Digital Qatar
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology was established in October 2021, superceding the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The ministry has a wide-ranging mandate, overseeing and developing the ICT…
Pivotal Symphosium on Afghanistan at Georgetown Qatar Offers Hope to Complex Challenges
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is set to host the Afghanistan Regional Symposium: Confronting the Impasse – on Saturday, 11 November, a dynamic forum that will bring together scholars and…
Seventeen Young Leaders in Qatar to Join 2022 Ambassador Program by Doha Debates
Seventeen young people studying and working in Qatar have been selected to participate in the 2022 Ambassador Program offered by Doha Debates, an initiative of Qatar Foundation. They are joining…
WCM-Q Students Record Book Readings and Poetry for the Visually Impaired
Students of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently launched a project to record a selection of poetry and book readings in five languages for people with visual impairments. The WCM-Q students…
Doha Debates Returns to Qatar with Debate on Capitalism
Capitalism will come under the Doha Debates spotlight this week, as Qatar Foundation production brings together a Time magazine journalist, a former president, and an advocate for economic justice, to…
Relaunched Doha Debates Focus on Solutions to Global Issues
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF), attended the debut live event of the relaunched Doha Debates, which saw a diverse range of participants from Qatar and…
Alfardan Group to Open ‘Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine’ Soon
Alfardan Group has ventured into the medical services sector with the launch of Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine (AMNM). The Alfardan Group unveiled the new project during a press conference held…
HBKU Press Unveils New Book on Blockade at Doha Forum
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) unveiled a new book, The Gulf Crisis: The View from Qatar, featuring 16 Education City-based scholars and experts with insider accounts of how the blockade has influenced Qatar’s…
NU-Q Survey Reveals Concerns about Online Privacy in MENA
Online privacy is a concern in some MENA countries but less so in others, according to the preliminary findings of the sixth annual survey of media use and public opinion…
Student Programme to Enhance Mental Health Journalism
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has recently signed an agreement with The Carter Center to support the training of Qatar-based student journalists in mental health reporting. The Student…