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Indian ministers to
attend top awards
ceremony in Doha
Emir sends congratulations
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THE Emir His Highness Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani has
sent a cable of congratulations to
the president of Lithuania on the
occasion of her country’s national
day. The Deputy Emir and Heir
Apparent His Highness Sheikh
Tamim bin Hamad al Thani has
also sent a similar cable to the
Lithuania president. (QNA)
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prosecutor
THE Deputy Emir and Heir
Apparent His Highness Sheikh
Tamim bin Hamad al Thani met
with Prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Luis Moreno-Ocampo at the Emiri
Diwan, in Doha on Thursday. (QNA)
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Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al
Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to the president of
Lithuania on the occasion of her
country’s national day. (QNA)
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meets Chinese diplomat
THE Assistant Foreign Minister for
Foreign Affairs HE Ali bin Fahad
al Hajri met visiting Deputy
Director of West Asian and North
African Department at the
Chinese Foreign Ministry and the
accompanying delegation, in
Doha on Thursday. Talks during
the meeting dealt with bilateral
ties and means of enhancing
them. The meeting was attended
by China’s Ambassador to Qatar
and several officials from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (QNA)
Bulgaria’s president receives
credentials of Qatari envoy
PRESIDENT of Bulgaria Rosen
Plevneliev received credentials of
HE Mohammed bin Ali al Nuaimi
as Qatar’s Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to Bulgaria during a meeting, in
Sofia on Thursday. (QNA)
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WCMCQ students Sanah Sadiq, Zena Ghazala, Arnab Chowdhury with a professor, in Doha, recently.
Three WCMCQ students
publish 1st review article
JOSEPH VARGHESE
DOHA
THREE students of the Weill
Cornell Medical College in Qatar
(WCMCQ) have written a review
article on neurotoxicity titled,
‘Metal Toxicity at the Synapse:
Presynaptic, Postsynaptic and Long
Term Effects’, which has been published in the Journal of Toxicology.
This is the first time the university’s students have written such a
review article.
It took almost two years for the
42-page article to be completed by
the third year medical students,
Sanah Sadiq, Zena Ghazala and
Arnab Chowdhury. The review
was done after a research of 260
papers on toxicology published
over 40 years.
Commenting on the efforts of the
students, WCMCQ Assistant Dean
for Student Affairs Dietrich
Busselberg, who assisted the students in the project, said, that it was
the most comprehensive paper on
metal neurotoxicity.
Busselberg, who is also professor
of physiology and biophysics said,
“Most of the papers on this subject
are very short comprising of just a
few pages. But this one has been
elaborate, with all the details. The
students have taken great pains
researching the published articles
and going through them for almost
two years. It is a fabulous work
with comprehensive information.”
It took almost two
years for the 42-page
article to be completed
by third year medical
students Sanah Sadiq,
Zena Ghazala and
Arnab Chowdhury. The
review was done after
a research of 260
papers on toxicology.
Chowdhury said that they looked
into various aspects of the topic.
“We tried to analyse how metals
affect neurotoxicity and the implications. We also looked into the presence of certain metals in the body. Some of them are important to the body
while others can be harmful,” he said.
Sadiq said the main focus of the
review was to examine the effects of
metals in the central nervous system, specifically at the synapse.
“We highlighted the mechanism
by which metals and their compounds interfere with the process of
synaptic transmission and synaptic
plasticity,” he said.
Ghazala said that different studies had used various methods and
came out with inconsistent findings. “Inconsistent findings have
been the results of application of
different methods. Some people
may use test tube studies while
others may use mice for tests.
Findings from testing on mice
may not work well on the human
body, therefore the inconsistency.
We have taken care of these
aspects in our study,” she said.
Busselberg said that once the
work was completed by the students it was sent to the journal
which readily accepted it. There
were not many problems in getting the review accepted as it was
comprehensive and informative,
he added.
