The joint rain emergency committee has started making early preparations to deal with the upcoming rainy season by holding preparatory meetings

Kyle Edmund was taken the distance before he outlasted talented Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov in the opening round of the Brisbane International yesterday.

Aster DM Healthcare has announced that it is conducting free TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) tests for residents of Qatar as part of its ‘Super Friday’ awareness activities. The free TSH testing facility will be available from 8am to 11am tomorrow.

The Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has launched an awareness campaign for the precautions to be followed in the rainy season. The objective is to educate citizens and residents through a bilingual short video and posters.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised the role which Kuwait played ‘to diplomatically seek a resolution’ for the ongoing Gulf crisis ...

Qatar’s third-largest lender, Commercial Bank, is considering borrowing money on the Taiwanese bond market, its group chief executive told Reuters.

Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), through its representative mission in Yemen, has launched a project to distribute medical equipment and supplies within a multi-sector humanitarian programme including four Yemeni cities – Taiz, Sanaa, Ibb and Hodeidah, at a cost of QR340,000.

Al-Majles Diyafa Restaurant is now open in Medina Centrale, The Pearl-Qatar, it has been announced.

Aid workers in Sierra Leone warned of a humanitarian crisis yesterday as the official death toll passed 400, with more than a hundred children among the victims – and a similar number orphaned.

Fresh violence erupted in Darjeeling yesterday after a separatist group accused police of killing a supporter, prompting forces to fire tear gas as the hill resort reels from weeks-long unrest.

At least nine children have been killed in Niger as heavy rains over the past few days caused the collapse of houses in the capital Niamey, the authorities said on Wednesday.

Qatar may get another taxi operator as transport company Mowasalat has invited bids for another franchisee from interested parties under the Karwa Franchise Programme. This will be the fifth taxi franchisee of Karwa to enter the local market.