Doha 29 Nov 2016 The third World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) kicked off today presided by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF). Princess Lalla Salma, chairperson of Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Morrocco; and Princess Ghida bint Talal, chairperson of the board of trustees of the King Hussein...

Doha, November 27 (QNA) Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan on Sunday with outgoing South Africa's Ambassador to Qatar, Saad Cachalia, who called on Emir of State of Qatar to greet him on the occasion of the end of his tenure in Qatar. Emir of Qatar wished the outgoing Ambassador...

28 November 2016 Doha, Qatar 14 competitors, largest number till 2016 4th Annual competition “Qatar’s Strongest Man” will be displaying their strength on Friday 2nd of December 2016. The competition to be held in Aspire Zone is organised by Aspire Sports Academy, a unique and the only of its kind in Middle East. Abdullah Al...

Doha 28 November 2016 In advance of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), leaders of the initiative emphasised the importance of coming together as a community to help solve to the world’s most urgent global health challenges. The 2016 Summit opening ceremony on Tuesday at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will be presided...

Doha 27 November, 2016 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) awarded top honors to 29 winning projects at the seventh annual Stars of Excellence staff award ceremony. The event held at the St Regis Hotel and was attended by more than 500 members of staff. This year, the winning projects were selected from a total of 303...

New Delhi |November 27, 2016 10:34 pm Khalistan Liberation Front Chief Harminder Mintoo and five others escaped from Nabha jail in Punjab on Sunday after armed men in police uniform tricked the sentries into opening the gates and bolted out with the inmates firing a hail of bullets. Among the escapees was another terrorist Kashmira...

Doha 23 November 2016 Thousands of Policymakers, Academics, and Healthcare Professionals are expected to attend 2016 WISH Summit. World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) will host its biennial summit from 29 - 30 November at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha. WISH 2016 will bring together thousands of high-level policymakers, academics, and health...

26 Nov 2016 Second Batch of local talented Artists moved into Fire Station Studios in last September, thus completed the first ever initiative to nurturing emerging talent and builds on a longer tradition of patronage of the arts, and a passion for supporting the development of artistic talent in Qatar. Under the guidance of Sheikha...

Amman, Jordan, November 25, 2016. The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a US$1m grant agreement with the United Nations Development Program/Program of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP/PAPP). The grant will support Phase II of an initiative aimed at improving the living conditions of low-income Palestinian families in East Jerusalem by providing...

Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has confirmed plans to introduce a new addition to Qatar’s calendar of festivals and tourism events during 2017. The new festival is part of QTA’s strategy to grow and diversify Qatar’s tourism offering, particularly in the area of family and urban entertainment. The festival will be organised by QTA, in collaboration...