The Department of Meteorology warning that today strong wind and rough seas offshore.

Mudawanat: All About Blogging, an event being hosted by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) on Saturday, December 12, 2009, will be broadcast live online, allowing people across the country and the Arab world to hear from the regional and international experts on blogging. The webcast will be available from 9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. at http://livestream.co... .

Vodafone has raised about QR4.29mn through an online promotion for special numbers, whose proceeds will be given to a Qatari charity.

The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) will soon introduce a new examination system for private health care practitioners seeking a licence to work in Qatar.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani issued yesterday Emiri Decision No. 88 of 2009 appointing Ahmed Abdurrahman Al Shibi as Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA). The decision is to go into effect from the date of its issue and is to be published in the official gazette.

Students present during the ‘Study Break’ session with Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher yesterday expressed keen interest in joining the Winter Internship Programme of the telecom company.

Qatar is set to celebrate National Day, which falls on December 18, on a grand scale this time. A series of exhilarating programmes have been lined up for the week-long celebrations starting six days ahead of the landmark date.