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Thursday, 23 May 2013

Qatar National Convention Centre to open with a Bang!

Qatar National Convention Centre to open with a Bang!
The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will officially open 04 December 2011. Boasting a  2,300 seat lyric theatre, three auditoria, a multi-purpose conference hall for 4,000 guests, 40,000 square metres of exhibition space and 52 meeting rooms, the Centre can accommodate a maximum 27,000 people at any one time. QNCC’s general manager, Adam Mather-Brown said immediately...

Consumer Price Index July 2011

Consumer Price Index July 2011
Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) has released the  Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July 2011. The CPI for the month of July 2011 declined from 109.0 to 108.7 showing decrease by 0.3 % when compared with June 2011, and an increase of 1.9%, when compared with July 2010. July being a summer month, many consumer items are on sale and hence it always shows the seasonal effect of price...

Arab Games Gives Everyone a Chance to Win with BBM Trivia and Mall Activity

Arab Games Gives Everyone a Chance to Win with BBM Trivia and Mall Activity
With Arab Games Doha 2011 only a few weeks away and the excitement building, the Arab Games Organising Committee (AGOC) has taken its outreach activity to another level – with a Blackberry Messenger Trivia competition and interactive mall sports competitions to win prizes and purchase tickets. As part of the ‘BBM’ competition, AGOC is now sending recipients a question on the...

HRH Prince Andrew updated on Msheireb Downtown progress

HRH Prince Andrew updated on Msheireb Downtown progress
HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, attended a high level presentation by senior executives from Msheireb Properties at the Msheireb Enrichment Centre. Msheireb Properties’ CEO Eng. Issa M. Al Mohannadi presented the milestones achieved at the company’s Msheireb Downtown project as well as the pioneering work it currently undertakes in the field of sustainable urban...

Doha Tribeca Film Festival Concludes with “The Lady”

Doha Tribeca Film Festival Concludes with “The Lady”
 The third edition of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival concluded last night at The Cultural Village “Katara” with the screening of The Lady, true story of Aung San Suu Kyi, the woman at the core of Burma s democracy movement and her husband, Micheal Aris. “The film speaks about freedom and democracy and it s based on real life. We have only few women icons and she...

Qatar Airways treats film fans to celebrity Red Carpet

Qatar Airways treats film fans to celebrity Red Carpet
As the Official Airline of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Qatar Airways was proud to be a part of this world-class film event held in Doha. For the third year running, the airline played a major role in flying film stars, directors and celebrities from the Middle East and around the world to the capital of the State of Qatar for the five-day festival. One of the most talked about...

QU signs MoU with GORD to promote adoption of sustainability concepts

QU signs MoU with GORD to promote adoption of sustainability concepts
Organization for Research and Development (GORD), Qatar’s leading research, consultancy and training institute and developer of the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), an integrated green building assessment system that makes use of the Arab region’s environmental and cultural data, and offers an advanced system that adheres to the recent technological...

Harlem Globetrotters to Enthrall Qatar

Harlem Globetrotters to Enthrall Qatar
In what is set to be an exciting event, q.media Events, together with Aspire4Sport, will be hosting the world’s most famous basketball entertainment team, the Harlem Globetrotters, on November 15 at the Aspire Women’s Sports Hall. This Qatar Showcase will be supported by QNB as the Platinum Sponsors and the Qatar Basketball Federation will be the governing body for the event. Known...

Recognition Ceremony for Founding Organizations marks the transition of QGBC into an Official Entity

Recognition Ceremony for Founding Organizations marks the transition of QGBC into an Official Entity
The Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) honored its Founding Organizations in a special ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel Doha yesterday. The event was attended by CEOs and top-level representatives from QGBC’s 24 Founding Organizations, which include the most prominent Qatari organizations from diverse sectors that are driving Qatar’s transition towards green and...

HEC Paris in Qatar announces research initiatives for 2011/2012

HEC Paris in Qatar announces research initiatives for 2011/2012
Economic diversification in the GCC is one of the key factors contributing to the successful development of a sustainable economy for the region, and plays a central role in the Qatar National Development Strategy. One of the pillars of this strategy is the development of effective knowledge and human capital. HEC Paris in Qatar, who joined Qatar Foundation in 2010, is contributing to...

Qatar Expo and Al-Muftah Rent-A-Car ink partnership

Qatar Expo and Al-Muftah Rent-A-Car ink partnership
Qatar Expo Event Management and Al-Muftah Rent-A-Car, Qatar’s leading vehicle renting and leasing company, signed an agreement which sees preferential rates for both participants and visitors during Qatar Expo-managed events.  This agreement also ensures that cars and other vehicles are available during large-scale events held by Qatar Expo. “Arranging transportation during major...

Qtel’s Nine Month Revenue Grows 16.6 Percent to QAR 23.6 Billion

Qtel’s Nine Month Revenue Grows 16.6 Percent to QAR 23.6 Billion
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) today announced that Group revenue increased by 16.6 percent to QAR 23.6 billion (9M 2010: QAR 20.2 billion) during the nine-month period ended 30 September 2011. The Group’s consolidated customer base, as at 30 September 2011, stood at 82.4 million (9M 2010: 69.1 million) which represents a 19.4 percent year-on-year increase.  Group EBITDA in 9M 2011 also...