Nine finalists named for Study UK Alumni Awards

The British Council has announced the nine finalists for the Study UK Alumni Awards 2019-20 in Qatar. For the second time in Qatar, the awards...

QU hosts foreign researchers

Director of Qatar University’s (QU) Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM) Dr Nasser Abdullah Alnuaimi has hosted three leading international researchers. The guests are from the...

PM sends message to Mali counterpart

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani has sent a written message to Mali’s Prime Minister...

Meet-and-greet event for customers

Mutlu, Turkey’s “bestselling battery brand”, together with its authorised distributor in Qatar, Arabian Supply Centre (ASC), held a customers’ meet-and-greet event in Doha. The event...

Deadly suicide attack targets Kabul police station

Officials and witnesses said explosion occurred about 9am local time in western part of Afghanistan's capital. At least 14 people have been killed and more...

Rahul, Yechury plead not guilty in defamation case, get bail

A court here yesterday granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on a personal bond of Rs15,000 in connection with a defamation case filed...

Italy grapples with government crisis

The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, said yesterday that the governing coalition had broken down and that the...

Call for maintaining integrity in sports

Speakers at the opening event of the two-day Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Inter-Regional Summit, have called for maintaining integrity in sports and pledged...

‘Generation Amazing’ opens community football pitches in Mumbai and Nagpur

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC)’s ‘Generation Amazing’ programme has inaugurated two new football pitches in India this month, “marking further milestones...

SC volunteers gain crucial skills on the road to 2022

A total of 1,456 volunteers from Qatar, the region and the world worked tirelessly to support the Local Organising Committee (LOC) deliver the 24th...

Metro Bank’s founding chairman Vernon Hill steps down as non-exec director

Metro Bank announced the official departure of its founding chairman Vernon Hill this week. After quitting as chairman in October, Hill is now also stepping...

388 mosques, prayer grounds for Eid

The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has prepared 388 mosques and prayer grounds in various areas of the country for the blessed Eid...

Entertainment City due to reopen on August 9

The Entertainment City at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre will reopen on August 9 to provide Eid al-Adha holiday-goers with another one-of-its-kind entertainment...

Sixth traffic investigation office for insurance companies opened

In order to improve its performance and services, the General Directorate of Traffic, represented by the Traffic Patrols and Investigation Department, has opened a...