In its bid to host the 2022 World Cup, Qatar will show the world soccer body, FIFA, a prototype of a solar-powered stadium cooling system that will regulate the temperature at the venues, in September this year.

The Qatar National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has been in touch with the Filipino community through gatherings to promote the rights and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

Qatar Foundation (QF) has brought all higher education institutions in the Education City under one umbrella and formed a new university. Provisionally named the Education City University (ECU), the varsity will be headed by Sheikh Dr Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani, who has been designated as president.

The policies, approaches and plans of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals are to be introduced through a virtual one-stop shop, which will act like a comprehensive e-Centre and a vital resource to speed up development efforts, a senior UN official has said.

Part of the much-famed Kaharba Street would miss the hustle and bustle this Ramadan as some shop owners have been served demolition notices and have been asked to vacate the premises by month-end.

Multi-national fast food chain Jollibee, which is very popular in the Philippines, was formally opened its first branch in Al Meera Consumer Goods Mall yesterday with top company and Philippine Embassy officials gracing the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Dozens of ‘no biking’ signs are conspicuously displayed in the Corniche but near the Sheraton Park a bicycle station with 10 brand new bicycles docked continues to puzzle visitors in the popular leisure spot in the city.