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Archive | May, 2012
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The Weekly Round up 31/5/12
News of the Week Doha’s community is still in shock over the tragedy of the fire at Villaggio on Monday. Picture of the Week Tweet of the Week Laura Hamilton @lauraannham The Weekes family has written an open letter to the people of Qatar. Everyone should read this letter. Things to do at the Weekend […]
The Venue Fashion Event
The Venue is hosting a fashion event at Ghalya ballroom, in collaboration with Grape advertising and media. It will be a unique event that will bring together lots of different fashions and they will introduce the latest summer designs of abayas, accessories and kids’ clothes from across the Gulf. It is on from 10 am […]
The Weekes Open Letter
To the People of the State of Qatar and Friends Around the World: Lillie, Jackson & Willsher Weekes were true Kiwi kids; born prematurely in New Zealand, after 8 weeks in intensive care they moved to their new home in Qatar. In two short years, we travelled the world together, inseparable as a family. We […]
ROTA hosts iEARN
Reach Out to Asia (ROTA) is going to host its annual International Education & Resource Network (iEARN) Open House on Saturday 2nd June at the Qatar Foundation Student Center. iEaRN Open House 2012 will see 350 students and 50 teachers representing 19 schools and showcasing 27 projects including new projects called Origami, Beauty of the […]
Qatar Philharmonic Invites Qatar Public to Memorial Concert Friday
In memory of the departed souls from Monday’s fire, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra invites the people of Qatar to a concert at the Opera House in Katara, at 7:30 pm on Friday 1st June. They will be playing Dimitri Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony and the world premiere of Lebanese composer Abdallah El-Masri’s Violin Concerto, conducted by […]
The Tragedy at Villaggio
As I’m sure you all know, Villaggio mall caught fire yesterday and 19 people have been killed, 13 of them children, two firefighters and four teachers. Several more people have been injured. Marhaba would like to express their sincerest condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy and can only hope that measures will be put […]
Queen Medical at Villaggio
Queen Medical announces the arrival of its newest medical director, Dr Mageed El Deeb. The former President of Ain Shams University, he said he was very glad to be part of the team and hoped to change the way healthcare is run in Qatar. Dr Mamdouh Farid, the CEO of Queen Medical said ‘We are […]
Be Bloom
Be Bloom Beauty Centre & Spa has now opened up its second branch in Abu Hamour. It has a gym, a sauna, a steam room, a hair salon and treatment rooms for massage, facials and manicure and pedicures. Spa treatments include ‘Slimming Body’, “Oxy Spa Body’ and ‘Moroccan Bath”, as well as a ‘Body Scrub’ […]
The Weekly Round Up 24/5/12
Tweet of the Week Rachel Morris @rachelannmorris Ummm if someone can help explain what that meeting was about, I would really appreciate it. I think we’ve all been there, unfortunately. Something to do at the Weekend It’s the second day of the world’s leading real estate exhibition, Cityscape Qatar at Doha Exhibition. Until 25th May, […]
Capture the Essence of Qatar
Yesterday, Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and New Doha International Airport (NDIA) announced the winners of the ‘Capture the Essence of Qatar’ photography competition and held a reception dinner at the Museum of Islamic Art Education Centre in their honour. Hala Al Khalifa, Education Manager at QMA, said ‘This National competition brought together all professional and […]
Vintage Boutique
The biggest hobby in Doha is surely shopping. We all like spending our hard earned riyals in one of the many malls, but what the country has lacked so far is a vintage shop; in this part of the world, there has been very little interest in vintage clothing as people have seen it as […]
Happy International Museum Day!
As you may have noticed, Qatar has a growing interest in art. The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art will soon be joined by the National Museum of Qatar, not to mention all the art galleries in the country. And so, it is very fitting that Doha now celebrates […]
Zara Revamped at Landmark Mall
It has seemed like forever since Zara in Landmark Mall has been closed. I certainly felt withdrawal symptoms. Now, thankfully, it’s back and bigger and better than ever! The revamped store is almost twice as big as it used to be (which means more clothes to buy!) and is on two levels.On the ground level […]
The Weekly Round Up 17/5/12
Tweet of the Week made-up stats @madeupstats Every day, mankind wastes a total of 5 months attempting to insert USB cables the wrong way up. This is true. Surely. Story of the Week Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani met British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday 16th May in London. I […]
Cirque du Soleil in Doha!
Cirque du Soleil’s longest running touring show Saltimbanco is coming to Doha in July! The world-famous artistry will run from Wednesday 4th to Thursday 7th July at Aspire Dome. 50 high calibre artists will be performing in seven shows and tickets are available at Virgin Megastores or online here. Satimbanco comes from the Italian saltare […]
Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels
Did you know there were hotels in Souq Waqif? There are several, actually! Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels launched two more 5-star destinations, Arumaila and Musheireb, and the occasion also marked the inauguration of The Residences, the luxury residential property in the heart of the historical souq. Abdulla-Bin Ali Al Attiyah, Executive Manager of Al Rayyan […]
jones the grocer
‘This is the seventh store in the region’ said John Manos, Director of jones the grocer, the Australian gourmet emporium, ‘And there are 16 in total.’ After taking over the business a mere 7 years ago, Manos has taken jones the grocer from Australia to New Zealand, Singapore, the UAE and now Qatar, with further […]
Highlights of Made in Italy
Italy, the land of beautiful leather goods, stylish furniture and simplistic beauty, brought a little bit of its culture to Qatar last week. The first annual Made in Italy-Qatar 2012 exhibition has ended. It drew several large companies from Italy, showcasing Italian fashion, business services, interior and exterior design, building materials and textiles, all made […]
Cats in Qatar
Back in the 80s, Qatar had a rat problem. And so, cats, their natural enemy, were introduced into the environment and voila! No more rats and we are all very thankful. However, the poor cats multiplied and people who had cats as pets left, abandoning them, or depositing them at the overcrowded animal shelter. There’s […]
