Islamabad 27 Feb. 2017 (APP) A meeting of senior officials from member states of the Economic Corporation Organization (ECO) in Islamabad on Monday finalized an agenda for a forthcoming ECO summit to be held on Wednesday. The two-day meeting which began on Sunday with Pakistan’s foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry in the chair comes ahead of...

Arab Network Of National Institutions for Human Rights and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights has signed recently a memorandum of understanding to work together based on a shared vision between the two sides on the need to consolidate efforts and expertise in the field of human rights in the Arab...

Doha 26 Feb 2017 Report by Ashraf Siddiqui A total strength of 17,000 nurses are employed in Qatar, out of which merely 2 % are Qatari nurses including both male and female. To attract nationals, first national college of nurses is under study and hopefully before end of the year, a decision will take place...

Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Doha, Qatar / www.sc.qa 23 Feb. 2017 Gianni Infantino, FIFA President visited Qatar recently since his last visit a year before. During his visit, Infantino attended a two days long Executive Football Summit. Objective of the summit was to bring together member association presidents and general secretaries to discuss...

Doha 23 Feb 2017 Prof. Dr Abdus Samad from India, a renowned educationist and author will receive the honour alongwith a Pakistani winner, whose name will be announced after the Pakistan Jury, headed by Dr Khurshid Rizvi, holds its meeting in the first week of March in Lahore'', said Mohammad Atiq, Chairman of the Majlis....

Doha 22 Feb.2017 (QNA) The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) held its Annual General Meeting. President of the QICDRC, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers and Chairman of the QFC Regulatory Tribunal Sir David Keene chaired the meeting for both sides. Other officials attending the meeting were QICDRC judiciary to the AGM, including...

Doha 22 Feb. 2017 (QNA) Qatar's added value on spending doubled from year 2011 to year 2015 as per a report released today by Qatar Ministry of Economy and Commerce. The added value from the tourism sector in Qatar grew from QR 21.2 billion in 2011 to 41.3 billion in 2015. The figures were provided...

Doha 22 Feb. 2017 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani today decorated with medal of AlWajbah to Ahmet Demirok, out-going ambassador of Turkey and Zaki Mohammed Alsamadi, out-going ambassador of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in recognition of their efforts in enhancing ties between the State of Qatar and their countries....

Doha 22 Feb. 2017 A blockbuster exhibition dedicated to two of the most important artists of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), has opened today at the Fire Station’s Garage Gallery. The exhibition, which is the first to show these artists together in the Middle East, will run from 22 February...

Doha 22 Feb. 2017 2016 Annual Qatar Traffic Report revealed today that Traffic congestion during 2015 in Qatar has an economic impact of QAR 5.6 to 6.6 billion. Using its advanced traveler info system (MasarakTM) and utilizing its unique and rich bank of traffic data in Qatar, the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) launched its...