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.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said yesterday action on climate change has become “unstoppable” and predicted that US President-elect Donald Trump would drop plans to quit a global accord aimed at weaning the world off fossil fuels.
German police on Tuesday carried out sweeping raids across 10 states in a probe against an Islamist group suspected of propagating hate and inciting 140 youths to fight alongside jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
Theresa May will not need a “third person” in her relationship with Donald Trump, her official spokeswoman has said, in comments that will be seen as a slapdown of Nigel Farage.
Police arrested 223 members of a Maoist splinter group across Nepal Sunday for vandalising vehicles and forcing shops to close while trying to enforce a nationwide strike.
Ex-Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick on his senior Germany debut in Friday’s 8-0 World Cup victory at San Marino as coach Joachim Loew set a new record.
Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul yesterday, expanding the army’s foothold in the Islamic State bastion a day after its leader told his followers there could be no retreat.
The Vietnamese Culture and Cuisine Festival will not only showcase an authentic cuisine but also feature an exhibition of culture through handicrafts, paintings and designs, says Ambassador Nguyen Hoang.
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Al Bahr Palace.
The president of the Hong Kong legislature has delayed the swearing-in of two pro-independence lawmakers and temporarily banned them from attending meetings, an unprecedented move that follows weeks of pressure from factions loyal to Beijing.
Two women and two men were killed at a theme park on Australia’s popular Gold Coast yesterday, police said, with witnesses describing how “everyone was screaming” after a raft apparently flipped on a water ride.
Ooredoo has launched a new portfolio of OSN packages for its Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV customers.
