‘Doha Places / Tenders’ Archives
UMM SALAL MOHAMMED FORT:
It is located about 20kms towards north of Doha, and is built during late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This Fort is characterized by its thick walls, impressive façade containing various decorative and architectural elements. onlineqatar
AL-THUGHB FORT:
Is located in the northwestern part of Country and is about 110kms from Doha. The Fort is rectangular in shape with four towers, resembling the common design for desert forts. It was built during the 17th and 19th century period. onlineqatar
AL-ZUBARAH:
AL-ZUBARAH: Is located 100kms west of Doha in the town of Al Zubara. Constructed during 1938, this fort-turned-museum is square shaped with circular towers in three corners, and a rectangular tower in the fourth. Made of thick huge walls, this fort also served as a coast-guard station until mid-1980s and was used by the military personnel.
Marroub Fort
MARROUB FORT: Is located on the west coast of Quatar and was built during the Abbasside period on the foundations of an older fort. It carries the inscription of Abbasside architectural style. Located along the northern side of the Fort, about 250 houses are grouped together so as to form an arch.
GRAND HYATT DOHA
GRAND HYATT DOHA P.O Box 24010, Doha, Qatar, State of Qatar Tel: + 974 448 1234 Fax: + 974 448 1235 Email: doha.grand@hyatt.com Maps & Directions Hotel Overview Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel is conveniently located on the shoreline of the new West Bay Lagoon district. Most suites & rooms feature balconies or terraces taking in breathtaking [...]
CAIRO TIME’S PATRICIA CLARKSON ON PLAYING THE ROMANTIC LEAD, FOR ONCE
Patricia Clarkson has been so ubiquitous in so many films over the past few years that it seems silly to think she’s being underutilized. But that’s exactly the thought that occurs while watching Ruba Nadda’s Cairo Time, which gives the 49-year-old Clarkson the rare chance to play a romantic lead. A quiet and disarming love story about a [...]
QATAR BUSINESS WOMEN AWARD’S THIRD WORKSHOP MARKS CLOSE TO 200 CANDIDATES
Qatar Business Women Award (QBWA) hosted the third workshop at the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), marking close to 200 participants. The purpose of these workshops is to acquaint participants with the selection criteria and explain how to best fill out their application forms providing evidence and proof points. Launched in [...]
IRAN, QATAR CALL FOR MUSLIM NATIONS’ UNITY
TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Emir (Ruler) of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani on Thursday called for unity and solidarity of the Muslim nations, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iranian president termed Tehran-Doha political cooperation as "brilliant," useful for the two [...]
MEDIA CENTRE TO CONDUCT TRAINING ON JOURNALISM ETHICS
Source ::: The Peninsula DOHA: The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) will conduct a training course, Journalism Ethics and Techniques, for professional journalists in Qatar from November 17 to 19. Future sessions in 2010 will include journalists from other GCC countries and later from other parts of the Arab world. By hosting this course, [...]
LAVENDER: DOHA FEST A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
By Ramesh Mathew Hollywood actress Daniela Lavender has said staging film festivals at new locations such as Doha was a welcome step that would go a long way in promoting the industry in places that had no great cinema history to boast of. Lavender, the wife of Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley, is expected to arrive Doha today to attend [...]
