‘Doha Shopping’ Archives
The Villagio mall, Doha
Located between the Hyatt Plaza and Sport City on Al Waab Street of Doha, the Villagio mall is the latest shopping mall in Doha, and is also hoped to be one of the largest malls. The mall has an Italian theme, with cool fake sky interiors, representing the dusk in Tuscany. Each portion of the mall signifies different times of the day. There [...]
City Centre Shopping Mall
The “City Centre Project” is a State of the Art Shopping Mall in Doha Qatar. Incorporating some of the following features: 2500 Space underground car Park. 50 Shops including GAP, Armani, CK, and Levi’s. 5 Screen cinema complex. and a large food shopping emporium. It is designed to the highest specifications throughout with a lot of [...]
Pearl-Qatar’s spectacular award-winning marina, Porto Arabia now open for business
The spectacular new marina at The Pearl-Qatar's Porto Arabia is now open for business. And one of the first of many exciting public events to take place at the award-winning marina will be a display of beautiful boats on Friday, November 13. Boat lovers and their families and friends are cordially invited to attend a display of Bayliner boats [...]
Boutique opens at Royal Plaza
Paris Gallery has opened the first Paris Hilton Boutique in Qatar at the Royal Plaza. Named after, what it claimed to be one of the most photographed woman in the world, Paris Hilton handbags reflect the celebrity’s own style and taste, an official said. The store at Royal Plaza carries latest handbags, accessories and watches. At the [...]
Plenty to tempt shoppers
Doha offers a unique shopping experience with a mix of the old and spanking new. What’s really interesting is that you’ll find an array of quaint knick knacks, antiques, costume jewellery, home decorations, hand woven carpets and textiles in most places, but the majority of these items are not locally made. Our friendly and very [...]
Shopping malls developer eyes $4bn expansion
Majid Al Futtaim Properties, the largest developer of shopping malls in the Middle East, will spend around $4 billion over the next five years to double the amount of retail space it controls in the region. The group is looking at over 14 projects in UAE, Oman, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, which will take its total [...]
DOHA TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL – FULL OF EASTERN PROMISE
New York's hippest festival has a glitzy new sister event in Qatar, where Hollywood royalty such as Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro met the hottest new Arabian talent. Kaleem Aftab reports from the Doha Tribeca Film Festival Sir Ben Kingsley is sitting on the terrace of the Al Mourjan Restaurant, looking out over the Arabian Gulf. He goes [...]
DOHA BANK ‘FLY FOR FREE’ WINNERS PICKED
Source ::: The Peninsula DOHA: Doha Bank recently announced 15 winners at the conclusion of its “Fly for Free Dream Card Summer promotion 2009”. All Doha Bank’s Dream cardholders that purchased airline tickets with their Dream Card between June and September 2009 entered a draw to win back their next airline ticket so that they could [...]
LOCAL COMPANIES SHOW THEIR MIGHT AT CIVIL DEFENCE FAIR
As international firms showcase their products at the exhibition, the local biggies do not want to be left behind at an opportunity of window shopping. Scores of locally-based companies are showcasing their products and services at the second annual Civil Defence Exhibition which ends today at the Doha Exhibition Centre. United Development [...]
DOHA TAKES ON DUBAI AND ABU DHABI AS THE ULTIMATE ARABIAN DESTINATION
By Teresa Levonian Cole Men in white dishdashas and flowing head-dresses float through the Souq Waqif, followed by women dressed head to toe in black. Like draughts on a board, they mingle in the narrow lanes of the market, pausing to buy colourful spices, fresh honey and pistachios from Iran. Turn a corner, and you're dazzled by bolts of [...]
