1 December 2016 Dubai,UAE Emirates today launched the world’s shortest scheduled A380 service, flying a distance of 379 kilometres with a total travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes from Dubai to Doha, and 1 hour 10 minutes on the return journey. The A380 flight touched down this morning at Hamad International Airport, taxiing...

Doha 30 November 2016 The importance of collaborating to find cross-border solutions to global healthcare issues took centre stage at the second day of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) today at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Renowned economist Larry Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury, used his keynote address to call...

Doha 30 November 2016 Qatar Development Bank (QDB) in collaboration with Qatar Chamber of Commerce, honoured 50 top local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the awarding ceremony of SME Excellence List 2016. The initiative was designed to provide a valuable platform for exceptional local SMEs, as it showcased their achievements in large presence of...

Doha 29 Nov 2016 Qatar Museums in collaboration with the Musée national Picasso and the Fondation Giacometti, will present the first exhibition dedicated to the work of two of the most important artists of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), at the Fire Station - Artist in Residence in Doha.. The...

Doha 29 November 2016 (QNA) Fourth Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute kicks off on Wednesday with the opening night red carpet of the inspiring Kazakh film, The Eagle Huntress (Mongolia, UK, USA/ 2016), a heartwarming celebration of the passion of a determined young woman, the special bond she shares with...

Doha 29 November 2016 Education City recently played host to the National Reading Campaign’s ‘Characters’ Village’, with over 12,500 visitors enjoying a range of ‘edutainment’ activities inspired by the campaign’s six iconic storybook characters. For five days, Qatar Foundation’s Ceremonial Court and Green Spine were transformed into mini worlds of fantasy and fun, with separate...

Doha 29 Nov 2016 The third World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) kicked off today presided by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF). Princess Lalla Salma, chairperson of Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Morrocco; and Princess Ghida bint Talal, chairperson of the board of trustees of the King Hussein...

Doha, November 27 (QNA) Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan on Sunday with outgoing South Africa's Ambassador to Qatar, Saad Cachalia, who called on Emir of State of Qatar to greet him on the occasion of the end of his tenure in Qatar. Emir of Qatar wished the outgoing Ambassador...

28 November 2016 Doha, Qatar 14 competitors, largest number till 2016 4th Annual competition “Qatar’s Strongest Man” will be displaying their strength on Friday 2nd of December 2016. The competition to be held in Aspire Zone is organised by Aspire Sports Academy, a unique and the only of its kind in Middle East. Abdullah Al...

Doha 28 November 2016 In advance of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), leaders of the initiative emphasised the importance of coming together as a community to help solve to the world’s most urgent global health challenges. The 2016 Summit opening ceremony on Tuesday at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will be presided...