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Italian Food Festival begins at The Village 13 May 2013 - 05:53 pm

‘The Village’ restaurant is set to take diners on a culinary tour of one of the world’s most popular cuisines with a new...

Innovations Unlimited ME gets three ISO certifications 13 May 2013 - 05:52 pm

Innovations Unlimited ME (IUME), a multi-disciplinary company based in Qatar, received simultaneously three ISO certifications from accreditation body MS CERT. The awarded certificates...

Nino and Baba Chapatea restaurants open 13 May 2013 - 05:51 pm

Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Guido De Sanctis, Italian Ambassador, inaugurate the Nino and Baba Chapatea restaurants of Lifestyle...

Jumbo Electronics launches Jumbo Digits 13 May 2013 - 05:49 pm

LG and Jumbo officials at the launch of Jumbo Digits. Jumbo Electronics is celebrating its 33rd year of operations by launching ‘Jumbo Digits’,...

iwed to hold competition for young designers 13 May 2013 - 05:48 pm

From left: Music artist Husam Taha, CEO of Qatar Expo Hadi A Ali and fashion designer Walid Atallah during the iWed 2013 press...

Sri Lankan Majlis Qatar holds annual symposium 13 May 2013 - 05:46 pm

Mufthi Ismail Ibn Musa Menk from Zimbabwe delivers the keynote speech at the SLMQ’s annual symposium last week at Coral Hotel Doha. Right:...

IIS inaugurates ‘Tarang’ 13 May 2013 - 05:45 pm

Ideal Indian School (IIS) inaugurated ‘Tarang’ — the cultural club of the school in a ceremony recently. Principal Syed Shoukath Ali, along with...

QU Honours Programme, Oryx GTL back top scholars 13 May 2013 - 05:44 pm

Qatar University and Oryx GTL yesterday signed an agreement to provide sponsorship and internship opportunities to outstanding students enrolled in the university’s Honours...

World Red Cross Day at Bhavan’s 13 May 2013 - 05:43 pm

Bhavan’s Public School observed World Red Cross Day on May 8 at both campuses. Seminars on ‘International Red cross and Red Crescent Movements’...

Sherborne excels at tennis competition 13 May 2013 - 05:42 pm

Sherborne Qatar Preparatory School hosted the QPPSSA Short Tennis competition on Tuesday. It is one of the events in the QPPSSA calendar where...

Sri Lankan schoolkids hold ‘Future Stars’ concert 13 May 2013 - 05:42 pm

The Junior School of Stafford Sri Lankan School Doha held a ‘Future Stars Junior Concert 2013’ recently. The colourful event was complete with...

Rooted in tradition: The sport of falconry 13 May 2013 - 12:12 am

By Isabel Ovalle The tradition of falconry in Qatar goes back to ancient times, with deep roots in the local identity. Al Gannas...

A bird perched on a tree inside Al Khor community. by Meena Gemini 12 May 2013 - 06:25 am

A bird perched on a tree inside Al Khor community. by Meena Gemini

Media Scan May 12, 2013 12 May 2013 - 06:24 am

• There is talk about the State Cabinet approving a proposal by the Ministry of Business and Trade to extend, for one year,...

Nokia pushes $99 Internet phone in market share battle 12 May 2013 - 06:23 am

By Devidutta Tripathy Nokia is betting low-priced phones with Internet capability will help it regain lost ground in crucial emerging markets after falling...

Paul Theroux’s African sign-off 12 May 2013 - 06:22 am

By Randall Mikkelsen Paul Theroux said his literary goodbye to Africa at a train station in Luanda, Angola, five decades after he first...

Early diagnosis can check dementia 12 May 2013 - 06:22 am

By Jatindra Dash Go for a brain scan from age 55 years onwards, at least once in five years, to check for signs...

Study questions fish oil benefit before heart attack 12 May 2013 - 06:21 am

By Gene Emery Fish oil supplements did not prevent heart problems in people who hadn’t had a heart attack yet, in a large...