SEVERAL ministers and cultural activists from India will
take part in an annual award
ceremony called ‘Prathibha
Sangamam’ to be held at
MES Indian School, in Doha
on Friday. The prestigious
award ceremony is being organised by Thrissur Jilla
Souhrida Vedi (TJSV), a Kerala-based expatriate forum.
Some of the guests who
are slated to attend the event
include India’s Union Minister of State for Power KC
Venugopal, Minister for
Rural Development and Registration of Kerala KC
Joseph and Minister for
Transport and Devaswom
VS Sivakumar, along with
former minister and state
politician MM Hassan.
Noted businessman MA
Yusuff Ali will be the guest
of honour while Indian
Ambassador to Qatar HE
Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa
and TJSV Chief Patron CK
Menon will also be present
on the occasion.
A total of eight awards have been named as a tribute
to eminent socio-cultural,
literary and media personalities of yesteryear, hailing
from the Thrissur district of
Kerala. Each award carries a
prize worth Indian Rupees
50,000, a citation and a
memento from the TJSV.
The body will present the
award ceremony in Doha for
the eighth consecutive year.
Union Minister of
State for Power
KC Venugopal.
The C Achutha Menon
Award will be presented to
MP Veerendrakumar, a
senior politician, writer and
former Union minister.
The K Human Fraternity
Award — in the name of late
M Seethi Saahib — will be
given to MN Karassery, a
noted writer, critic and activist from the state of Kerala.
J Gopikrishnan, a notable
journalist, will receive the
Best Media Personality Award. It is named after the late
Md Abdulrahman Saahib,
an Indian freedom fighter.
The award named after
Joseph Mundasserry, an
educationalist and state
politician, will be presented
to Dr Sunitha Krishnan. A
Sethumadhavan, a popular
Malayalam writer, will get
the TV Kochu Bava Literary
Award. Salim Kumar, a
national award-winning
actor will be honoured with
the Behadoor Memorial
Abhinaya Pratibha Award.
The Samvidhana Prathibha
Award, named after late
Ramu Karyat, a famous
film director, will be presented to Akku Akbar.
The special TJSV Award
will be given to Dr Jose
Chacko Periyapuram, who
conducted the first successful human-to-human
heart transplant in the
state of Kerala.
The award ceremony
will be followed by a musical programme led by popular playback singer
G Venugopal.
Minister for Rural
Development in
Kerala KC Joseph.
Minister for
Transport in Kerala
VS Sivakumar.
QC opens housing complex for Indonesia’s quake victims
IHSAN YOUSSEF
DOHA
QATAR Charity (QC) inaugurated a large
residential complex in Sumatra to house
victims of the devastating earthquake
which struck Indonesia recently. The housing project — built as part of a series of
humanitarian efforts in the Island nation
— is worth QR2 million.
The inauguration ceremony was attended
by QC Director of Follow-up Ibrahim
Zainal, Deputy Governor of West Sumatra
province Dr Andy Zine El-Abidine, Deputy
Governor of Padang Abdul Ghaffar and
Director of QC office in Indonesia Hassan
Ozkor. A QC delegation was also present.
Speaking on the occasion, Zainal said,
“The main objective of the QC’s housing
project is to achieve sustainable development for poor communities.”
“QC launched this relief project in
Sumatra immediately after the earthquake
struck the region two years ago. The QC also
provided emergency aid, such as food, relief
materials and water supply. Moreover, the
QC constructed other makeshift houses for
those affected by the disaster,” Zainal said.
Qatar Charity officials with Indonesian earthquake victims, recently.
“The residential complex in Badan
Bariaman is one of the leading projects completed by the QC. The project enjoys technical and engineering expertise. It was made
at a cost of QR2,008,000,” Zainal added.
The QC official further said that the housing project was designed to accommodate
the affected families, as well as to improve
the living and environmental conditions of
social groups affected by the earthquake.
“Around 70 housing units have been provided. It can accommodate 70 earthquake
affected families. Each housing unit consists
of two rooms, a hall and health facilities in a
45-square-metre area. The housing units
are permanent houses and are earthquake
resistant. The project has been completed
under the supervision of the QC’s engineering team in Indonesia,” he noted.
