Qatar Travel News

The curtain came down on the sixth International Wedding Exhibition and Fashion Show at the Doha Exhibition Center yesterday after four days of style, make-up, jewellery and all that has to do with the big day.

DOHA: India is soliciting cash-rich Qatar's active participation in infrastructure development projects as the South Asian nation hopes to invest an incredible $1 trillion in infrastructure over the next five years.

Opening in Spring 2016, Shaza Doha, is located in the heart of the cultural district, within walking distance of major tourist attractions, including the famed Museum of Islamic Art, the Qatar National Museum and Souq Waqif.

Qatar Airways today announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of the Doha-based carrier's continued aggressive growth strategy.

A surprising and ambitious newcomer on the international scene and in the politics of the Middle East is the Persian Gulf Emirate of Qatar, a country that became independent in 1971 when Britain ended its protectorate there.

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank , in it efforts to improve online shopping security, has plans to introduce 3D secure system for its customers by the end of this year, said Gary Mond, Head of Personal Banking at al khaliji at a forum recently.

Muhammed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al Kuwari , vice chairman of Qatar Chamber, and other officials visiting stalls at the Perfume Exhibition in Doha Exhibition Centre yesterday.

From left: Dr Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Deputy Director for Research and Collections of the National Museum of Qatar; Abdulrahman Saud Musameh, Director of Museum at the Bahraini Ministry of Information; Sheikh Jassim bin Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Museum and Nasser Al Hammadi, Secretary of the National Museum of Qatar, during ... (more)

DOHA/BANGKOK: Qatar Airways yesterday announced a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways to destinations across Thailand and the capital cities of neighbouring Cambodia and Myanmar, said a press statement.

DOHA: India's Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, is scheduled to pay an official visit here on May 19, a press statement issued by the Indian Embassy said yesterday.

Skin & Soul Beauty Centre, the renowned address for excellence in beauty services celebrates recently the official grand opening of its latest branch dedicated to gentlemen's grooming in Qatar.

Qatar Academy Al Wakra, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, recently hosted the fourth edition of its workshop series designed to enhance the teaching of English as a second language.

Hormann Middle East, the market leading industrial, commercial and residential door manufacturer, has expanded its presence in the region with the opening of a new office in Doha.

DOHA: It was a life changing experience for the female volunteers who recently returned from a trip to Cambodia organised by Reach Out To Asia .

Italy's commercial mission will open a bureau in Qatar in collaboration with the Italian embassy in Doha by the end of 2013, Qatar News Agency reported.

DOHA: Election results in Pakistan have not surprised many Pakistanis in Qatar as no political party is expected to garner absolute majority on its own.

DOHA: With the summer holidays round the corner, shopping malls have started announcing big promotions to woo customers.

Doha: More than 20 percent of the annual revenues of hotels in Qatar come from nightclubs and bars, which are now visited by a growing number of Arab and Asian men.

'The Olympics - Past and Present' is a traveling exhibit of Greek statues that has been making its way through western Asia for the past few months.

The arts are thriving around the Arabian peninsula. From Doha to the smallest state of the United Arab Emirates, museums and galleries are making an ambitious mark on the Middle East's cultural landscape.