New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes part in a press conference about the COVID-19 coronavirus at Parliament in Wellington on June 8, 2020. AFP / Marty MELVILLE By Praveen Menon | Reuters Wellington: New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus domestically and will lift all containment measures except for border controls, Prime Minister […]
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Education City Stadium set to host first match
The Peninsula Doha: Brand new Education City Stadium, a venue that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches, has been listed to stage the first Qatar Stars League (QSL) match after football activity was stalled in the country to prevent the spread coronavirus pandemic in the middle of March. According to the fixtures list […]
Education City Stadium set to host first match
Doha: Brand new Education City Stadium, a venue that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches, has been listed to stage the first Qatar Stars League (QSL) match after football activity was stalled in the country to prevent the spread coronavirus pandemic in the middle of March. According to the fixtures list announced by […]
Qatar to meet India on October 8 as AFC announces new dates
File picture used for representation only Holders Qatar will resume their 2023 Asian Cup qualifying campaign on October 8 when they take on India in Bhubaneswar according to the latest fixtures revealed by the Asian Football Confederation. The Asian giants and hosts of 2022 FIFA World Cup were originally supposed to take on the South […]
MOPH confirms 3 deaths while 1811 recover and 1595 new COVID-19 cases on June 7
Ramada Signal C ring road. Pic: Abdul Basit Ministry of Public Health today announces the registration of 1,595 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 1,811 people have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the State of Qatar to 44,338 cases. The Ministry also announces […]
Municipality takes action against throwing gloves and spitting on the road
Doha: The municipal inspectors at Al Sheehaniya Municipality caught a person for throwing gloves on the road. The inspectors also recorded violations of some provisions of general hygiene law at two commercial outlets in Al Sheehaniya where used gloves were found on the ground in front of the outlets. The inspectors also recorded two violations […]
Mall of Qatar defers rent payments for another month
As part of its continuous support to the tenants in light of COVID-19, Mall of Qatar exempted mall tenants from rental costs for an additional month of June, following the exemption for three months from March until May 2020. The current decision embraces all stores except operating stores, a step that reflects the mall’s strategy […]
Cuban Hospital designated for maternity cases with COVID-19
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has implemented several measures to protect pregnant women and new born babies from COVID-19. It has designated Cuban Hospital as a dedicated facility for COVID-19 affected mothers to deliver babies, said Dr. Mai Abdulla Al Qubaisi, Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC). All […]
Qatar to establish barcode office for local products
The State of Qatar obtained, by unanimous vote, the approval of the General Assembly of GS1 by giving the State of Qatar the right to establish a barcode office for Qatari products, after joint efforts and endeavours of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Qatar Development Bank (QDB). In a statement, the Ministry […]
Political disputes prevail over needs of GCC people, says Minister of Foreign Affairs
QNA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has affirmed that the State of Qatar is still ready to reach a long-term solution to the Gulf crisis, in a manner that does not infringe on the sovereignty of Qatar and does not violate international law. His […]