DOHA: The Doha-based real estate developer, Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment, has completed more than 90 percent of the Qatar International Exhibition Centre (QIEC) in Doha, and plans to open it by February 2013.
The project, worth $274.7m, has been designed by Chicago-based Helmut Jahn. Currently the final touches are being made to the project prior to official launch, due to take place in the first quarter of 2013.
The project includes five halls without pillars, with each hall spanning an area of 5,500 to 7,500sqm, said a report posted on the website of onlineqatar.
Qatar is in need of such centres, as the existing ones cannot accommodate all convention and exhibition events held throughout the year, said Taha Abdul Ghani, the General Manager of Inma, a distributor of plant, machinery and equipment. This new project is hoped to increase Qatar’s capacity to host global events, he added.
Indian Embassy Open House on Friday
Doha: The Indian Embassy will hold its next Open House for all Indian nationals on Friday, November 30, to discuss any urgent issues related to the community in Qatar.
The Open House will be held from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Precise information on issues/cases proposed to be discussed with the embassy should be given in writing from 5.30pm to 6pm, a press release from the embassy said. This will be followed by interaction with officers of the embassy from 6pm to 6.30pm. Briefing for the press will be held from 6.30pm to 7pm.
Meanwhile, another press release from the embassy said. In view of urgent work related to the International Climate Change Conference taking place in Doha, the embassy would remain open on Muharram day on Sunday.
Greek PM’s visit postponed
DOHA: The visit of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to Qatar has been postponed. An official from the Greek Embassy told this newspaper that the premier must attend an unexpected Summit of the Heads of States of the European Union in Brussels (Belgium) on the same day he was supposed to arrive in Doha.
Samaras had planned to visit Qatar on November 26 accompanied by a large delegation of ministers and businessmen.
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