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Sloanes Real Estate Brokers expands operations with new office in Qatar Doha, Qatar, April 23, 2016 (WQ): Sloanes Real Estate Brokers today announced the expansion of its operations in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Doha, Qatar. Sloanes Real Estate Brokers is a boutique agency focusing on renting, selling, and managing high-end real estate properties...

Bedaya organises “Entrepreneurship Spring Camp” in collaboration with MAKTABA Doha, Qatar – 23 April 2016 (WQ): The Bedaya Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (Bedaya Center), a joint initiative by Qatar Development Bank and Silatech, concluded its week-long entrepreneurship camp organized for children aged 10 to 14 years. Titled “Entrepreneurship Spring Camp”, the camp was organised in collaboration with the...

FIFA's Infantino: 2022 World Cup Stays in Qatar Doha - FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted on Friday that the 2022 World Cup would be hosted by Qatar as planned. Infantino told reporters in Doha: ‘Of course, the World Cup will take place in Qatar in 2022.’ This came during a joint press conference held this morning by SC, Qatar Football Association...

Civil Defense controls fire at work site in Dafna/West Bay A fire has broken out an an under-construction site between the Melia Doha and the Kempinski Doha hotels in Qatar’s business district. According to witnesses, emergency responders are on the scene and roads in and around the area have been closed off. The smell of smoke has spread throughout the area. About...

Minister of Culture and Sports Attends EXPO 2016 Opening Antalya, April 23 - Representing the State of Qatar HE Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali attended the EXPO 2106 exhibition hosted by Turkey in the city of Antalya. HE Qatar's Ambassador to Turkey Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi also attended the exhibition opening ceremony. One of the most...

Social Development Center signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy Doha, Qatar April 21 (WQ) - The Social Development Center (SDC) and Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on empowering youth, building their capacities and broadening their professional choices, towards developing professional capacities, professional standards and the entrepreneurship...

Real Honey or Fake Honey – how to check the purity of honey? Most of the people buy organic honey, but the question is – do you know that there are real honey and fake honey? Without checking its purity, it will be difficult to notice whether the honey is really honey or not. In this article you will read...

Gianni Infantino visits 2022 World Cup host Qatar as Amnesty International call for FIFA president to press for reform of labour laws FIFA president Gianni Infantino flew from Russia to Qatar on Wednesday He received an overview of the progress made for the 2022 World Cup Infantino visited the Khalifa Stadium, which will host a number of games Amnesty...

A building materials warehouse, located on Street 30 of the Doha Industrial Area, was destroyed in a fire on Thursday morning. No one sustained injuries even though the warehouse reportedly had some personnel working when the blaze broke out. The fire, sighted around 8.15am by some neighbours, was brought under control in under three hours. Eyewitnesses said they could see heavy...

Obama says US and Gulf united against Islamic State US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Washington and Gulf Arab states were united against the Islamic State group as he sought to overcome strains on Iran to boost efforts against the jihadists. In Riyadh for talks hosted by Saudi Arabia, Obama said the US still has "serious concerns" about Iran,...

Visits to Qatar Peak During March 2016, QTA's Q1 Report Shows Doha, April 20 (QNA) - Qatar received 305,014 visitors in March 2016, the largest number of visitors to be welcomed into Qatar in one calendar month, according to Qatar Tourism Authority's Q1 2016 Tourism Performance Report. Total visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2016 (822,626) dropped by 2% in...

Qatar Airways Partners with AIG Insurance; Qatar Airways has entered into an agreement with the American International Group (AIG) to offer Travel Guard insurance to all Qatar Airways customers booking flights and holidays in Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. AIG’s Travel Guard programme offers three levels of insurance coverage and is designed to suit the individual needs of...

Doha, April 20 - Qatar Museums started on Wednesday the first exclusive tours for Qatari citizens in the new National Museum of Qatar, ahead of its eagerly awaited opening by members of the Qatari society. The new Qatar National Museum received this afternoon the first group which includes 20 citizens, mostly bloggers who were led by their curiosity to visit...

Tunis, April 20 - President of the Tunisian Republic, Beji Caid Essebsi, met here on Wednesday with HE Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al-Kuwari, Advisor at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar's Candidate to the Post of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) . During the meeting, HE Dr. Al-Kuwari convoyed the greetings of HH...