Doha Today

The power of laughter: Freedom of strokes 27 May 2013 - 02:57 am

By Isabel Ovalle As part of celebration of World Press Freedom Day by Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF), Qatar University’s College of...

...worth a thousand words: World Press Photo winners in Doha 25 May 2013 - 10:57 pm

By Isabel Ovalle It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. This is borne out by the World Press Photo 13...

Nebraska blends hard truths with soft heart 25 May 2013 - 10:57 pm

by Peter Bradshaw After the glossy and faintly implausible Oscar-bait picture, The Descendants, director Alexander Payne has returned to a more natural and...

Fitbit’s Flex leads wristband tracker pack 25 May 2013 - 10:57 pm

By Rich Jaroslovsky The main drawback to Fitbit’s wearable activity monitors may be how unobtrusive they are. To hear users tell it, their...

Google and Facebook in bidding war over Waze 25 May 2013 - 10:48 pm

By Charles Arthur The travel app company Waze is believed to be the subject of a billion-dollar bidding war between Google and Facebook,...

James Salter breaks long silence 25 May 2013 - 10:48 pm

By Billy Cheung Award-winning author James Salter, who completed his last full-length book more than 30 years ago, has released a new novel...

Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug 25 May 2013 - 10:47 pm

By Julie Steenhuysen Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine...

Harvest at Bhavan’s vegetable garden 25 May 2013 - 10:46 pm

The fourth harvest from Bhavan’s vegetable garden took place at the Matar Qadeem campus recently. The harvest was done by Dr G Manulal,...

MES releases newsletter 25 May 2013 - 10:46 pm

MES Indian School brought out the second edition of its newsletter of the academic year 2012-13, featuring activities in the school and the...

DMIS pupils learn dental care 25 May 2013 - 10:45 pm

“Say No to soft drinks,” said Dr Susan George, a prosthodontist, while addressing Grade 4 students of DMIS. In a talk about oral...

SOP seventh edition to begin on Sept 25 25 May 2013 - 10:44 pm

The Organising Committee of the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP) announced that the opening ceremony of the seventh edition will be staged on Wednesday,...

G4S Qatar Health Check-up Day 25 May 2013 - 10:43 pm

G4S Qatar had a “Health Check-up Day” for its indirect employees at the company’s head office recently. The initiative was taken by the...

The Torch Doha receives ISO certification 25 May 2013 - 10:42 pm

From left: Tamer Kamel of MS Certification, Gerhard Foltin, The Torch Doha General Manager, Sherif Sabry, The Torch Doha Hotel Manager, and Sherif...

QIB offers new salary transfer scheme 25 May 2013 - 10:41 pm

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) is launching a new salary transfer campaign aimed at offering unique benefits to customers and their families. Under the...

French fashion brand Jezequel opens store in Lagoona Mall 25 May 2013 - 10:39 pm

Jezequel, a clothing brand from France, celebrated the opening of its store in Doha with a flash mob performance at Lagoona Mall. With...

A date palm laden with fruits by Nadia M Saliao 25 May 2013 - 10:38 pm

A date palm laden with fruits by Nadia M Saliao

Media Scan May 26, 2013 25 May 2013 - 10:27 pm

• There is talk about the decision of the Supreme Education Council to end the school day at 12 noon, starting from June...

Doha set for French comedy: The Lady from Maxim’s 23 May 2013 - 03:32 am

By Isabel Ovalle After directing plays written by Alan Bennett, Victor Haïm, Samuel Beckett, Jaoui-Bacri, Reza and Molière at the Qatar National Theatre...