FICTS President, Prof Franco Ascani (centre), Director of Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, Dr Christian Wacker (right), and Founder and Chairman of Youth Company, Mohammad Farid, at the opening of Qatar Sports Film Festival at MIA yesterday. Abdul Basit BY RAYNALD C RIVERA DOHA: A documentary on two-time Red Bull Street Style Qatar champion Abdullah Mahmoud Abu Nahia won the top pri

A child participates in the fifth and final ‘Passport To Passion’ event at Education City yesterday.  Shaival Dalal DOHA: Over 300 children have taken part on each day in the activities organised by Qatar Foundation under the banner ‘Passport to Passion’. The fifth and last two-day event kicked off yesterday at the Awsaj Academy pitch at Qatar Foundation&rsq

Aspetar CEO, Dr Khalifa Al Kuwari, with FAF President and member of the FIFA Executive Committee, Mohammed Raouraoua, during signing ceremony at Aspetar. DOHA: Aspetar and the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) will continue their partnership for another year. The agreement will provide medical support on and off the field to the Algerian national team in Qatar. Following a signing c

Doha: An online weekly survey by Al Sharq shows the majority of people feel local municipalities need to boost efforts to deal with abandoned vehicles in their areas. Asked about effectiveness of efforts of municipalities to keep their areas clean, 60 percent of respondents said they were satisfied by level of cleanliness, 33 percent said were not good, while seven percent did not comment.

Youths swim at the sea to cool off on a hot day in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria yesterday. DOHA: The tourist inflow into Egypt has been growing with Qataris ranking third among Arab tourist arrivals in the country, after visitors from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.  Some 2.5 million Arab tourists arrived in Egypt last year, and the country’s tourism ministry expects the

By FAZEENA SALEEM Many residential and commercial areas across the country are likely to get a better look soon, with the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning preparing to crack down against dumping of goods on rooftops. Based on a recommendation by the Central Municipal Council (CMC), the ministry has instructed all municipalities to take action against owners of buildings

Aerial photographs of some expatriate-dominated working-class localities in Doha and some of its suburbs have alarmed members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC), the public representative body, as they show the rooftops of old buildings littered with all kinds of junk — from used furniture and tyres to car batteries and paint canisters — considered a danger to the environme

Sheikha Athba bint Thamer Al Thani, Chief, Support Services of QDVC, inaugurating the first recycling programme of French School Bonaparte. Also seen is Hafid Adnani, director of the school. DOHA: Pupils and personnel of the French School Bonaparte inaugurated its first recycling programme yesterday. With this initiative, the centre aims to become a ‘green school’ with the in

DOHA: More than 3,000 entries are expected at this year’s World Environment Day (WED) painting contest to be held today and tomorrow at the Friends of Environment Centre (FEC), say organisers. For the seventh consecutive year, the International Academy on Intercultural Development (IAID) in association with the FEC is organising the competition, considered the most popular and anticip

Doha: The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a message from Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki dealing with bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. Eritrean Ambassador Ali Ibrahim Ahmed handed over the message to the Deputy Emir at the Emiri Diwan.  Chief of Staff meets Iraqi defence minister Doha: The Chief of Staff of the

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) has announced its partnership with United Development company (UDC) to offer a range of special rewards to its visitors during the Cityscape Qatar 2013, which will be held in Doha next week Mohamed Abdelkhalek, al khaliji’s Group Chief Business Officer said.  “al khaliji is very pleased to partner with UDC during Cityscape to pro

The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari  and Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Tofiq Abdullayev along with other diplomats cut a ceremonial cake to mark the National Day of Azerbaijan at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, yesterday.  Qassim Rahmatullah   DOHA: Azeris in Doha celebrated their National Day at a reception held at the R

Qatar Shell and Bedaya Centre officials after signing a Memorandum of Understanding. DOHA: Qatar Shell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bedaya Centre to launch the ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2013,’ a programme designed to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship and develop business knowledge amongst youth. The ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2013’ wil

Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, RasGas CEO; Dr Hassan Al Ansari, Secretary General of QPC; and Ali Obeid Al Sanary, Chairman of QCSCD among senior RasGas officials during the handover ceremony. DOHA: RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) donated QR1.4m to the Qatar Paralympic Committee (QPC) and the Qatar Cultural and Social Centre for the Deaf (QCSCD) on Tuesday.  The funds were raised du

Dr Everette E. Dennis, Dean and Chief Executive Office of Northwestern University in Qatar, speaking at the Doha Marriott Hotel.  Qassim Rahmatullah   DOHA: The media scene in Qatar is promising, but it faces challenges such as the need to develop talent and a new media law, said Dr Everette E  Dennis, Dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), at th

DOHA: The second edition of World Stadium Congress, dedicated to design and development of world class stadiums, will take place from June 3 to 5 at The Torch Doha. The inaugural event last year attracted over 200 international industry leaders in both the global sporting event industry and the architecture and design sphere. Over 200 attendees have already confirmed their participation

    DOHA: Commercial Bank, has launched an innovative proposition exclusively tailored for people coming to Qatar. The service is aimed at helping new arrivals to Qatar make the transition of moving to a new country as painless as possible.  A new dedicated website, www.lifeinqatar.com, will greatly assist professional expatriates before arriving by providing them wit

DOHA: The American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar  (AmCham) will be collecting donations for the victims of the tornado that has hit Oklahoma this week. Donations can be dropped off at the Doha Rugby Club located next to Doha College today and tomorrow. An official from AmCham will be at the club during the weekend from 3 to 5pm. People that wish to donate something, are called upon taki

The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iraqi Defence Minister Dr Saadoun Al Dulaimi and his delegation at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. 

DOHA: The government has hinted it might try to acquire land in neighbourhoods in Doha and other towns to build commercial complexes to help meet a severe shortage of shops and push down their demand-driven high rent prices. The Qatar Chamber, representative body of the private sector, yesterday raised the issue with two key ministers of acute shortage of shops particularly in Doha due