Archive for the ‘Qatar News’ Category

New York - News: TriBeCa Film Festival to Head to Arabian Gulf

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Yesterday, at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, the TriBeCa Film Festival and the Qatar Museums Authority announced a joint partnership that will launch the TriBeCa Film Festival Doha in November next …

Vatican calls for greater vigilance over world’s financial operations

Monday, November 24th, 2008

The Vatican said the current market crisis calls for a new international agreement to effectively monitor global financial operations and give poorer countries a greater voice in economic policies.

MAF Group agrees Qatar venture

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Qatar: 18 minutes ago The Majid Al Futtaim Group has completed a joint venture agreement with Abu Dhabi Investment House , to develop the heart of Entertainment City, the Downtown Precinct, in the Lusail …

De Niro to launch Doha film fest

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Robert De Niro signed an agreement in Qatar on Sunday to launch a Doha international film festival linked to the Tribeca festival he founded in New York after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Icci HQ to stay in Pakistan

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Sunday, November 23, 2008 By our correspondent KARACHI: Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry Vice President, Tariq Sayeed has stated that the Headquarters of Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry will not be …

Museum of Islamic Art opens in Qatar

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday attended the opening ceremony of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.

Iraqi art finds home in Connecticut

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Three years after she began collecting Iraqi artist Ala Bashir’s works, Lesley Roy was in her Westville studio recently, helping to oversee preparations for the shipment of seven large canvasses to the Middle …

Asia-Pacific to say ready to push ahead WTO talks: draft

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Twenty-one Asia-Pacific economies making up half of global trade are prepared to agree by next month on a formula to tear down tariff walls stalling global liberalization talks, a draft communiqu said Thursday.

Qatar approves new fire protection fluid

Friday, November 21st, 2008

DOHA: The Qatar Civil Defence recently gave a nod to 3M’s latest invention, the Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid, which was showcased during the United Nations Environment Programme-hosted event.

Only two weeks left to revive Doha Round: US

Friday, November 21st, 2008

LIMA: The United States warned Wednesday that a small two-week “window” was left to revive the Doha Round of global trade talks as officials tried to devise a formula to tear down tariff barriers before the end …