‘qatar News’ Archives
Key role for sports in new Doha initiative
The Doha Goals initiative has been described as “a pioneering programme to promote social change and address economic deprivation” Qatar has launched “Doha Goals”, a new initiative under the patronage of HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, bringing together a number of parties from the world of sport, business, academics, NGOs [...]
Budget hotel brands eye Qatar ahead of FIFA 2022 World Cup
As major international hotel chains compete for space in Qatar, a growing number of mid-market and budget hotels have also been eyeing the landscape, hoping to get a piece of the FIFA 2022 action. More than US $100 billion worth of infrastructure is expected to be developed by 2022 including the construction of 77 new hotels and 42 hotel [...]
Qatar Looks to Balance Its Arts Scene
Seven slabs of German-made steel have become Qatar’s latest statement of cultural ambition. Richard Serra’s sculpture “7,” the artist’s first public commission in the Middle East and the tallest of his vertical works, stands as a sobering presence at the edge of a new park between the I.M. Pei-designed Museum of Islamic Art and, across [...]
Aspire to buy outdoor exercise machines from Canadian firm
Doha’s Aspire Zone sports complex, which has raised the international bar for training facilities, is to get a variety of innovative outdoor exercise machines. The Canadian company GreenGym has received official notification of the purchase worth over QR750,000 — along with a deposit — from authorities in Qatar. “The contract calls for [...]
Doha ranked among ‘10 Emerging Sustainable Cities to Watch’
Doha is one of “the 10 Emerging Sustainable Cities to Watch in 2012”, along with Seoul, San Jose, Detroit, Adelaide, Brasilia, Naples, Mexico City, Belgrade and Accra. The list has been compiled by Leon Kaye, the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. “As more cities push their green agenda the way they [...]
Manager Engineering and Scheduling-AIR000TA Qatar Airways
Qatar Executive is the business jet charter operation of Qatar Airways operating a young fleet of Bombardier Challenger 605 and Global aircraft from our base in Doha, Qatar. We are currently seeking an experienced and highly capable person to ensure the aircraft operated by Qatar Executive (QE) are in compliance with all required airworthiness [...]
Over 500,000 visitors expected at Doha fair
DOHA: A colourful parade of stilt walkers, clowns, jugglers, mascots and musicians opened the Doha Trade Fair (DTF) 2012, expected to welcome over 500,000 visitors to more than 570 stalls from 29 countries in its 10-day run. The first event organised by the Qatar Tourism Authority for the year in cooperation with q.media Events, the fair was [...]
Qatar Airways sponsors Qatar’s Biggest Tennis Show
Qatar Airways is the Official Airline of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 tennis tournament taking place in Doha from 2 - 7 January 2012. Widely acclaimed as Qatar’s most prestigious Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) event, former World No.1 players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will take centre stage and battle it out on the courts of [...]
Long-time Doha resident dies
Long-time Doha resident Naseer Akhtar Basheer Ahmed (72), a former inspector of schools in Qatar’s Ministry of Education, died in Doha on Wednesday. A native of Lahore, Pakistan, he was a popular figure in the education circles in Doha, especially among the expatriate schools for nearly three decades until the 1990s. Ahmed (pictured) came to [...]
Lead Officer Technical Procurement-AIR000T7 Qatar Airways
Qatar Executive is the business jet charter operation of Qatar Airways. We operate a young fleet of Bombardier Challenger 605 and Global aircraft from our base in Doha, Qatar. We are currently seeking an experienced and highly capable person to run the day-today operation of our Materials and tools Stores. The primary function of this role is [...]
