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Our Vision at Millennium & Copthorne Middle East and Africa is to be the preferred hotel company for our guests, colleagues, and owners while achieving exceptional growth. We have an Ambition to operate 100 preferred hotels by year 2020. Millennium Plaza Hotel Doha is centrally located in Al Sadd, the commercial district of Doha and just 25 minutes away from...

Safety Officer - Hyatt Residences West Bay Doha Full job details Recruiter Grand Hyatt Doha Posted 21/11/2016 Ref DOH000620 Location Qatar - Doha Job Type Security, Security Officer Sector Hotel Job Level Non-Management Job Description Safety Officer - Hyatt Residences West Bay Doha - DOH000620 DescriptionYou will be responsible to provide an excellent and consistent level of service to your customers. The Security Officer is responsible to assist in the efficient running of the security function. Qualifications ...

Batabit Qatar in cooperation with The Chiefs MCC and Al Adaam MCC organised an event to pay tribute to the 13-year old Qatari boy, Ghanim Al Muftah. Ghanim who was born with the Caudal Regression Syndrome aspires to become a paralympian in the future and live up to his name Ghamin, which in Arabic means winner. Ghanim is known...

A charity auction that was held at the sixth biennial Gala Dinner of Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), which was held to mark the 10th anniversary of ROTA at the Al Shaqab indoor arena has reportedly raised over $15 million. The precise figure will be revealed at a later time. The auction was conducted by Lord Poltimore, the Deputy Chairman...

New free transit visa is now available for GCC/Middle East travellers to visit Doha Qatar Airways Holidays makes stopover easy with exclusive Discover Qatar hotels, tours and transfer deals Exploring Doha where the tradition meets modernity – is now easier Qatar Airways Holidays offers travellers from around the world the opportunity to add another experience to their already planned holiday, by stopping...

Five Sri Lankan expats have been sent to jail for duration of one year each for committing burglary and theft. The five expats were found guilty of stealing jewellery worth QR2.2 million and some cash from the house of a Qatari national. The five had reportedly broke into the house of the Qatari national, damaged his safe and stole the...

Light rains are expected to hit the country by Tuesday, with the coming weekend to experience heavy showers, the meteorology department has announced. The numerical weather prediction charts of the QMD continued to indicate a state of atmospheric instability that has been affecting the country due to the extension of an upper-level low pressure system from Tuesday until the end...

Too many Qatar drivers continue to engage in dangerous practices such as speeding, tailgating and using a mobile phone while behind the wheel, a new survey has found. The bi-annual Qatar Road Safety Monitor, conducted by polling agency YouGov for QIC Insured, polled dozens of drivers about their experiences over the past six months. More than three-quarters (76 percent) said they saw more vehicles...

With a booming economy and stable political climate, Qatar is primed to host the 2022 World Cup. So just how powerful is the nation? Qatar is slated to host the 2022 World Cup but there have been many red flags raised about the country's human rights abuses. Officials have made promises to improve conditions for migrant workers, but not much has changed. Yet despite...

By Marissa Payne November 19 at 5:02 PM The peloton rides on in the men’s elite road race over at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Qatar last month. (Oliver Weiken/EPA) An official from the Norwegian Cycling Federation has vowed never to race in Qatar again after accusing a Doha police officer of deliberately crashing into a female junior cyclist with...

What do rich people do with their money? They buy things and the one thing that all rich people buy is cars, fast and expensive cars. They may not be able to drive them to work on a daily basis but it has become a symbol of status to have a collection of supercars even though they only get...

Qatar is a pretty safe country for expats but it does not tolerate any violation of rules or things that are deemed insensitive and demeaning to its culture, heritage, religion etc. Qatar is not as liberal as say Dubai but it isn’t as conservative as Saudi either, it is trying to maintain and follow a middle ground and expects...

The employment of a Filipino domestic helper in Hong Kong was terminated by her employer and she was sent home by the Immigration Department after she was discovered seeking recruits to join her multi-level marketing company. “Nakita ng employer niya ang laptop niya na nag-rerecruit siya. Tinanggal siya sa trabaho tapos sinumbong siya sa Immigration Department,” Attache Hermogenes Cayabyab Jr....

An expat has been sentenced to a jail term of 6 months and a fine of QR20, 000 has also been imposed on him for running over a young girl with his vehicle. It is worth pointing out that the 6 months sentence is a reduced one as prescribed by the Court of Appeal. The defendant and his insurance company...