Doha 02 November 2016 Qatar welcomed 2.18 million visitors* in the first nine months of 2016, including 1,087,846 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals, according to Qatar Tourism Authority’s Tourism Performance Summary for the third quarter of 2016. 746,598 visitors from Saudi Arabia arrived in Qatar between January and September this year 2016; an 8% increase...

Doha 02 November 2016 Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, Director General of Public Security inaugurated the new Al Khor Service Center. New complex includes service center of the Ministry of Interior and other governmental services. Present on the occasion were Muhammad Abdullah Saeed Al-Subaei, Director Consular Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Doha, November 02 (QNA) Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited today the worldwide exhibition of internal State security Milipol Qatar being held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. Emir of State of Qatar viewed the latest security technologies that major global companies had on display at the exhibition. Emir also listened...

Doha, November 02 (QNA) Halul Offshore Services Company, the marine offshore services arm of Milaha (Qatar Navigation) has won the Offshore Marine Award for Owners and Operators at The Seatrade Maritime Awards for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa, the company said in a press release. The award comes in recognition of the company's...

Doha, 02 November 2016: Vodafone today unveiled their new data packs which for the first time in Qatar will be charged by hour not by Mbs. These packs give unlimited data for as low as QR 3 for 1 hour and QR 5 for 2 hours allowing customers to enjoy a worry free data experience....

Doha, November 01 (QNA) Newly released figures have underlined the positive impact of Qatar’s Wage Protection System (WPS), as the scheme reaches its one-year implementation anniversary. Since the WPS was enacted on November 02, 2015 all private-sector employers in Qatar have been compelled to open bank accounts for their workforce and to transfer wages electronically....

QNA Doha, November 01 (QNA) Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani attended 20th anniversary of Al Jazeera Media Network. It was held at its headquarters. Present on the occasion were Sheikha Moza bin Nasser, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior...

APP Islamabad November 1, 2016 Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms of Pakistan announced on Tuesday that 10,000 Pakistani scholars will be sent to the United States for study in the next 10 years under the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor. He said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project an economic game changer, while the...

ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP) ' There were no winners or losers today rather Pakistan won as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan withdrew his call to lockdown Islamabad, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control announced today. He said today Pakistan had won. It was a victory for the future of children...

Doha 1st November 2016 Qatar Central Bank hosted the third annual Conference for Information Security in Financial Institutions at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel. The conference shedded light on information security, the challenges it faces and infrastructure improvements. The third conference agenda is a continuation of earlier conferences for Information Security with regards...