Qatar News

US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday on a 12-day trip during which he will return to the Middle East, hold high-level talks in Southeast Asia and make his first visit to India.

DOHA: Several citizens have called on the authorities to fix an age limit for disbursement of personal loans to curb extravagant spending by Qatari youth on foreign trips in summer.

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar's annual revenue recorded a 25 percent growth to QR1.53bn reflecting a growing market share of 27.4 percent of mobile revenues for the full year ending March 2013.

The Georgia parents of a two-year-old girl killed along with 12 other children and six adults at a Qatar shopping mall fear the truth behind the blaze will never be known.

Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants.

Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque.

Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said, while sources said it was also looking at the BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter Typhoon.

NEW YORK: Qatar signed last night the Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products.

Doha: Representatives of Norwegian and German Red Cross societies have recently visited Qatar Red Crescent to discuss ways of cooperation and access to QRC's humanitarian efforts in Syria.

DOHA: Chinese currency Renminbi or RMB is set to emerge as the anchoring currency of global economy in longer-term.

Paris Air Show, France: Qatar Airways took home three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget yesterday.

Doha: An increasing number of young Pakistanis are finding it hard to find jobs in Qatar, with many alleging discrimination while applying for jobs.

A Hamilton aviation training school is offering aspiring pilots the chance to fast-track their way into jets at fast-growing Gulf carrier Qatar.

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

It may be that in the hierarchy of gifts, Father's Day presents do not occupy the top rung of the... Afghanistan officials will open a U.S.-backed office in the Gulf nation of Qatar as early as Tuesday to facilitate peace talks with the Taliban, according to senior administration officials.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai shakes hands with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

US President Barack Obama waves as he poses for the family picture of the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June 18, 2013.

After the big success for last year's 'Eyes on Qatar' festivals, and with a refreshed identity and enhanced entertainment offerings, Qatar Tourism Authority has announced the launch of the 'Eid Festivals'.

The fabulous Losail International Circuit lies on the outskirts of Doha, the capital city of Qatar.

Qatar Airways announced an order for nine GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ERs. This includes a firm order for two aircraft and a commitment for an additional seven aircraft.