World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has started the global registration of delegates for its 2017 summit with the "early bird" discount offer closing by June 30.

Doha Festival City (DFC), a leading entertainment, retail and hospitality destination in Qatar managed and operated by Al-Futtaim, continued with its family-friendly Ramadan celebrations over the last weekend of the holy month as visitors were treated to free henna designs by artists on site.

The first of the two vessels operating the new India Qatar Express Service (IQX) has docked at Doha's Hamad Port.

The use of cranes in construction sites should be closely monitored and regulated by the departments concerned to ensure the safety and security of road users in the surroundings, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) recommended at a recent session.

#DariQatar, a crowd-sourced landmark film initiative by Doha Film Institute (DFI) and Qatar Tourism Authority, has been launched on YouTube to reach a wide audience in the country and beyond.

His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has exchanged cables of congratulations on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr with the leaders of the Arab and Muslim countries.

Premium gasoline and diesel prices will be lower in Qatar next month, while super petrol price will remain unchanged in July, the Ministry of Energy and Industry said.

The Moon Sighting Committee of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced that Sunday is the first day of the blessed Eid al-Fitr.

Qatar’s Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti met yesterday with Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Dr Fang Liu at the Organisation headquarters in Montreal.

His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held yesterday evening a telephone conversation with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah.

Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera said yesterday any move to shut it down was an attack on media freedom, following demands by Gulf neighbours for the channel to be taken off air.

A list of demands issued by Saudi Arabia and its allies to end the blockade of Qatar has evoked surprise and dismay among the residents of the country.