‘Exhibitions / Events in Qatar’ Archives
Qatar hopes to make history by hosting 2020 Olympics
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- A year after Qatar became the first Arab country to win the right to host the World Cup, the tiny but wealthy Persian Gulf nation is immersed in efforts to make more history by bringing the Olympics to the Middle East in 2020. Flush with billions of dollars from oil and gas sales, Qatar hopes to build on its surprise victory [...]
Emir attends MIA park opening event
The brand new park forming a green background to Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) on the Doha Corniche was inaugurated yesterday evening, in the presence of HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatar Museums Authority chairperson HE Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and a large gathering of VIPs and special guests. A [...]
UAE hit a gold target in 25m pistol event at Arab Games
DOHA // The team of Sumaya Al Meshaiei, Shamma Al Muhairi and Shaikha Al Rumaithi won the UAE's first gold medal of the Arab Games on Wednesday in the women's 25m pistol team event. Al Meshaiei also won silver for the UAE in the individual event, with Al Muhairi and Al Rumaithi fourth and fifth, respectively. Ayecha Al Balooshi added to the [...]
Arab Games track & field athletics to be qualifying event for London 2012
The Arab Games Doha 2011 track and field athletics competitions have been officially recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) the international governing body for track and field athletics as qualifying events for London 2012 Olympic Games. Technical officials of the event, including referees and judges, have [...]
ARAB GAMES DOHA 2011 ROUNDUP
Free tickets for Arab games Following the spectacular opening ceremony of the Arab Games Doha 2011 and two days of world-class sporting action, the Arab Games Organising Committee (AGOC) have confirmed that all sports events will be free for the public to enter from December 13 onwards. As an unprecedented act of generosity all remaining tickets [...]
Kuwait Nat”l Guard honors organizing cmte of nat”l celebrations
Director of Moral Guidance Dept of Kuwait National Guard Colonel Mohammed Al-Farhan hosted on Friday a ceremony to honor members of the committee in charge of organizing the country's national celebrations for their efforts during the celebrations in late February. Al-Farhan, who is also the president of the committee said, in a statement on the [...]
Hosts Qatar look to emulate feat of Asian Games
Qatar’s football team will be aiming to emulate the feat they achieved as hosts of the Asian Games when they open their campaign at the 12th Arab Games against Bahrain at the Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium today. The match starts at 5.30pm. Qatar won the football gold at the Asian Games in 2006, with a 1-0 victory over Iraq in the [...]
Qatar — the ultimate sporting destination
The 12th Arab Games is more proof that Qatar has evolved into one of the world’s main and sought-after sport destinations. Since 2004, Qatar has hosted a significant number of major sporting events, not only at a continental level, but also at a global one. Most notably, Qatar has been chosen to organise and host the 22nd FIFA World Cup in [...]
Doha to host 2nd International Sport Security Conference
TAMPA: The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) based in Doha will be staging the 2nd International Sport Security Conference on March 14-15 of next year. The conference gathers the elite of sport security from around the globe. This year’s event will focus on ‘Creating a Platform For Growth Through Safe Sporting Events’ and [...]
Petrol congress meets amid Middle East unrest
THE TWENTIETH World Petroleum Congress kicks off in the Qatari capital of Doha this week, aiming to boost dialogue among stakeholders in the petroleum industry and beyond. It is the first time the triennial event has ever been held in the Middle East. It could not have come to the region at a more crucial time. The momentum of the Arab Spring [...]
