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2016 Edition of the Waste Free Environment Campaign a Huge Success in Qatar The local community, downstream industries, schools and universities in Qatar recently united on Wakra Beach for the regional Waste Free Environment (WFE) cleanup campaign. As part of the initiative, over 1,000 students participated in sustainability workshops and competitions aimed at promoting best practices related to proper waste...

Qatar Airways was officially unveiled as KidZania Singapore’s latest industry partner this morning, at a press conference and special preview of the KidZania Singapore establishment on Sentosa Island. Visitors entering KidZania Singapore will be welcomed at the Qatar Airways branded airport terminal, complete with check-in desks and personnel dressed in Qatar Airways uniforms. The facility is also home to the...

To take part or not in CHI Al Shaqab 2016 was a big question Qatar's ace rider Ali al Rumaihi faced. But on the insistence of his trainer Ian Thorpe, Rumaihi is now all buckled up to strut his stuff at the high profile four-day CHI Al Shaqab 2016 event to be held at the fabulous Al Shaqab Arena...

Supernet investments over $1 bn : Ooredoo Ooredoo has invested more than $1 billion in the last two years to build Supernet network in Qatar, its CEO in Qatar said on Monday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Ooredoo TV in Doha, Waleed al Sayed said the Supernet network built around fibre network and 4G+ speed across...

Grammys: Taylor Swift wins album of the year Taylor Swift's 1989 has won the coveted album of the year award at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles. The singer - who is the first woman to win the award twice - also won best pop vocal album and best music video for her track Bad Blood. Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the most...

6 Science-Based Health Benefits of Moringa Oleifera Moringa oleifera is a plant that has been praised for its health benefits for thousands of years. It is very rich in healthy antioxidants and bioactive plant compounds. So far, scientists have only investigated a fraction of the many reputed health benefits. Here are 6 health benefits of Moringa oleifera that are supported by...

6 Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat If you are like me, and you’ve watched more food documentaries than you can count, and you know about some of the health benefits of switching to a meat-free diet, but for some reason you just aren’t quite ready to make the leap, these facts may just give you that extra...

ROTA Initiative Provides Job Opportunities for 2,100 Youth Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), in partnership with CARE International and Silatech, has provided training and entrepreneurship orientation for 1,100 Yemeni youth. The initiative is part of a $1.2 million project entitled ‘Toward Better Economic Opportunities for Youth in Sana’a...

Qatar growth to be propelled by govt's thrust on infrastructure Despite Qatar’s "reliance on the oil and gas sector", the country’s economy is expected to continue growing, propelled by the government’s strong commitment to continue investing in major infrastructure projects as part of its efforts to diversify its revenue sources, a new report has shown. Qatar is likely to have registered...

HH the Emir Meets Chairman of Exxon Mobil Corporation Doha, February 14 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan on Sunday with Chairman of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Rex Tillerson, and the accompanying delegation, who called on HH the Emir to greet him on the occasion of their visit to Qatar. (QNA)

QNB launches interactive teller technology, Qatar National Bank (QNB) has become the first bank in Qatar to introduce the NCR Aptra Interactive Teller Machine, from NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies. The Interactive Teller technology, located at QNB's Al Sadd branch, which is powered with an interactive touchscreen, allows a live teller to take remote control of...

Syria: In Aleppo, one man's story of fear, defiance and survival (CNN) - Karam al Masri is watching his city die. Or more accurately, he is watching the life gradually ebb from it. Masri is a 25-year-old photographer in Aleppo who documents the fatalism, fear and sometimes the defiance of tens of thousands of civilians who remain in rebel-held areas of...

Qatar fashion designer launches Batoolah Love collection Inspired by the traditional face covering worn by some women in the Gulf, a Qatar-based fashion designer has launched a new collection that uses natural fabrics to help raise awareness of cancer. Under the slogan “think pink, wear green,” the Batoolah Love collection features women’s bisht, abayas, tops and dresses made from linen or...

W tops list of Most popular hotel brands in Qatar Qatar has some of the region’s best hotels and its W, Sheraton and Intercontinental locations are among the most popular among travelers, according to an index of the country’s top hospitality properties. Colliers International recently released its latest guest experience index, which assigns a score to hospitality chains based on both...