Doha, October 05 (QNA) - Caribbean’s announced today their support for Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Qatar's Candidate to the Post of Director General, UNESCO. Dr. AlKuwari is Former Minister for Culture & Heritage, State of Qatar and presently serving as Adviser on Culture to Emir of Qatar. Announcement of support to Qatar’s candidate...

Doha, October 04 (QNA) - HE President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al-Thani met Tuesday with the Qatari Olympic medalist who won their country the first silver Olympic and Paralympic medals ever. The meeting took place at the headquarters of QOC to celebrate the historic feat. HE Sheikh Joaan congratulated Mutaz...

Doha, October 04 (QNA) – Over 41 million various services were provided during first half of the year 2016 as per a report issued by Qatar's Ministry of Interior. An increase of 27.3% is reported in first half of the year. The report shed light on the ministry's achievements in the services it offers. The...

Istanbul, October 04 (QNA) - Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communication met on Tuesday with Ahmet Arslan, Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications. Al Sulaiti is participating in the Ministerial Conference of the 26th Universal Postal Union Congress in Istanbul. During the meeting, ministers discussed a host of topics...

Istanbul, October 04 (QNA) - Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications participated on Tuesday in the 26th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress, along with ministers from 50 member countries taking part. The meeting, which took place in Istanbul, discussed the state of the global postal sector and focused in particular on discussing...

Doha, October 03 (QNA) - Andrei Seitz, Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and Africa Affairs, Ukraine lauded significant role of State of Qatar in political and economic fields on regional and international levels. As reported in Arabic daily AlSharq and AlRaya newspapers, in an exclusive interview with the visiting reporters from Qatar, Seitz praised...

Doha, October 04 (QNA) – Central Bank Qatar announced hosting of 3rd Annual Information Security Conference on November 1. Abdul Hadi Ahen, Acting Director of Banking Systems, Payment & Settlement Department at QCB told that this year's edition will shed light on the role played by cooperation and pre-emptive moves in electronic protection. He told...

Kyoto, Japan, October 03 (QNA) - Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Higher Education of Qatar met on Monday with Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Farhadi in Kyoto, Japan. Both were in Kyoto for attending Science and Technology in Society Forum. Qatar News Agency reports that both...

Tokyo, October 03 (QNA) - Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani welcomed Japan's decision of multiple entry visas (valid for three years) to holders of Qatari passports effective today. He regarded Japan’s decision as a big step towards promoting relations between people of both the countries. Both sides also welcomed the mutual decision of exemption...

Doha, Qatar, 02 October 2016 Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) announced the appointment of Dr. Kholode Al-Obaidli as its Chief Learning Officer (CLO). Commenting on the appointment, Peter Morris, Chief Executive Officer said “We are very pleased to appoint Dr. Al-Obaidli as our Chief Learning Officer. Her appointment comes at the right time for...