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Strong winds expected on Wednesday ARABIA

Strong winds expected on Wednesday

Strong winds and low visibility are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, the Qatar Met department has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Adopt healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease: HMC ARABIA

Adopt healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease: HMC

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has highlighted some simple steps that can help improve heart health and overall wellbeing as part of its new heart health campaign.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Education Above All offers new hope to young Syrians ARABIA

Education Above All offers new hope to young Syrians

Education Above All has committed to expanding its Al Fakhoora programme to offer access to higher education and leadership skills to thousands of young Syrians who have been forced to flee their homes or displaced.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Msheireb Downtown Doha project makes rapid progress ARABIA

Msheireb Downtown Doha project makes rapid progress

Construction work on Phase 1 to 3 of the Msheireb Downtown Doha project is now 80% complete, a senior official has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Financial Centre to relocate to Msheireb ARABIA

Qatar Financial Centre to relocate to Msheireb

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) will relocate to Msheireb Downtown Doha, a move aimed at creating the country’s own identity as a major financial centre in the region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kahramaa urges customers to replace tungsten bulbs ARABIA

Kahramaa urges customers to replace tungsten bulbs

Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) on Sunday urged customers to help reduce electricity consumption by replacing tungsten lamps at home and other buildings with energy-saving LED bulbs.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Monday expected to be windy and dusty ARABIA

Monday expected to be windy and dusty

Strong winds, dusty conditions and low visibility are expected in parts of the country on Monday, the Qatar Met department has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Eid Charity distributes sacrificial meat to needy people in 35 countries ARABIA

Eid Charity distributes sacrificial meat to needy people in 35 countries

Eid Charity has concluded the distribution of sacrificial meat among some 500,000 needy people outside Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Residents urged to start early as schools set to reopen ARABIA

Residents urged to start early as schools set to reopen

With most schools reopening after summer holidays on Sunday and government offices resuming after the Eid al-Adha break, a traffic safety official has urged Qatar residents to start early and adopt defensive driving.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Energy drinks ‘popular’ among teens in Qatar ARABIA

Energy drinks ‘popular’ among teens in Qatar

Energy drinks are becoming popular among teenagers in Qatar despite precautions and advisories from the authorities concerned, it is learnt.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QR12bn being spent to improve infrastructure ARABIA

QR12bn being spent to improve infrastructure

More than QR12bn has been earmarked since March 2014 for improving infrastructure facilities across Qatar through as many as 29 projects, according to the annual report of the Public Works Authority, Ashghal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fishing vessel carrying five Indians seized ARABIA

Fishing vessel carrying five Indians seized

A vessel carrying five Indian fishermen from Bahrain has been seized by the Qatari Coastguard for straying into the country's territorial waters, sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016