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Qatar Duty Free has opened a new Omega store, providing travellers to Hamad International Airport (HIA) Doha with the latest collections from one of the world’s greatest Swiss watchmakers, and further expanding the range of high-end boutiques on offer to passengers shopping in the airport’s Fashion Avenue. The new Omega store in HIA is one […]
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Major outlets in Qatar have stopped selling incandescent light bulbs (tungsten) 40 and 60 watts ahead of the ban scheduled to come into effect from November 1. In an announcement, the Qatar General Organisation for Standards (Qatar Standards) and Metrology at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment reminded traders and importers to comply with the […]
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On Tuesday, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassim Al Thani, Minister of Economy and Commerce officially inaugurated Hospitality Qatar 2016, at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC). The three day show will conclude on October 20. The trade show provides a platform for suppliers, hoteliers, horeca suppliers, buyers, and investors to highlight their newest […]
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The Organising Committee of the prestigious FINA airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 has intensified its managerial and technical arrangements to host the prestigious event in October. The finest swimmers from around the world will hit the pool when the FINA airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 begins at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha on October […]
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Hospitality Qatar 2016, an exhibition for the hospitality and hotels, restaurants, and cafes (Horeca) sectors in Qatar, will be held on October 18-20 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC), it was announced. The show, licensed by the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), will be one of the premier hospitality-related events in the region, as […]
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Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker expects expansion to start at Doha’s state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport (HIA) by the year-end. “There is going to be an expansion of the airport to increase the capacity to over 70mn passengers,” al-Baker told Gulf Times on the side-lines of the 72nd IATA AGM at the Royal Dublin […]
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The five-day International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition (Project Qatar 2016) that concluded here yesterday attracted a large number of visitors. The highlights of the third day of the event were tours of major construction sites, specialized conferences and workshops. On the third day of the exhibition, Project Qatar’s international exhibitors visited Lusail City, […]
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Despite the impact of low oil prices on the global economy, Qatar continues to remain upbeat in completing ongoing major infrastructure projects around the country, the organiser of the upcoming Project Qatar has said. IFP Qatar general manager George Ayache stressed that Qatar “is the only country in the Middle East with a mandate to […]
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Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo began his campaign for a fourth title by claiming victory in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo celebrates with the trophy on the podium on March 20, 2016 after winning the Qatar Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit in the capital DohaThe 28-year-old Spaniard, […]
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Italian firm Sicurcantieri has organised a seminar on construction design management (CDM), approach to the management of the construction process and co-ordination of the welfare, health and safety aspects as enforced by Qatar Construction Specifications 2014. Sicurcantieri’s top management in Qatar, Sheikh Suhaim Saoud al-Thani and general manager and civil engineer Aldo Fazzini opened the […]
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