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Thursday, 23 May 2013

Hepatitis C virus is a major challenge for this region

Hepatitis C virus is a major challenge for this region
About 150 million people are chronically infected and at risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer, and more than 350 000 people die from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) related liver diseases every year, Dr. Laith Abu-Raddad said last night at a community health forum in Doha. Dr. Abu-Raddad was addressing the monthly Medicine & U health outreach program at Weill Cornell...

IAID and FEC to host Arts Workshop on May 18

IAID and FEC to host Arts Workshop on May 18
As a build up to the World Environment Day (WED) celebrations in Qatar IAID, in association with the Friends of the Environment Centre (FEC) under the patronage of Dr. Saif Ali Al Hajari, Chairman of FEC, has organized an Arts Workshop on May 18th, at the  Atrium, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. The workshop is open to teachers who guide children up to the age of 12 years,...

Katara signs partnership with the IFRC

Katara signs partnership with the IFRC
Katara – the Cultural Village has signed a partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies- IFRC. The partnership between the two organizations will facilitate donations of incomes from Katara’s Amphitheatre towards the Federation’s humanitarian and development efforts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Katara will dedicate all...

Qatar UK 2013 appoints Hamad Al-Eida and Aisha Ghanem Al Attiya as official spokespeople

Qatar UK 2013 appoints Hamad Al-Eida and Aisha Ghanem Al Attiya as official spokespeople
Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture today announced the appointment of Hamad Al-Eida and Aisha Ghanem Al Attiya as its official spokespeople in Qatar. Al-Eida and Al Attiya, who each have extensive backgrounds in cultural and social affairs and media and communications, will act as the cultural exchange programme’s voice to the public. Beginning his career in 1995 as a presenter and...

Qatar Academy Al Wakra hosts highly beneficial workshop

Qatar Academy Al Wakra hosts highly beneficial workshop
Qatar Academy Al Wakra, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, recently hosted the fourth edition of its workshop series designed to enhance the teaching of English as a second language. Held at the Academy, more than 80 teachers from 25 independent and private schools nationwide attended. Melissa De Leeuw and Meredith Hedrick, both experienced...

Qatar Academy Al Wakra students perform music from around the world

Qatar Academy Al Wakra students perform music from around the world
Qatar Academy Al Wakra (QAW), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, recently hosted its annual spring music concert. Youngsters enrolled at the Academy’s kindergarten through to grade three demonstrated their musical talents in front of their parents, teachers and fellow classmates.  In preparation for the concert, themed ‘Music Around the...

UCQ lauded for sharing teaching and learning expertise

UCQ lauded for sharing teaching and learning expertise
Over 100 educators and healthcare professionals attended the University of Calgary – Qatar’s first ever ‘Teaching and Learning Conference.’ Along with UCQ faculty and instructors, 28 representatives of Hamad Medical Corporation, Sidra, Qatar University and College of the North Atlantic participated. The event was is intended to bring together UCQ faculty and instructors to...

The award winning designer and the idol of Star Academy at 6th IWED 2013

The award winning designer and the idol of Star Academy at 6th IWED 2013
Awarded with the distinguished “Global Fashion Designer” award from the International Union of Fashion and known as “The First Gulf Fashion Designer” Walid Atallah, will once again showcase his latest designs at the 6th International Wedding Exhibition and Fashion Show Doha 2013 to be held on May 16 – 19 at the Doha Exhibition Center. It has been announce recently that Walid...

Qatar Museums Authority celebrates International Museum Day 2013

Qatar Museums Authority celebrates International Museum Day 2013
In line with the global community’s celebrations of the International Museum Day, Qatar Museums Authority will hold on Thursday May 16, 2013 at the auditorium of the Museum of Islamic Art a public conference highlighting the theme of the celebration for this year: “Museums (memory + creativity) = social change”. On this occasion, QMA is organizing as well a competition for the...

Qatar National Library and Spanish Embassy explore cultural links

Qatar National Library and Spanish Embassy explore cultural links
On a recent visit to Qatar National Library’s Heritage Collection Building, Her Excellency Mrs.Carmen De La Peña, Spain’s Ambassador to Qatar, donated a selection of valuable books in collaboration with the Islamic Library of the Spanish Agency for Cooperation and Development (AECID) and Casa Árabe, a Spanish public diplomacy institution focused on relations with the Arab...

Day of celebration for successful WCMC-Q Foundation students

Day of celebration for successful WCMC-Q Foundation students
The goal of becoming a qualified physician moved a little closer for 16 students at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) on Monday (May 6, 2013) as they celebrated completing the university’s Foundation Program. The students were presented with certificates of completion in front of an audience of their parents and faculty members, including college Dean Dr. Javaid I....

HEC Paris in Qatar celebrates newest batch of graduates of EMBA program

HEC Paris in Qatar celebrates newest batch of graduates of EMBA program
HEC Paris in Qatar – the region’s leading hub for Executive Education offering a complete portfolio of management programs – celebrated the latest batch of graduates of their EMBA program at a Convocation Celebration held at the Qatar National Convention Center. The distinguished ‘class of 2013’ comprising 44 participants, included four CEO’s from the Qatar Credit Bureau,...

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