HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has been granted the International Medal Council’s Award. The decision was announced during the council meeting in Warsaw. Sheikha Moza was one of the six winners among 600 candidates this year. She was nominated by children suffering from cancer in the Polish capital. The decision was taken in light of the concern shown by Sheikha Moza for the welfare of children worldwide, a spokesman for the award’s committee said.

The Qatar National Development Strategy (NDS) 2011-2016, a first for the country and prepared to set a path towards achieving the goals of Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030, was launched yesterday. During the five-year period, total gross domestic investment could reach QR820bn, the document revealed.

A bigger Fifth Global Village opened at the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) yesterday with a total of 20 booths representing the diverse population of the College.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of France, Admiral Edouard Guillaud at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Emiri Diwan H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah also took part in the meeting.

Boats held near Zubara close to the sea border between Bahrain and Qatar

Qatar University's mechanical and industrial engineering department has designed an artificial cloud that might float over the stadiums to provide shadow and cool temperature during the World Cup football tournament to be held in Qatar in 2022.