HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington yesterday. The Emir, who is on a visit to the US, hosted a working breakfast for Clinton.
Talks during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations as well as the latest regional and international developments. The working breakfast was attended by members of the official delegation accompanying the Emir
PM meets Speaker of Arab Parliament
Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with Speaker of Arab Parliament Ali Salem Al Deqbasi in Doha yesterday.
They discussed aspects of cooperation between Qatar and the Arab Parliament. The meeting was also attended by the Speaker of the Advisory Council, H E Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi.
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Protest against niqab ban in France
A demonstrator wearing a niqab during a protest outside the French embassy in London yesterday.
France’s ban on full face veils went into force yesterday, exposing anyone who wears a niqab or burqa in public to fines of 150 euros and lessons in French citizenship. Police in France, home to Europe’s biggest Muslim population, arrested two protesters wearing niqab earlier yesterday. The women, part of a demonstration that erupted in front of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, were detained ...
Large Turnout of Qatari Youths at MoI Pavilion in Career Fair
Doha: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) pavilion at Qatar Career Fair 2011 witnessed a large turnout of the Qatari job aspirants on Monday. A good number of youth male and female Qataris applied for job vacancies in the Ministry. During the morning shift 160 job seekers registered for police jobs while 150 registered for civil posts. Some of the youth aspirants wanted to go abroad for military studies.
The Ministry pavilion has made available all the information regarding employment in the m...
MoI Advertises Many New Jobs in Career Fair
Doha: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) participates in the Qatar Career Fair 2011 with theme of "Together to Achieve Excellence". On the first day of the Career Fair held Doha Exhibitions Centre, the MoI pavilion received a big number of Qatari men and women who would like to join the ministry in civil or military jobs. The Ministry pavilion had all required facilities and information required for the job aspirants and a well trained team was available for interacting with them. ...
QA to buy 30 Boeing 787 in 2012
Doha: Boeing’s long waited new generation aircraft model is scheduled to be delivered by end of this year, which will add more comfort for the economy class passenger experience.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s architectural and technological features and the interior promises to connect passengers as never before to the flying experience. The national carrier Qatar Airways too will be one among the customers to buy 30 of these aircraft in 2012.
“Passengers on a 787 will enjoy a more relaxed...
More than 5,000 visits at Qafco flower show
Doha: The show, inaugurated by al-Sowaidi, featured arrangements of flowers and garden vegetables and carving of fruits, vegetables, ice, bread and butter. Individuals, schools, clubs, hotels and associations took part in competitions in different categories.
The event had more than 100 categories and close to 5,000 entries. Al-Marwani said the show’s popularity has been increasing each year. Organising committee vice chairman Yousef al-Haimi said the event would feature many colourful a...
MoI Holds Seminar on CMC Election Campaign
Doha: The committee that supervises working committees of the 4th Central Municipal Council (CMC) election organized a seminar on rules of election campaign recently. The members of the supervising committee and the candidates participated in the seminar held at Capital Security Department Auditorium.
Welcoming the participants Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman Majid al-Sulaiti, member of the Supervising Committee said the campaign period will start upon receiving the permit for election camp...
QA to starts daily flights to Budapest soon
Doha: QATAR Airways has decided to fly daily between Doha and Budapest from September 14.
The route is currently served with four flights per week.
Qatar Airways began flights to Hungary’s capital city of Budapest in January, and the response from the travelling public has prompted the decision to upgrade the flight schedules.
The airline will also commence four weekly flights to Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia via Bucharest from September 14....
Al Sadd won against Saudi
Doha: Jung-Soo Lee of Al Sadd celebrating with his team-mate Leandro Da Silva after scoring a goal against Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasser during their AFC Champions League match in Doha yesterday. Al Sadd won 1-0 ...
GDCD to Implement Centralized System to Monitor Fire Accidents
Doha: The General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) announced implementation of Centralized Alarm Monitoring System (CAMS) by equipping establishments, companies, government institutions and building premises with fire warning system connecting it with Central Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). It was announced in a press conference held at Aziziya Civil Defence Centre on Sunday, 3/4/2011 morning. The system will be implemented by Consolidated Gulf Co. (CGC) as pet its agre...
ICC WorldCup 2011: India kept its date with history
India kept its date with history by winning ICC World Cup 2011 today at Mumbai Wankhede Stadium that was a sea of emotions.
Displaying belief and character, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men overcame Sri Lanka by six wickets in a gripping final of ICC World Cup here on Saturday. Gautam Gambhir (97) and skipper Dhoni (91 not out) orchestrated a remarkable Indian comeback after Lasith Malinga had fired out the openers.
Chasing a demanding 274, India achieved the highest successful pursuit in a Wo...
