‘Exhibitions / Events in Qatar’ Archives
Doha College backs Qatar’s 2022 bid
Qatar 2022’s local community outreach campaign continued last week, with bid CEO Hassan al-Thawadi and other bid committee members paying a visit to Doha College. Students expressed their support for Qatar’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup with special presentations and the unveiling of a message of support for the bid on a wall outside the [...]
Creative Events procures Midas PRO6
Creative Events, a major rental firm based in Doha, Qatar have acquired a fourth Midas console for their inventory. The company already boasts a Heritage 3000, Legend 3000 and a Verona. The new purchase is their first Midas digital console in the form of the highly successful Midas PRO6. The PRO6 is the second networked digital audio system from [...]
QU honours Dean’s List students
DOHA: Qatar University (QU) recently honoured students who made it to the Dean’s List. QU College of Engineering (CENG) and College of Education (CED) held separate awards ceremonies for the students who were named to their respective Deans’ Lists The distinguished students received their certificates from Deans Dr Mazen Hasna (CENG) and [...]
Film in flux: Cannes Film Festival
Film-goers get used to certain narrative conventions over the course of their viewing lives. As Scream explained to us, if you say “I’ll be right back”, you’ve had it. Mr Right always shows up thinly disguised as a jerk. Grief is expressed by falling to one’s knees and shouting “No!” as the camera zooms backwards into the sky. [...]
Qatar’s Gondolania wins honours in UAE
Doha: Qatar has won first place at the 2010 UAE Open Figure Skating Championship recently held at the Al-Nasr Leisure Land Ice Rink in Dubai. The event is one of the most prestigious figure skating events held in the Middle East annually and attracts more than 100 professional figure skating athletes. The participating teams from the GCC [...]
German traveller exhibits images of Qatar’s past
DOHA: Century-old historical photographs of Qatar and the Gulf offer viewers fresh insights into a world from a distant past as captured by German traveller Hermann Burchardt during his brief sojourn to the region. The exhibition titled ‘Along the Gulf: From Basra to Muscat’ was opened yesterday by H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari, [...]
Olympic medallist travels light, thanks to thief
A thief separated Whitby hurdling ace Priscilla Lopes-Schliep from her fancy new track duds, but did leave her some extra reading material. In a bizarre turn of events, Lopes-Schliep’s luggage didn’t arrive in Doha, Qatar, in time for her race last Friday in the Diamond League. When it did finally show up, it contained some real surprises [...]
A&M official receives top award
DOHA: Texas A&M University Qatar has recognised Miriam Al Mannai, director of student and community relations, as the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Achievement in Student Relations Award. The top accolade was presented recently at a ceremony at the University’s College Station, Texas campus by Texas A&M University president, Dr R [...]
Doha Film Institute launched
DOHA: Bringing together Qatar’s myriad film initiatives under one banner, H E Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani officially launched the Doha Film Institute (DFI) yesterday. The institute, launched at the Cannes International Film Festival, expands the scope of Qatar’s international film ambitions and ventures. As [...]
Americans Jones, Jackson win hurdles races in Doha
American runners Lolo Jones and Bershawn Jackson won their hurdles events Friday at the inaugural Diamond League meet. Jones held off a challenge from Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada to win the women's 100 meter hurdles in 12.63, while Jackson beat fellow American Kerron Clement in the men's 400 hurdles.
