Doha Today

Media Scan September 05, 2013 05 Sep 2013 - 04:05 am

• There is talk about the decision by the Ministry of Environment to extend a ban on the use of ‘Al Sawaya’ from...

Man, dog join forces: A new breed of philanthropy 05 Sep 2013 - 04:03 am

By Sue Manning When Charlie Annenberg adopted an abandoned golden retriever named Lucky, a new breed of philanthropy was born. Lucky was four...

Wheels ‘n’ Chains: A view from Souq Waqif. by Milos Petronijevic 04 Sep 2013 - 03:27 am

Wheels ‘n’ Chains: A view from Souq Waqif. by Milos Petronijevic

Who’s who: Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada 04 Sep 2013 - 03:26 am

Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada He was appointed Minister of Energy & Industry in a...

Media scan September 04, 2013 04 Sep 2013 - 03:25 am

• There is talk of the announcement by the Supreme Education Council about all schools opening on September 10, and start of registration...

58 ABP students gain admission to HBKU partner universities 04 Sep 2013 - 03:24 am

Some of the graduates who gained admission. One in three of Qatar Foundation’s Academic Bridge Program (ABP) graduates gained admission to HBKU’s partner...

Georgetown hosts Vaddey Ratner 04 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) today will be hosting a book-reading session for Cambodian writer and royal Vaddey Ratner’s (pictured)debut novel In The...

The Peninsula creative writing contest winners announced 04 Sep 2013 - 03:23 am

Ritica Ramesh, Grade XI, Birla Public School (BPS), Megha George, Grade VII, Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS) and Fariha Abdul Aziz, Grade X,...

OSN revamps its on-air platform 04 Sep 2013 - 03:22 am

OSN has refreshed its on-air brand identity. Now live, the unifying on-air brand identity creates more synergy between the OSN brand, its channels,...

New chef takes charge at The Grill 04 Sep 2013 - 03:22 am

Markus Zuck (pictured), young but well experienced chef, has taken charge of The Grill at Grand Hyatt Doha. Markus began cooking in his...

Renaissance gets new hotel manager 04 Sep 2013 - 03:21 am

The Renaissance Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments Doha City Center announced the recent appointment of Sam Van Campenhout (pictured) as...

Key appointment at The Torch Doha 04 Sep 2013 - 03:19 am

Ameen Al Darawsheh (pictured)has joined The Torch Doha team as Director of Sales & Marketing. In his new role Al Darawsheh will oversee...

Pasta Festival at Carluccio’s 04 Sep 2013 - 03:19 am

Carluccio’s is playing host to a pasta festival that offers eight varieties of mouth-watering pasta available in different shapes and sizes. The restaurant...

Space tourism gets wings: Space industry booms as hundreds book trips 04 Sep 2013 - 03:16 am

By Mihir Zaveri As several new private ventures to take people on trips to space come closer to becoming reality, California lawmakers are...

Who’s who: Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah 02 Sep 2013 - 11:01 pm

He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on June 26, 2013. He was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from September 20, 2011....

A view of the inside of Emiri Diwan mosque. by Oscar Rialubin 02 Sep 2013 - 10:52 pm

A view of the inside of Emiri Diwan mosque. by Oscar Rialubin

Nakilat honours marine cadets 02 Sep 2013 - 10:49 pm

Nakilat celebrated the achievements of its first Qatari Marine Cadets programme and welcomed new Qatari recruits at a ceremony held at the Four...

10/20/30 promotion at Safari outlets 02 Sep 2013 - 10:45 pm

Safari outlets have launched 10/20/30 promotion from September 2, with thousands of products in IT and electronics, garments, toys and sports goods, footwear’s,...