Doha, October 15 (QNA) - Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) said Saturday it has completed its preparations for hosting the Second International Arbitration Conference in Doha. The conference will take place on October 18 and 19. A statement released today from QCCI to the press said that 650 participants will take part in...

Doha, October 15 (QNA) Qatar Airways was chosen as the Middle East Airline of the Year at the 10th annual Aviation Business Awards held in Dubai . Qatar Airways was chosen on the back of the airline’s global network, modern aircraft, and luxurious Business Class service for providing them with an exceptional travel experience. Akbar...

Beijing, October 15 (QNA) - Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar's Candidate to the Post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has lauded deep relationship between the Arab and Chinese cultures. He was addressing at the Peking University (PKU) under the title...

Doha, October 15 (QNA) Ministry of Public Heath (MOPH) has affirmed that the vaccine used against measles, mumps and rubella (German measles), also known as (MMR) is safe, effective and gives long-term protection, as it has been approved and used worldwide for more than 40 years. The MOPH's statement urged citizens and residents to not...

15 October 2016 Denmark’s Amalie Dideriksen outpowered all the favourites to capture the 2016 UCI World Championships Elite Women’s Road Race Gold in a fast and furious bunch sprint finale. Dideriksen narrowly beat the Netherlands’ top contender, Kirsten Wild, by half a wheel’s breadth at the end of a drawn-out bunch sprint. Finland’s Lotta Lepisto...

The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of a resolution that acknowledges Al-Aqsa Masjid/Al-Haram Al Sharif to be an exclusively Islamic holy site. The General Secretariat stressed that this resolution was an expression of the condemnation and rejection by the...

Doha 15 October 2016 Doha Bank announces its insurance arm 'Doha Bank Assurance Company' to become first Insurance company in Qatar re-certified with ISO 9001:2015, a global symbol for compliance with the established standards for business excellence. This certification is in compliance with the successful completion of re-certification audit of all the departments of Doha...

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (APP): Reaffirming its commitment to women’s cause, Pakistan has drawn international community’s attention to the sufferings of the Kashmiri women in Indian Occupied Kashmir during a debate on women’s issues in a committee of the U.N. General Assembly. “In Indian occupied Kashmir, thousands of women have falling victims to brutal oppression...

For the first time in the 89-year history of the UCI Road World Championships, the event heads to the Middle East as Doha, Qatar chosen the host. Due to the heat of Qatar, the Worlds move from the traditional September date to mid-October. The 2016 Worlds courses, on paper, look suited to the sprinters -...

Balsamo, who finished sixth in Richmond last year, capitalised on a strong lead-out from her Italian teammates to beat the USA's Skylar Schneider on the long drag to the finish line. Susanne Andersen made it another medal for Norway as she sprinted to third place. The junior women had an early start to the day...