 killed when security forces broke up protest site

Death toll given by senior investigator appointed by public prosecutor is higher than previous official figures. An investigation has found "rogue" military personnel were responsible...

US judge sentences Russian agent Maria Butina 18 months in prison

Butina, who asked for leniency at Friday's hearing, will be deported to Russia after completing her sentence. Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina was sentenced to 18...

MoFA secretary-general meets Swedish minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Secretary-General HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi met Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde in Stockholm yesterday. During...