The project to link all the GCC countries through a railway network is on track and tenders for executing the Qatari part of the project is expected to be issued by the third quarter of next year, a senior official of the Qatar Railways Company said yesterday.
Doha: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company disclosed yesterday the interim financial statements for the period ending September 30, 2011. The interim financial statements revealed a net profit of QR51m for the nine months period ended September 30, 2011 in comparison to a net profit of QR 42.1m for the corresponding period last year.
Qatar is set to have psychiatry services in primary health settings, so as to boost community mental healthcare services here. This comes as part of a mental health plan that aims to reduce the incidence, prevalence and severity of mental illnesses in Qatar.
BlackBerry customers of Qtel and Vodafone still experience problems accessing their e-mails and BlackBerry Messenger (instant messaging) following the disruption of BlackBerry services in many countries including Qatar. Both operators have said they are working closely with BlackBerry parent company Research in Motion (RIM) to resolve the issue. RIM services have been severely disrupted due to an outage at its server on Monday.Some BlackBerry customers in Qatar said they were either not getting
Movie lovers in Qatar will be able to buy their tickets for the Doha Tribeca Film Festival from today, with sale starting at a number of outlets as well as online.
Qatar’s trade volume is expected to grow by 160% in the next 15 years, more than twice as fast as the world average of 73%, mainly due to its growing business deals with Asia, Latin America and other Middle East countries, according to HSBC forecasts.
Qatar’s efforts at ensuring clean energy for its rapidly-developing domestic market will get a boost with the commencement of the execution phase for the multi-billion dollar Barzan gas project early next month.
Qatar Airways’ cargo will begin scheduled dedicated freighter services to three North American destinations – Atlanta, Houston and Toronto in November.
To meet one of the objectives of the Qatar National Health Strategy, which is to eradicate measles in Qatar by 2015, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) yesterday launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate children and adolescents against the disease.