Doha Today

Grand Heritage Doha to showcase Turkish delicacies at food fest 20 Mar 2014 - 09:53 am

Grand Heritage Doha Hotel and Spa has announced it will be participating in Qatar’s upcoming International Food Festival. The hotel’s restaurant, Agora, will...

Olympian joins Maersk Oil Qatar to promote healthy lifestyles 20 Mar 2014 - 09:49 am

The role of sport and physical activity in ensuring a healthy lifestyle will be on show at Aspire over the next two days...

Intertec group opens new showroom 20 Mar 2014 - 09:48 am

Intertec group has opened a new showroom on Old Airport Road for Samsung products. It’s the ninth Intertec outlet exclusively for Samsung products...

Guardian Wealth event raises QR15,000 for Qatar Cancer Society 20 Mar 2014 - 09:47 am

An Evening with Keys and Gray was hosted by Guardian Wealth Management, in association with Grand Hyatt, W Hotel, The Torch, Renaissance Marriott,...

Chanss-Qatar interactive musical evening 20 Mar 2014 - 09:43 am

The Changanacherry NSS College Alumni Association (Chanss-Qatar) is hosting an interactive musical evening with versatile lyricist, director, screenplay writer and producer P Sreekumaran...

Grade Preparatory graduation ceremony held at DPS-MIS 20 Mar 2014 - 09:41 am

Grade Preparatory students of DPS-Modern Indian School marked their Graduation Day (2013-14) recently. Hassan Chougule, President, DPS-MIS, was the Chief Guest. Rocky Fernandes,...

Georgetown brings jobseekers and employers together 20 Mar 2014 - 09:40 am

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) students met with a wide range of employers at the 6th annual Georgetown Career Fair that took place ...

Penguin paradise under threat: Global warming a concern at Chile’s penguin paradise 20 Mar 2014 - 09:39 am

By Vitoria Velez Magdalena Island, located near Chile’s southern tip, is a natural paradise for tens of thousands of penguins who come every...

In Focus: by T V Bala 19 Mar 2014 - 12:29 pm

A cactus flower in bloom in Al Khor Community.

Who's Who: Dr Hassan Ali Al Nimah, DFI Board Member and Festival Board Vice-Chair 19 Mar 2014 - 12:28 pm

Dr Hassan Ali Al Nimah, DFI Board Member and Festival Board Vice-Chair He is the Adviser for Cultural Affairs in the office of...

Media scan March 19, 2014 19 Mar 2014 - 12:27 pm

• Some people have demanded that Hamad Medical Corporation pay attention to seats for visitors and those accompanying patients in its hospitals, as...

Bangladesh embassy event 19 Mar 2014 - 12:27 pm

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Qatar recently marked the 94th birth anniversary of Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the...

UCQ announces winners of GCC Nurses Day contest 19 Mar 2014 - 12:26 pm

The University of Calgary in Qatar handed out two prizes as part of its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nurses Day celebration recently. Bobby...

McDonald’s Qatar gears up for World Cup with new sandwich 19 Mar 2014 - 12:26 pm

McDonald’s Qatar has announced the launch of its third annual Tastes of the World campaign inspired by favourite football destinations around the world. ...

Stenden University to roll out new service quality assurance certification 19 Mar 2014 - 12:24 pm

Coinciding with the appointment of Dr Eddy Tukamushaba (pictured), an international expert in service quality, hospitality education and destination branding, Stenden University Qatar...

MES wins prizes in International Francophonic Week competition 19 Mar 2014 - 12:24 pm

MES Indian School won prizes in the Poster Making competition in connection with the International Francophonic Week under the aegis of the Embassy...

QU law students win in moot competition 19 Mar 2014 - 12:23 pm

Qatar University College of Law (LAWC) team won the Arabic Moot Court Competition among eight teams from eight universities from the Gulf and...

Music from caves: Cavemen’s rock music makes a comeback 19 Mar 2014 - 12:21 pm

By Mariette Le Roux, Laurent Banguet Thousands of years after they resonated in caves, two dozen stone chimes used by our prehistoric forefathers...