‘Doha in General’ Archives
Qatar Launches Aluminum Melting Plant on April
Doha, March 20 (QNA) - Qatar Aluminum Company (Qatalum) is to launch on April 12, its aluminum melting plant in Mesaeed Industrial city. Qatalum announced on Saturday that preprations are underway for a new historical era that ushurs a new industrial sector via aluminum . In a press release issued by Qatalum , H.E. Deputy Premier and Minister of [...]
H.H the Deputy Emir Opens Qatar Career Fair 2010
Doha, March 14 (QNA) - Under the gracious patronage of H.H. the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatar Career Fair 2010 (QCF) was opened at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre on Sunday morning under the slogan "Discover Today. Succeed Tomorrow". The five-day event is organized by the Emiri Diwan, Qatar [...]
Qatar Airways will soon fly to Brazil and Argentina
DOHA: Qatar Airways will soon fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time. South America’s two largest cities – Sao Paulo in Brazil and the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires – will join the airline’s rapidly growing international network over the next few months. [...]
Edutech & Qatar Independent Technical School to host ‘3rd Qatar National Robot Olympiad’ in Doha
Edutech Middle East, a leading international learning solutions provider, and Qatar Independent Technical School (QITS) will jointly host the ‘3rd Qatar National Robot Olympiad’ (NRO) in Doha. A total of over 15 teams have signed up for the competition to be held on October 25, 2009, and will vie for a spot at the ‘World Robot Olympiad [...]
Venus and Serena qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships in Doubles
Venus Williams and Serena Williams used their Wilson Blade Team rackets to qualify for doubles event at the Sony Ericsson Championships, set to take place for the second year in a row at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from October 27-November 1, 2009. The team of Venus Williams/Serena Williams is the second to [...]
New envoys to Qatar call on prime minister
HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani yesterday met the Ambassadors of the Netherlands, the Philippines, Uruguay and South Korea to Qatar, Johannes Cornelius Maria, Crescente R Relacion, Jose Luis Remedi and Chang See-Jeong, respectively. The ambassadors called on the prime minister on the occasion [...]
Doha should compromise
Qatar’s transformation into one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) -producers has taken place at breakneck speed. Over the past decade, the gas-rich Gulf state has invested more than $60bn in LNG projects and will spend another $35bn by the end of 2010, when its exports will reach 77 million tonnes a year. The projects boom [...]
UCQ students join fight against breast cancer
DOHA: Students of University of Calgary – Qatar (UCQ) have joined the legions of individuals, groups and organisations around the world in the fight against breast cancer. A group of UCQ students organised a special registration and presentation about the upcoming ‘Walk of Life’ that will take place in Doha October 30. Think Pink Qatar is [...]
Berri in Doha talks
HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani receiving Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Doha yesterday. They reviewed bilateral ties as well as issues of mutual interest. The meeting was attended by Advisory Council Speaker HE Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholeifi, director of the Arab Affairs [...]
Williams focused on Doha after defeat in China
SERENA Williams insisted reclaiming the world number one spot was the last thing on her mind after crashing out of the China Open in the third round. The American takes over the top spot on Monday after Dinara Safina's shock second round exit to Shuai Zhang in Beijing. But Williams looked far from imperious in defeat to Russian 13th seed Nadia [...]
