‘qatar News’ Archives
William Peace University Hosts Student Delegation From Qatar University
Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/20/2012 -- William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that a delegation of 10 female students ages 19-25 from Qatar University in Doha, Qatar, accompanied by two chaperones will visit the campus from Monday, Jan. 30 through Monday, Feb. 6, [...]
Arab World: Qatar, Midwife of the new Arab world
The tiny, wealthy emirate is a key force in the emerging new Middle East. Qatar’s Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani this week called for the deployment of Arab troops in Syria. The intention of this deployment, the emir said, would be to “stop the killing” by the Assad regime of its opponents. The proposal grabbed headlines [...]
Qatar will enforce labour laws before 2022 World Cup
DOHA: Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers will ensure contractors adhere to international labour laws for workers employed on construction projects before the tournament, Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi said on Tuesday. “Major sporting events shed a spotlight on conditions in countries. There are labour issues [...]
Qatar will enforce labour laws before 2022 World Cup
DOHA: Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers will ensure contractors adhere to international labour laws for workers employed on construction projects before the tournament, Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Secretary General Hassan Al Thawadi said on Tuesday. "Major sporting events shed a spotlight on conditions in countries. There are labour issues here [...]
Bloomberg Announces Global Asset Management Summit in Qatar
Investors From Across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, to Headline the Conference, Including Sam Zell, Equity Group Investments Chairman Doha -- Bloomberg LINK, in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority, today announced that it will host a global asset management conference on Monday, April 16th and Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 at the [...]
Hoping for a grand opening to new year
Novak Djokovic arrived in Australia last January a one-Slam wonder, an extremely promising, charismatic player known as much for his spot-on impersonations as anything he had done on the court. He was trying desperately to break what seemed to be an impenetrable hold Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer had on men’s tennis. He did that, and then [...]
Adrie rides Tayel to Al Mafiar Cup victory
Al Shahania Stud’s Tayel came back to winning form with a facile victory in the Al Mafiar Cup, which featured the sand track races at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club yesterday. The Jassim al-Ghazali trained Tayel who had been running fair races in good company went into the race as a strong contender. Though running in a six furlong race [...]
Qatar turns spotlight on religious options for stem cell science
Manama: The latest in stem cell research, its applications for developing new therapeutic approaches for a variety of diseases and policy options available within cultural, ethical, and religious parameters will be the focus of a conference in Qatar next month. The Qatar International Conference on Stem Cell Science and Policy, organized by [...]
Qatar Wins Seven Top World Travel Awards
DOHA, Qatar, Jan 12 (Bernama) -- Qatar won seven World Travel Awards (WTA) 2012 on Wednesday night at a glittering gala which saw the assembly of the international travel and tourism fraternity's top decision-makers at the Katara Cultural Village here. The awards' ceremony held in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) recognise and [...]
World’s leading travel brands head to Qatar for ultimate accolade
Doha, Qatar – The travel brands that have shown the greatest strength amid the global economic uncertainty are to be acknowledged at the Grand Final of World Travel Awards, which is being hosted in Doha in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority on 11 January 2012. The likes of The Ritz-Carlton, Lufthansa, Starwood Hotels, Jumeirah, Royal [...]
