Sidra Medical and Research Centre (Sidra) and Qatar Metabolic Institute (QMI) will hold an international scientific conference on November 25 and 26 to help local healthcare professionals improve the quality of care for women with diabetes and obesity in pregnancy.

GCC Ministers of Defence held their 15th session here yesterday, chaired by Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defence.

HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met the Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary Gustav Bienerth in Doha yesterday.

HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani opened yesterday the 21st General Assembly Meeting of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) at Doha Sheraton Hotel with the participation of 206 countries.

HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani held separate meetings with Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris and Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti in Doha yesterday.

Ooredoo has said it plans to launch the 10Gbps Ooredoo Supernet service, which will offer the “fastest Internet speed ever made available for homes in Qatar”, within months.

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani participated in the opening session of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which was held yesterday in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Vodafone, communications sponsor of the Qatar Sustainability Week, has shared its experience in sustainability reporting, making the case that transparency is the key to building trust.

Fifty One East has been crowned ‘Enterprise Agility Achiever in the Retail Sector for 2016’ at the third annual Qatar Enterprise Agility Awards: Entrepreneur of the Year.

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), leader of the national breast and bowel screening programme ‘Screen for Life’, has joined the global ‘Movember’ awareness campaign, supporting cancer screening efforts in Qatar.

An animated series entitled Rashid: Living with Type 1 Diabetes, has been awarded a Telly Award for Film/Video at the 37th Annual Telly Awards, honouring “the finest film and video productions.”

Jaidah Automotive, the exclusive dealer of Chevrolet in Qatar and official organiser of the ‘SeeMyDoha’ photography competition, has announced the return of the event and said it expects to receive even more pictures after a record 139,051 entries last year.