Marhaba hope you have a nice holiday, if you’re getting one, and if not, enjoy the quiet while it lasts!
Archive | December, 2011
23rd of December Party at Grand Hyatt Hotel!
This Friday 23rd December at Rocca in the Grand Hyatt Hotel, there’s a Copacabana party and friends of Marhaba get a complimentary welcome cocktail and reserved seating! So get in the festive spirit, put on your party clothes and head over to the Grand Hyatt this Friday and get ready to dance the night away […]
Richard III at the Convention Centre
It seems like many weeks ago when Marhaba was invited along to a tour of the new and impressive Convention Centre, when our guide revealed that the first play to be performed in the brand new theatre was Richard III and Kevin Spacey was playing the lead; we were all excited. And this weekend it […]
The Ritz-Carlton Celebrates Qatar National Day
Marhaba visited the Ritz-Carlton on the 14th, as they anticipated Qatar National Day with a fabulously huge cake, of the flag decorated with very cute camels. Even though everybody had a very generous slice of cake, as you can see, we barely made a dent in it! The glorious cake. It had custard in it […]
MIA Cafe Opens
The Museum of Islamic Art has finally delivered on its promise of getting a cafe! Marhaba went to take a look. Very stylishly designed around a octagon and distinctively monochrome, it’s nice to have a wee rest after treading the museum’s floor looking at all the exhibits, or even to stop by and have some […]
VCUQatar Presents Student, Alumni and Common Thread Fashion Trunk Show
VCUQatar are hosting a Fashion Trunk Show in their Bookstore, in conjunction with Common Thread and the Fashion Promotion Show. It will run until the 15th of December. The VCUQatar Student, Alumni and Common Thread Trunk Show showcases the works of over 20 students and alumni, which included clothes, jewelry and fashion accessories. The proceeds […]
Texas A&M Launches 4th Annual Visualization Development Competition
On the 12th of December, Marhaba was invited down to the lovely star-shaped building that houses Texas A&M University, and after wandering about lost for a while, we entered what looked like a mini-cinema. A 120 degree curved screen was in front of us, the only visualisation device in Qatar, called an Immersive Visualisation Facility […]
Qatar British Business Forum
The Qatar British Business Forum (QBBF) had their annual Christmas Lunch at the Ramada last Monday, which Marhaba attended. Established in 1992, QBBF is a networking forum for people in the business community in Qatar and has over 400 representatives who all have business links to the UK. After our lovely turkey dinner, we had […]
Highlights of the WPC
This week the Qatar National Convention Centre hosted the WPC, The World Petroleum Congress, where there were 5,000 delegates from all around the world and around 30,000 visitors, including Marhaba who went along to check it out.Despite the convention centre having a walkway between the car park and the main building, we were ferried over […]
Mathaf: Cai Guo-Qiang’s Saraab
On this blog, Marhaba has previously posted about volunteering at the Mathaf to aid Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang in creating his gunpowder art pieces. And now we are very happy to announce that the exhibition is open! Marhaba was invited along to take a sneak peak on Monday. Curator Wassan Al-Khudairi said that she was […]
Sharq Christmas Tree Lighting
Last weekend, Marhaba went along to the Christmas Tree Lighting at Sharq Village and Spa. There was a santa, who let every child sit on his knees; the children would present him with letters and convince him that they had been very good this year. There was also a choir of twenty five, who sang […]
The Torch-Doha
The Torch which was built for the 15th Asian Games in 2006 is now a luxury 5-star hotel, as Marhaba found out during an exclusive tour. The Torch is possibly the most famous landmark in Doha, towering above everything in Aspire Zone, motorists use it to navigate around the city and at night, when it […]
Northwestern University Groundbreaking
Northwestern University Qatar breaks ground on its new site. Northwestern University is the region’s premier media, communication and journalism school and currently sharing a building with Carnegie Mellon University. Their long awaited building is scheduled for completion in 2014. The new facility was designed by the renowned American architect Antoine Predock and the 32,520 square […]
Nissan Launches Juke Car
The distributors of Nissan, Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co. have revealed a new crossover car, the Nissan Juke last week and Marhaba went along to investigate. This stylishly funky car comes in a variety of colours and is aimed at a younger market, with it’s sporty style and SUV practicality. It’s the world’s first […]
INJAZ 5 Year Anniversary
INJAZ celebrated its first five years in Qatar on the 30th November with a gala dinner to which Marhaba went along, to learn more about the non-profit organisation. INJAZ students The gala dinner, attended by over 300 guests, raised hundreds of thousands of riyals, ensuring that INJAZ can continue its academic programs in Qatar. INJAZ […]
Sharq Appreciation Night
Marhaba was invited to The Second Customer Appreciation Day at the Sharq Village and Spa on Saturday 26th November, which more than 250 people attended. The Sharq staff (above) had organised a cocktail reception in the foyer, with live stations of chefs cooking prawns and then there was a grand gala dinner in Al Dasha […]
Chi’Zen New Chinese Restaurant Opens at Oryx Rotana
From a portfolio that includes Carluccio’s and Mango Tree, Foodmark (a division of the Landmark Group) has opened a new restaurant called Chi’Zen Chinese Restaurant at the Oryx Rotana Hotel. Marhaba was invited along to the launch, where we were treated to an array of Chinese classics, like dumplings and peking duck wrapped in cucumber, […]
Santoni New Collection
The luxury shoemakers, Santoni has opened in the Pearl Doha. Santoni company was founded in 1975 and started hand making high quality men’s shoes and have since branched out to make ladies shoes, childrens shoes and leather accessories. All the shoes are unique, each hand dyed so all are slightly different and individual to the […]
