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McDonald’s Qatar, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior (MoI), celebrated Eid Al-Adha with events on Monday and Tuesday. Activities aimed at recognising and giving back to foreign labourers through fun-filled programmes and entertainment at the Wakra Sports Club and in Asian Town in the Industrial Area of Doha.
The celebrations brought together thousands of expatriate workers of different nationalities....
Al Sadd got their new Qatar Stars League (QSL) season off to a winning start with a commanding 4-0 win over Al Kharaitiyat at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
Al Sadd controlled the game from kick off, largely thanks to their talisman and captain Xavi Hernandez who took a leading role in midfield from the first whistle. Al Sadd broke the...
To mark World Tourism Day this week, the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has launched a competition to encourage residents to explore the country.
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, QTA will put up eight life-size photo frames across the country.
Residents who take photos through these frames and upload them to social media using the hashtags #WTD2016 and #ShowcaseQatar are entered into the competition.
This will run from Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 1, and those who...
Stallions Cricket Academy, the coaching division of Stallions Sports Services WLL., concluded a very successful tour of England in August. The 60 strong tour group, comprising of a mixture of players, coaches, and parents, who embarked on the second tour of the UK played over 15 matches in Leeds and London. Stallions took two teams to UK – Under...
A new batch of 20 contemporary artists are taking up residence at Doha’s Fire Station this month.
The group of 14 women and six men were selected from more than 150 applicants, Qatar Museums (QM) said.
The artists, half of whom are Qatari and the other half are expat residents, include photographers, videographers, designers, painters and poets.
Three of them – Lulu Al Musfer, Hana Al Saadi and Maryam...
Al Jaish rescued Thursday the three points, beating Al Arabi 4-3 in a thrilling encounter. The game swung like a pendulum. Al Jaish raced to a two-goal lead after 40 minutes and Al Arabi pulled one back before half-time. Al Arabi went further and took the lead by the 77th minute. Ultimately, Al Jaish wanted the points more and...
Mahmoud Obaidi knows what it feels like to be singled out at the airport.
The Canadian-Iraqi artist visited Doha this week to share his experiences of “flying while brown” in a new exhibition opening at the Arab Museum of Modern Art (Mathaf).
Inspired by an encounter with authorities at a Texas airport, Obaidi’s Fair Skies micro-installation uses photography, videography, plastic models and technology to tell his story.
“This is for Arabs, Colombians,...
As the new school year kicks off and recent hires move to Qatar, demand for affordable housing has jumped, according to real estate firm DTZ Qatar.
The firm is reporting a 17 percent increase in overall inquiries in the last year, and a 23 percent increase from last month.
Inquiries have come primarily from the service and education sectors, with DTZ seeing high demand for...
Taking over from the man who earned Sevilla three Europa League titles on the trot was always going to be a daunting task.
Criticism
Many fans and pundits alike had their doubts over whether Jorge Sampaoli was the right man for the job, but the Argentinean manager rolled up his sleeves and dived in head first showing commendable courage and self-belief.
The...
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid’s games are never short of excitement.
Such was the case on Wednesday night at Camp Nou where two La Liga heavyweights met in a tense encounter that ended in a 1-1 draw.
Angel Correa’s second-half goal cancelled out Ivan Rakitic’s opener in a game that will have felt like a loss to Barcelona, who lost their key...
On Tuesday night Everton suffered a very surprising 2-0 home defeat against Championship Norwich City in the third round of the EFL Cup.
The loss will have come as a shock to many, including the visitors considering the Toffees stellar start to their campaign.
The reality is that the six changes Ronald Koeman made to his starting line-up cost the Toffees...
Inter, AC Milan, Juventus, Napoli. All have faced Sassuolo, and all have been defeated, at one point or another.
In fact, Milan fans really dread taking on the Neroverdi, who have become a major thorn in the Diavolo’s side since first meeting in January 2014. That encounter indeed was one to forget for Rossoneri supporters, but one to surely remember...
DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) has welcomed 20 talented artists who have been selected to take part in the second cycle of the innovative Fire Station “Artist in Residence” programme.
Launched in March 2015, the programme is hosted at the Doha Fire Station building and it aims to create a space that offers an indigenous, local approach to creativity and artistic...
Authorities are once again considering criminalizing the act of taking or sharing photos of accident victims in Qatar.
Yesterday, the Cabinet forwarded draft legislation that it approved a year ago to the Advisory Council to amend Law No. 11 of 2004.
The new provision would punish anyone who “captures or transmits pictures of the deceased or injured in accidents without the consent of their representatives, through devices...
