Doha Today

A view of the Corniche skyline at night. by Vivek Shroff 08 Oct 2013 - 11:50 am

A view of the Corniche skyline at night. by Vivek Shroff

App wants to be ‘the Facebook of football’ 08 Oct 2013 - 11:50 am

By Stuart Dredge Football fans are well catered-for when it comes to ways to follow the sport on our smartphones. Thinking about the...

Mercedes-Benz CLA: Stepping up with a step down 08 Oct 2013 - 11:48 am

By Warren Brown The 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 is an exceptional car for everyman, which speaks more to profits than it does to...

Mannai NetworX wins three regional excellence awards at Cisco Partner Summit 08 Oct 2013 - 11:47 am

Mannai Trading Company’s IT Networks & Telecom division (NetworX), a subsidiary of Mannai Corporation, recently received three major awards at the Cisco Partner...

Evian joins hands with Elie Saab for limited-edition bottle 08 Oct 2013 - 11:47 am

Evian has announced its collaboration with Elie Saab to create a limited-edition glass bottle. The partnership is the latest in six years of...

New digital printing company opened 08 Oct 2013 - 11:45 am

Digital printitng company Pluton was inaugurated by Jet Airways Country Manager Anil Srinivasan in Barwa Village recently. The Business Development Manager, Hamid Shamseer,...

OSN extends landmark deal with Disney 08 Oct 2013 - 11:43 am

OSN has extended its deal with The Walt Disney Company Mena. The agreement will make OSN the exclusive subscription TV service in the...

Ride for charity 08 Oct 2013 - 11:42 am

Mayfair Events recently organised a charity motorbike ride for Hope Qatar, which takes care of children with special needs. The ride was supported...

Kids Read returns with new participating schools 08 Oct 2013 - 11:41 am

Kids Read, the HSBC and British Council regional reading programme for government primary school children, is returning for the third consecutive year with...

QIFF announces tournament dates 08 Oct 2013 - 11:40 am

Qatar Indian Football Forum (QIFF), an expatriate organisation that promotes sports and football events in the Indian community in Qatar, has announced the...

Understanding reverse culture shock 08 Oct 2013 - 11:33 am

Iqra Waheed, Grade XI Bright Future Pakistani International School Winner of the second prize in The Peninsula Creative Writing Contest Subject: Returning Home—Impact...

Spending Cautiously: Families ‘scarred’ from financial crisis hold tight to cash 08 Oct 2013 - 11:31 am

They speak different languages, live in countries rich and poor, face horrible job markets and healthy ones. When it comes to money, though,...

A view from the Shahaniya Camel race track. by Srinivasan Subramani 07 Oct 2013 - 10:45 am

A view from the Shahaniya Camel race track. by Srinivasan Subramani

Who’s who: Qatar Financial Centre Authority Board Member and Managing Director Abdulrahman Ahmad Al Shaibi 07 Oct 2013 - 10:44 am

Qatar Financial Centre Authority Board Member and Managing Director Abdulrahman Ahmad Al Shaibi He is Director of Finance for the Qatar Petroleum Group....

Media scan October 7 07 Oct 2013 - 10:43 am

• There was a suggestion to establish an emergency section at health centres, equipped with facilities for the treatment of non-serious cases, to...

Frederick Forsyth on new hunt for an assassin 07 Oct 2013 - 10:43 am

By Billy Cheung More than 40 years after the release of his international best-selling espionage novel The Day of the Jackal, British author...

Samsung smartwatch is nifty, but clunky 07 Oct 2013 - 10:43 am

By Hayley Tsukayama Samsung has launched itself into the wearable-technology market with the introduction of the $300 Galaxy Gear, a 1.6-inch smartwatch that...

10 best jailbreak films 07 Oct 2013 - 10:42 am

The Shawshank Redemption Despite occasionally topping online polls, Frank Darabont’s 1994 adaptation of Stephen King’s story isn’t the greatest movie of all time....