North India prepares for New Year’s enveloped in cold smog Visibility...

Opaque, chilly smog blanketed northern India on Monday as low temperatures collided with hazardous levels of air pollution. Across many cities in the region, including New Delhi,...

Amid Turkey deployment bid, France, Egypt urge restraint in Libya Warning...

France and Egypt, which back forces loyal to a renegade military commander in Libya, have called for "the greatest restraint" by Libyan and international authorities to avoid...

Spain seeks temporary release for jailed Catalan MEP Decision comes as...

Spain's state attorney has called for the temporary release of a Catalan separatist politician, in what was widely seen as a gesture of political goodwill as...

Spring in their steps!

Dancers perform at Souq Waqif in Doha Sunday as part of the Spring Festival 2019 which runs until January 4. Entertainers from many countries...

Malabar Gold & Diamonds holds blood donation drive

Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the largest jewellery retailers globally with a strong retail network of over 250 outlets spread across 10 countries,...

NBK Automobiles signs deal to supply HBK Contracting with Mercedes-Benz Actros...

Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, signed a deal to supply HBK Contracting Company with Mercedes-Benz Actros heads....

Prime minister greets Algerian counterpart

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to Dr Abdelaziz...

Ooredoo launches prepaid Visitor SIM card package

Ooredoo has announced a simplified prepaid SIM card package specially designed for visitors to Qatar. The new, simplified Ooredoo Visitor SIM enables visitors to stay...

Nine Qatari projects nominated for information society summit prizes

Nine Qatari projects have been nominated to the third phase of the ninth edition of the World Summit on Information Society Prizes 2020 (WSIS2020),...

QRCS opens new toxicology lab at Al-Azhar University in Gaza

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and Al-Azhar University Gaza (AUG) have celebrated the inauguration of the university’s new toxicology and pharmacology lab, under a...

HBKU’s CIS student speaks at UN event

A student at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently addressed the United Nations (UN) Alliance for Civilisations...

HBKU workshop focuses on sustainable adoption of water, energy and food...

Qatar’s efforts to promote the sustainable adoption of water, energy and food (WEF) technologies provided the backdrop for a recent experts’ workshop by the...

HMC patient contact centre wins prestigious global award

Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Nesma’ak customer service centre has achieved Centre of Excellence certification by BenchmarkPortal, a global leader in the contact centre industry. The...

Scuffles erupt as Paris protesters rally against pension reforms ‘Yellow vests’...

Protesters marching against the French government's planned pension reform have clashed with police in the capital, Paris, as police fired tear gas to disperse...