 | African items steal the
show at Doha Trade Fair HUNDREDS of people thronged the stalls
displaying African hand-made articles on
the first day of the Doha Trade Fair, on
Sunday.
The pavilions offered a wide array of
items from different African cultural backgrounds.
The visitors had ample opportunity...
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| | Mowasalat to host UITP Summit in November |  MOWASALAT will host the
first International
Association of Public
Transport (UITP) MENA
Public Transport & Large
Events Summit on November
6 & 7.
This was announced by
Chairman of Mowasalat
Jassim Saif Ahmed al Sulaiti
at a press conference recently.
He said that the summit
would be a bi-annual event
until the FIFA World Cup in
2022. Earlier, Sulaiti had
signed a memorandum of
understanding with
Ousmane Thiam, president
of the Brussels-headquartered
UITP.
He thanked Thiam for
partnering Mowasalat. He
also expressed appreciation
to Abdulla Naser, head of
UITP in the MENA region for
his efforts in promoting public
transport in the region.
Sulaiti, in his speech, said:
"Mowasalat is ... | | | Georgetown´s SFS-Q boosts
eco plans with A900 rocket |  CONTINUING in its efforts to
push the frontiers of ecological
consciousness in the Gulf
region, Georgetown University´s
School of Foreign
Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) has
made the iconic interlocking
green arrows of ´Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle´ — a key building
block in all of its sustainability-
related ventures.
"We don´t want to think
about recycling," said Clare
Wait, director of the facilities
management department
at SFS-Q. "We want to
reduce what we use in the
first place."
One of the comprehensive
ways in which SFS-Q effected
this change in attitude towards
sustainability is through
a plastic recycling programme
in partnership with the
financial institution, HSBC.
"As our corporate partner, the
HSBC ... | | | Moroccan reciter wins QR100,000 in first prize |
 ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Moroccan
star Mohamed Youssef
Boukchouch shone bright
winning the first prize award
of QR100,000 in the International
Quran Recitation
Competition held at Qatar
National Convention Centre
on Thursday.
This is the third session of
the Holy Quran Recitation
Competition which was
organised by Al Jazeera for
Children and will be broadcast
on the channel during
the holy month of
Ramadan.
Boukchouch succeeded
during the contest´s final
episode which was titled,
´Crowns of light´. His two
nearest rivals were Youssef
Nadi Tammam, a 13-year-old
who finished second with
QR75,000, and Mohannad
Ahmad Badir, an 11-year-old
who came third with
QR50,000.
Boukchouch dominated
during the third session.
The competition has been
held since 2010 ... | |
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