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  02 May 2018 - 11:42 Instagram post shared by the actor on his page The Peninsula Bollywood celebrities Milind Gunaji and Palomi Ghosh will attend the 18th annual May Queen Ball to be held on May 10 at the Radisson Blue Doha. Organised by Goan Welfare Association, the event will begin at 7:30pm onwards. Gunaji is known for his roles in Hindi and Marathi...

  03 May 2018 - 8:18 TKM College of Engineering alumni with family during the Family Sports Day at Al Jazeera Academy in Abu Hamour . The Peninsula Doha: Former students of TKM College of Engineering from the southern Indian state of Kerala held their Family Sports Day at Al Jazeera Academy in Abu Hamour . The President of the Alumni, Nishad Abdul Rahim,...

  05 May 2018 - 0:08 Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim celebrates after winning the men’s high jump event of the Doha Diamond League 2018 at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium yesterday. Picture by: Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula By Armstrong Vas I The Peninsula Doha: Marie-Josee Ta Lou emerged as the fastest woman of the Doha Diamond League while South Africa’s golden girl Caster Semenya won...

  05 May 2018 - 0:15 Al Gharafa’s Ahmed Alaa scores their winning goal against Mesaimeer during the Emir Cup quarter-final match played at the grand Hamad Stadium in Doha yesterday. Picture: Baher Amin/The Peninsula The Peninsula DOHA: Substitute Ahmed Alaa produced a rescue act with a brilliant header in the 88th minute as Al Gharafa secured a berth in the Emir Cup...

  05 May 2018 - 0:19 The Peninsula DOHA: The tickets for the Emir Cup final are selling out fast, organisers said yesterday after fans rushed to purchase their tickets. The Emir Cup final will be played on May 19 at the iconic Khalifa International Stadium. The Qatar Football Association (QFA), organisers of the country’s most popular football tournament, have made arrangements for fans...

  05 May 2018 - 0:33 Sheikha Asma Al Thani (second left), Director of Marketing and Communications of Doha 2019 World Championships Local Organising Committee (LOC), Sebastian Coe (third left), President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Vice Chairman and Director General of the Doha 2019 LOC and Vice President of the IAAF, Dahlan Al Hamad (fourth left) and...

  03 May 2018 - 0:17 The Peninsula DOHA: Microsoft Qatar yesterday announced the appointment of Lana Khalaf (pictured) as Country Manager, a role that will see her continue the company’s commitment to the nation and Vision 2030. Lana Khalaf joined Microsoft in 2006, taking responsibility for empowering students and teachers across the Gulf region to achieve more through technology. Her efforts were...

  04 May 2018 - 23:30 The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Hassan Al Ibrahim, Acting Chief of Qatar Tourism Authority, in the presence of Ambassador of Georgia to the State of Qatar Nikoloz Revazishvili The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar and Georgia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in tourism sector. The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Hassan...

Associated Press•May 4, 2018 1 / 2 In this Wednesday, March 21, 2018 photo the logo of German car manufacturer BMW is pictured at the headquarters in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker BMW AG saw first-quarter net profit rise slightly from an already high level as sales of its 5-Series sedan and X1...

, Reuters•May 4, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone are transported in a police vehicle after a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar April 20, 2018 . REUTERS/Ann Wang More By Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) - Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to an elected...

  04 May 2018 - 4:43 QNA Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday patronised the graduation ceremony of 212 conscripts who comprise the 10th batch of national service recruits, held at the Amiri Guard Camp. The Amir honoured excelling national service conscripts Eid Tarif Naji Al Nomasi, who ranked first in the military infantry; Abdulaziz Ali Mohammed Al Obaidli,...

  04 May 2018 - 4:43 Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Sayed, Deputy General Manager of Katara, and Carlotta Colli, Charge d’ Affaires at the Italian Embassy in Qatar, and Italian artist Elisabetta Farina at the opening of the “Beautiful to eat, Good to look at” exhibition at Katara. The Peninsula DOHA: An exhibition of creations by Italian artist Elisabetta Farina opened at the...

  04 May 2018 - 4:51 Artists whose works are featured at Al Garabia exhibition which opened on Wednesday at Katara Building 18. The Peninsula DOHA: Al Garabia, an exhibition of works by a group of Latin American artists based in Qatar, opened at Katara Cultural Village Building 18 on Wednesday. Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Sayed, deputy general manager of Katara and Rossana Cecilia...

  04 May 2018 - 4:53 Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi (second left), at QU Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 2018. The Peninsula DOHA: Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi, honoured the Day 2 of Qatar University’s (QU) Annual Research Forum & Exhibition 2018. Themed “Pioneering Research”,...