Doha, 22 Dec. 2021 The Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) announced recently that the total number of passengers used Doha Metro during the Arab Cup, hosted by the State of Qatar from November 30 to December 18, 2021, exceeded 2.5 million passengers with average of 130,000 passengers daily. Doha Metro provided a world-class transportation experience...

Doha, 30 July 2021 Qatar Airways in it's tweet today has asked the public to disregard any news or information issued by unofficial channels. The Tweet says ' Qatar Airways is aware of a fake info graphic being circulated referring to travel requirements for Qatar. Qatar Airways urges all travellers, including citizens, residents and tourists...

Seoul, 26 April 2021 (Yonhap News) South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung has won best supporting actress at this year's Academy Awards for her performance in the immigrant film "Minari," becoming the first South Korean to win an acting Oscar. At the awards ceremony held at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday (U.S. time)...

Sanya, 01 Jan.2021 (Xinhua News) Tourists ring a bell to greet the New Year at Nanshan scenic area of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 1, 2021....

Doha, 22 Dec. 2020  As part of an initiative to introduce the wider community to Qatar’s archaeological history, Qatar Museums has launched Atharna, a program through which Culture Pass members will have the opportunity to visit historical sites across the country through curated tours.  The curated tours aim to provide Culture Pass members with a gateway...

Chongqing, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) Xinxing, the world's oldest captive giant panda, died at a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Dec. 8, the zoo announced Monday. She was 38. Xinxing began to show symptoms of drowsiness and loss of appetite on Oct. 21. Her condition worsened quickly in the next few days and she...

Nassao, Bahamas, 31 Oct. 2020 Sir Sean Connery, one of the greatest silver screen actors,  renowned for his character as British Agent 007, wth dialogue 'Bond ' James Bond', died peacefully in age 90. James Bond, Character by novelist Ian Flemming immortalized by Sean Connery played by him in seven movies. James Bond, His first...

09 Oct 2020 (Daily Sabah) The tourism minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said that the government will promote “dark tourism” in Varosha (Maraş), which is now open for public access after being closed for 46 years. Speaking to Demirören News Agency (DHA), Kutlu Evren said that Varosha was one of the...

Berlin, 09 Dec. 2019 (Xinhua)   The twin panda cubs born at Zoo Berlin, the first-ever panda cubs born in the city, got names on Monday, 100 days after their births. At a press conference at the zoo with the two cubs meeting the press, the twins were named 'Meng Xiang', 'Meng Yuan', both, put...

Doha, 22 August 2019 (Gulf Times) Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Chairperson, Doha Film Institute (DFI), on Thursday tweeted that "Palestine has announced that it has selected 'It Must Be Heaven' by Elia Suleiman and co-financed by DFI, to represent it in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar race. Wishing the team...