‘Exhibitions / Events in Qatar’ Archives
Annual Fertiliser Convention in September
DOHA: The Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Dr Mohammed Saleh Al Sada, will deliver an address on the opening day of the Annual Fertilizer Convention, co-hosted for the second year by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association and CRU Events. The programme will focus on the current and expected future climate for fertiliser [...]
Wedding: Kristen Lee Murphy and Jordan Craig Silverthorne
Kristen Lee Murphy and Jordan Craig Silverthorne exchanged wedding vows Saturday evening, July 2, 2011, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin with the Rev. Sam Riccobene, associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Austin, officiating. The bride is the daughter of Jon and Rhonda Murphy of Doha, Qatar, formerly of Katy, Texas. Silverthorne is [...]
Qatar University holds summer programme
DOHA: Students at the Qatar University recently completed a summer programme held with various activities organised separately for male and female students. ‘Our Summer is Healthy and Fit’ was organised by the Student Activities Department at Qatar University included many events including fitness training, religious lectures, trips and [...]
Morgans Hotel Group Announces Successful Refinancing of Hudson Debt Maturing in 2011
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) ("MHG" or the "Company") today announced it has refinanced the Hudson mortgage and mezzanine debt of $227.7 million, which was scheduled to mature in October 2011. The Company retired the mortgage and mezzanine debt with net proceeds of a new $135 million non-recourse mortgage loan agreement secured by [...]
SCH launches health awareness e-campaign
DOHA: The Public Health Department at Supreme Council of Health has launched an electronic health campaign during Ramadan targeting different ministries, institutions and organisations in the country. “The electronic campaign will help spread of different health awareness message which are directed towards those who fast,” said Dr Sheikha Abu [...]
Qatar University holds summer programme
DOHA: Students at the Qatar University recently completed a summer programme held with various activities organised separately for male and female students. ‘Our Summer is Healthy and Fit’ was organised by the Student Activities Department at Qatar University included many events including fitness training, religious lectures, trips and [...]
Sur power project IPO float expected in 2014
Phoenix Power Company, the special purpose vehicle created for the construction of the Sur Independent Power Project (IPP), is anticipating to float an IPO for the project in 2014, according to senior officials. The US$1.5bn Sur IPP project, which will be the biggest in the sultanate, will supply 2,000MW to the national grid by 2014 with the [...]
Hotel occupancy rates reach 63% for the first half of 2011
Occupancy rates for all hotels in the country reached 63% in the first six months of 2011 compared to 61% for the same period in 2010, according to the semi-annual report released by the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA). The report stated that the increase shows the continued growth of the hotel sector despite the opening of a large number of new [...]
Qatar Tourism Authority takes part in top UK travel agent gathering
Top executives from the Qatar Tourism Authority showcased the country's attractions at a high powered gathering of United Kingdom travel professionals last week. Mohammed Al Ansari, Head of Hotel Classification and Tourist Activities and Soha AlFadl Moussa, Head of Promotions and Organizing Abroad Exhibitions attended the C & IT Agency Forum, a [...]
Qatar Tourism Authority takes part in top UK travel agent gathering
"On August 4 and 5 we met with high level buyers and planners to showcase Qatar as a unique and world-class business destination," Mr. Al Ansari said. "This is a key travel event in the United Kingdom and to be present here shows that the country is really establishing itself on MICE landscape." Mr. Al Ansari and Ms. Moussa had more than 20 [...]
