Doha Today

Whole body vibration may help elderly get up and go 20 Jan 2013 - 04:02 am

By Kathryn Doyle When the elderly can’t exercise, stints on a vibrating platform may help older adults become slightly stronger, faster and more...

Making space on the C: drive 20 Jan 2013 - 04:02 am

As a computer dummy, I cannot follow the directions to move My Documents from disk C: to D: on Windows XP. How do...

Manufacturing a best-seller 20 Jan 2013 - 04:02 am

By Kevin Nance When you co-write a thriller novel with James Patterson, certain rules apply. Rule No. 1 for collaborating with the world’s...

How many words do Eskimos have for snow and ice? 20 Jan 2013 - 04:01 am

By David Robson Anthropologist Franz Boas didn’t mean to spark a century-long argument. Travelling through the icy wastes of Baffin Island in northern...

The Last stand predictable 20 Jan 2013 - 03:59 am

By Alonso Duralde No one was expecting former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the big screen to be a collaboration with Whit...

Zekreet area by Alain Giard 20 Jan 2013 - 12:19 am

A photo clicked by a Peninsula Plus reader near the film city at Zekreet area.

Media Scan January 20, 2013 20 Jan 2013 - 12:17 am

• People are complaining about the almost permanent traffic jam at Old Al Matar Street due to roadworks and excavations in the middle...

Lulu-Abu Issa Perfume Fiesta 20 Jan 2013 - 12:13 am

Afshad Kalapurayil, winner of the Lulu-Abu Issa Perfume Fiesta held at Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring Road, receiving a symbolic key of a Toyota Camry...

Grand Hyatt Doha hosts ambassador’s special dinner 20 Jan 2013 - 12:12 am

Grand Hyatt Doha hosted a special dinner on January 15 to bid farewell to Garry Friend and welcome Christoph K Franzen, who took...

THE One to host blood donation drive on Jan 24 20 Jan 2013 - 12:11 am

In order to raise awareness of the urgent need for more blood donors and boost the Hamad General Hospital’s blood supplies, THE One...

Six Senses Spa holds ‘Run for a Cause’ 20 Jan 2013 - 12:11 am

Six Senses Spa in partnership with Sharq Village & Spa Hotel organised ‘Run for a Cause’ event under the Volunteaming programme of The...

MES students win Qatar Airways art competition 20 Jan 2013 - 12:10 am

MES Indian School students Sahal Rahman K V and Sanjay K have been selected as winners of Qatar Airways Children’s Art Competition titled...

Camlin-Ragam painting contest winners 19 Jan 2013 - 11:45 pm

The winners of the first Camlin-Ragam Library interschool painting competition seen with renowned Qatari artist Hassan Al Mulla, Yatheendran, programme director, Voice of...

All in the family: Joint art exhibition by Guiragossians 19 Jan 2013 - 11:39 pm

By Isabel Ovalle When art runs in the family, its call is difficult to ignore. For the Guiragossians, the call of art was...

Ideal Indian School students showcase innovative projects at Expo 2013 17 Jan 2013 - 04:36 am

Students of Ideal Indian School put up a colourful and informative exhibition ‘Expo 2013’ displaying a wide variety of models and projects. Principal...

MES honours renowned Indian poet 17 Jan 2013 - 04:35 am

Prof V Madhusudhan Nair addressing the students and teachers at MES. MES Indian School honoured Prof V Madhusudhan Nair, a noted and distinguished...

Irish storyteller Niall de Burca visits ACS Doha 17 Jan 2013 - 04:34 am

Niall de Burca, Ireland’s famous storyteller, entertained students of ACS Doha International School with his tales from Ireland. Giants, spooky tales and tales...

Telling a story through photographs 17 Jan 2013 - 02:07 am

From left: Fiona Rogers, Cultural & Education Coordinator at Magnum, and Magnum photographers David Hurn and Nikos Economopoulos during the press preview of...