Shisha (hookah smoking), a common pastime in Qatar, is more dangerous than cigarette smoking, says a senior health expert.

People in Qatar will witness a brighter night due to Harvest Moon, experts said, adding many will even be able to work tonight. 

Plans are afoot to set up a large venue where animals bred in Qatar could be brought over for exhibition and sale, according to a senior Environmen

On September 7, 2014 the first World Duchenne Awareness Day will take place.

Government inspectors have caught at least 11 stationery and sports garment stores for selling counterfeit items, not displaying product prices and

With more than 300 schools in Qatar opening for the new academic year today, the Ministry of Interior has joined hands with the Supreme Education C

Qatar has confirmed it is holding two British human rights workers in Doha a week ago while investigating the conditions of Nepalese migrant labour

The families of some 55 expatriate employees of the Ministry of Environment are on the verge of being homeless as they are living in old municipal

The authorities concerned in the GCC states are taking a closer look at the possibility of unifying the prices of petroleum products in the region.

The state-run consumer rights watchdog detected seven cases of car dealers not providing spare parts and after-sale service during inspection campa

Faced with a high rate of absenteeism in some Independent schools, the Supreme Education Council (SEC) has initiated tough action against students

The owners of illegally partitioned villas want the government to stop its crackdown, and act only against those villas that endanger the lives of

Two British human rights workers investigating the plight of migrant labourers constructing facilities for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup have disappeared

The traffic signals at the Dahl al-Hamam intersection, which has replaced the old roundabout, were switched on with the Public Works Authority (Ash

Qatar is all set to launch today a Gulf Marine Centre to provide meteorology services for the sea around its territory and the rest of the Gulf.

Qatar Airways will operate a new non-stop five-times-weekly service between Doha and Cape Town from November 3.

Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) Office in Gaza has issued a report on the status of projects it has implemented over the past few years, under supervision

A major drop in the prices of more than 280 medicines including several most sought-after items like aspirin and panadol is expected to come into f

A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced an expatriate woman in absentia to three years imprisonment and subsequent deportation for forging official doc

Mauritius, a dream destination for world travellers, has reported a significant rise in the number of Qatari tourists visiting the island nation in

The Beaches and Islands Section of the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) removed a dead Dolphin found in Wakra beach.

The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has issued a fresh warning to eating outlets on the use of packaging material for hot and cold food

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has taken action against four popular restaurants that raised their prices without approval from the ministry.

A lady manager of a private company has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment followed by deportation for trying to bribe a public employee.

Pilgrims going for Haj this year are being asked to take all the necessary vaccinations about two weeks before they embark on the journey to allow