Doha Today

Not a sweet life: Diabetes catches them young 14 Oct 2012 - 03:47 am

Children with type 1 diabetes and officials at the Al Tahadi Challenging Camp. By Isabel Ovalle For a young child, dealing with diabetes...

Boeing pilot speaks with Qatar Leadership Academy cadets 12 Oct 2012 - 12:30 pm

Discussion focuses on importance of science, technology, engineering and maths education. While his career has been literally up in the clouds, Boeing Test...

U-19 girls bring pride for DMIS 12 Oct 2012 - 12:29 pm

It was a time for yet another celebration for Doha Modern Indian School as the U-19 girls chess team who participated in the...

BFPIS celebrates Teachers Day 12 Oct 2012 - 12:27 pm

Bright Future Pakistani International School celebrated the 2012 Teachers’ Day with pomp and splendour. A morning assembly was conducted specially to pay tribute...

Qatar University College of Education honours teachers 12 Oct 2012 - 12:26 pm

Qatar University College of Education (CED), in a celebration of World Teachers’ Day, recognised its teachers with congratulatory awards for their role in...

Gulf English School receives international accreditation 12 Oct 2012 - 12:25 pm

The Gulf English School (GES) has been awarded the Council of International Schools accreditation ‘CIS’. The Council of International Schools is the premier...

RasGas Safety Programme to be rolled out in 10 schools this year 12 Oct 2012 - 12:25 pm

RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) recently recognised 75 students from three secondary schools across Qatar for successfully completing the Safety Ambassadors Programme in the...

Ahli Bank picks winner of QR2.5m MyHassad Savings Scheme 12 Oct 2012 - 12:21 pm

Ahli Bank announced Khalifa Buhamaid as the September winner of its monthly QR2.5m MyHassad Savings Scheme draw. A Qatari national, Buhamaid opened an...

Fascinating echoes of disappeared Europe 12 Oct 2012 - 12:20 pm

by Nicholas Lezard There is a list here, almost comic in its length and baroquely complex absurdity, of all the families that our...

Blue introduces ‘Express Lunch’ 12 Oct 2012 - 12:18 pm

Blue Restaurant at Grand Heritage Doha has introduced Express Lunch targeting busy professionals. The Express Lunch option allows people on the go to...

Renaissance Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott mark first anniversary 12 Oct 2012 - 12:17 pm

The Renaissance Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments Doha City Center made their entry into the Doha market in October 2011....

Toys R Us offers tablet for tiny tots 12 Oct 2012 - 12:16 pm

By Cecilia Kang and Hayley Tsukayama In a storm of mobile product launches emerges a new competitor: tablets for tiny tots. That’s the...

The Reluctant Fundamentalist to kick off 4th DTFF 12 Oct 2012 - 12:12 pm

by Raynald Rivera The fourth edition of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF 2012) is set to provide an even more enriching experience...

LG launches largest and slimmest OLED TV 12 Oct 2012 - 12:11 pm

LG officials at the launch function. LG unveiled world’s largest and slimmest 55-inch OLED TV during an event at the LG booth at...

HP appoints new managing director 12 Oct 2012 - 12:10 pm

HP Middle East has promoted Walid Gomaa (pictured) to Managing Director of Qatar, effective immediately. In his new role, Gomaa will be looking...

Canon unveils two new PowerShot cameras 12 Oct 2012 - 12:10 pm

Canon Middle East unveiled two new additions to its collection of powerful superzoom compact cameras – the PowerShot SX500 IS and PowerShot SX160...

‘Cool’ library opens at Qatar Academy 12 Oct 2012 - 12:09 pm

Mike Simpson’s Grade 2 students excitedly lined up in front of Qatar Academy’s spacious new primary library. Part of the eagerness is because...

International Day for Peace and Non-Violence observed 12 Oct 2012 - 12:08 pm

Ideal Indian School observed 144th birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as the International Day for Peace and Non-Violence. Events were held in all...