‘qatar News’ Archives
Qatar Tourism Authority partners World Travel Awards for Grand Final in Doha
World Travel Awards (WTA), "the Oscars of the travel industry", will host its Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Doha, Qatar, in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) on 11 January 2012. The most important decision-makers in global travel and tourism are set to attend the glittering ceremony, which will be staged at Katara Cultural Village, [...]
Artist creates incredible daytime fireworks
A Chinese artist is using the sky as his canvas, manipulating explosives controlled by microchips to create an incredible daytime fireworks display. New York-based Cai Guo-Qiang uses a computer to control and shape powder explosions into different patterns and images. He presented his largest explosion event in three years at the Mataf Arab [...]
WPC exhibitions: Lessons learnt
The 20th edition of the World Petroleum Congress, WPC, ended in the Qatari capital of Doha, and every participant acknowledged that this edition set new records. From June 2007 when, the Qatari government won the bid to host the congress, there was no time to waste; as everything and everyone were put in motion to ensure it was the huge success [...]
Qatalum hogs limelight at world petroleum meet
The events of the 20th World Petroleum Congress concluded at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha on Thursday, after five days packed with sessions covering all aspects of the world’s petroleum industry, from technological advances in upstream and downstream operations, to the role of natural gas, renewable and alternative energy, the [...]
Energy: Emir of Qatar, there is energy supply security
The twentieth edition of the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) concluded today. The most important international event in oil and gas was held this year in the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, with over 5,500 delegates, 600 members of the press, 550 speakers and guests from over 100 countries. The overall theme of the Congress was 'Energy [...]
Al-Attiyah hopes to drive by — and shoot for gold
Qatar sporting icon Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah is keen to ink his contract with Citroen Racing in Paris at the earliest and return to Doha to take part in the Arab Games starting today. The ace rally driver, who won the Middle East Rally Championship for the seventh time this month, will be representing Qatar in skeet shooting and is keen to make it [...]
Qatar University students take part in International Volunteer Day
Qatar University (QU) held a series of events to commemorate International Volunteer Day, an international observance designated by the United Nations as December 5. Students participated in a seminar organized by College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and an awareness event by the Student Activities Department. The seminar featured speakers from [...]
Huge demand for Arab Games tickets
Communities across Qatar have been flocking to ticketing venues in Qatar to book their seats for the opening ceremony of the Arab Games Doha 2011 on Friday. The Games will be declared open by HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani after the ceremony at the Khalifa Stadium. Official ticketing venues throughout Doha, that include Virgin [...]
National convention centre opens in Doha
Manama: A convention centre boasting an iconic design in a green-technology venue will open in Doha on Sunday. The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has three levels. "Sustainability was our focus when developing the construction plans. The building operates [...]
Renaissance Hotel Highlights New Doha City Center Qatar
(DOHA, QATAR) -- Marriott International, Inc. recently celebrated its new multiple-brand Doha City Center, highlighted by the luxury 257-room Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel. Other elements unveiled at the new Doha City Center are a 204-room Courtyard by Marriott Doha City Center and 123-unit Marriott Executive Apartments Doha City [...]
