Doha, 27 May 2021 Qatar Museums today announced the re-opening of a number its museumsand restaurants to the wider community from Friday, 28 May, in accordance with the Ministry of Public Health. The reopening aligns with the Ministry’s resumption of public activity in Qatar, based on milestones reached in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Museums and...

Doha, 16 Jan. 2021 Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture kicks off today from Katara Cultural Village Opera House hosted by National Museum of Qatar and US Embassy in Qatar.  Present on the occasion were  Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums; Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, Minister of Culture...

Doha, 10 Dec. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui AMbASSADoR of Cuba to Qatar HE Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez presented a bronze falcon sculpture designed by a Cuban artist to the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara), at a ceremony attended by Katara General Manager Dr Khaled Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, ambassadors and other guests. The outgoing Cuban ambassador...

Doha, 06 Dec. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Doha-based Mexican expatriate Maria Cristina Cobos A, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Distinguished Mexican’ Medal for year 2020 by the government of Mexico. The medal is awarded to seven expatriate Mexican nationals each year for their extra-ordinary services in promoting Mexican culture outside Mexico. Ambassador of...

Doha The 17th edition of HEYA Arabian Fashion Exhibition, Qatar’s biggest platform for contemporary Arabian fashion, will return this year from Nov. 27Nov. to 1st Dec. 2020 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC). The exhibition is part of Qatar National Tourism Council’s efforts to support domestic tourism and diversify local events. HEYA will...

Doha, 10 Oct. 2020 Tasweer, Doha based new photography Society announced two photographic annual awards Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Project Award and Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Single Image Awards. Objectives behind these new annual awards in photography are to recognize and support photographers from Western Asia and North Africa. The Tasweer photography festival is supported by...

Rio de Janeiro, 25 Sept. 2020 (Sky News) Rio de Janeiro's Carnival has been postponed for the first time in a century as Brazil continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The president of Rio's League of Samba Schools announced the spread of COVID-19 had made it impossible to safely hold the traditional parades in February...

Doha, 02 August 2020 The Qatar government launched 2nd initiative 'Our Eid Is One' in presence of representatives of 17 expatriate communities living in Qatar along with officials of Qatar Charity and Ooredoo Telecommunication. The motive behind the initiative was to ensure welfare of expatriate communities with a message to stay at their homes for...

Istanbul, 19 July 2020 (Anadolu /AlJazeera) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit on Sunday to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayers will be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week. President's office provided the images of renovation work in progress. It was...

Doha, 15 June 2020 (Qatar Tribune) Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Zhou Jian has expressed his country’s appreciation of Qatar’s generous assistance and support to the world bodies and more than 20 countries in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Talking to Qatar Tribune, the ambassador said Qatar’s generous donation of $140 million...