On the selection of the families for the
houses, Zainal said, “The QC delegation
reviewed a list of families affected by the
earthquake. We were assisted by community leaders and local authorities in Sumatra.
The housing units were delivered to the families who were severely affected by the earthquake. The QC delegation supervised the
process of the families’ movement from
temporary shelter to the new housing units.”
Zainal pointed out that the QC delegation also constructed a mosque named
Nur Al Yaqin in Padang, West Sumatra.
The single-storey mosque consists of ablution and health facilities. It was built on a
225-square-metre area at a cost of
QR137,070,00.
“The QC also signed a memorandum of
understanding with the Ministry of Health
to construct a health clinic in Padang, on a
400-square-metre area. The clinic consists
of two floors. It has modern health facilities
and was completed at a cost of
QR363,000,00,” Zainal said.
Besides the work in Sumatra, the QC has
also placed a foundation stone of Al
Mujahideen Mosque, to be built on a 300square-metre area. The mosque is intended
to be a social and religious centre for the
people of Depok province in West Java.
“The QC wants to ensure human dignity
and social justice for poor communities
through the implementation of such projects,” Zainal said.
He thanked the people of Padang and the
local authorities for their cooperation with
the QC team while executing their duties.
The QC delegation also inaugurated the
Tariq Bin Ziyad Educational Centre in
Bekasi region, in the province of Java,
Indonesia. The centre comprises a school,
a mosque, a library, a hostel facility for students and a health clinic. The projects are
part of a series of projects implemented by
the QC in the field of community development in Asia.
For his part, Indonesian Minister of
Social Affairs Al Sayyed Moukil commended the QC for its relief efforts and humanitarian projects in the region. He expressed
his appreciation for the assistance provided by the QC to promote social development in Indonesia.
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DOHA
President of the Court of Cassation and the Supreme Judicial Council Mohammad Masoud al Amiri (right) and President of the
Egyptian Court of Appeals and Chief Justice Mohamed Hossam el Din al Ghariani sign a twinning agreement, in Doha, on Thursday.
OVER 29 road projects worth
over $9.5 million, excluding
projects in execution, have
been announced in Qatar,
according to a release issued
by International Quality &
Productivity Centre (IQPC).
Qatar’s major road projects
include: Lusail Expressway
Package 2, Orbital Highway
and Truck Road, Ras Laffan to
Mesaieed
Expressway,
Dukhan Highway, Doha Bay
Crossing, road interchanges
for the Al Khor Expressway
and Doha Expressway –
Qatar’s first freeway.
The first phase of the Lusail
Expressway is expected to be
announced in early March. It
will be 5.8km long and consist
of 16 lanes.
Qatar is starting to select
contractors for its $20 billion
Doha Expressway programme. The construction
began in late 2007 and is
expected to be completed in
2015. It will be carried out in
13 phases/packages.
Qatar will be investing
approximately QR45 billion
on improving and creating
road networks.
Meanwhile, ongoing road
projects in the GCC, according
to IQPC, are valued at QR14.3
billion. In addition, QR211 billion is the estimated value of
GCC projects announced
between 2011 and 2015.
Major
road
projects
throughout the GCC include:
Abu
Dhabi-Qatar
Causeway/Friendship Bridge
United Arab Emirates; Salam
Street Underpass (Contract
No. 1) - Salam Street & Mina
Road Development United
Arab Emirates; Shaikh Rashid
Bin Saeed Crossing (Sixth
Bridge Crossing) United Arab
Emirates; Jaber Al Ahmed Al
Sabah Bridge (Sheikh Jaber
Bridge) - Subiya Causeway
Kuwait; Al Jahra Road
Upgrade Kuwait; Jamal Abdul
Nasser Street Kuwait and
Masirah Sea Bridge Oman.
Yassin Ibrahim Askar, manager
of
Expressway
Department Infrastructure
Affairs and Dr Tahir Hanif,
project control specialist at
Public Works Authority
(Ashghal) will be part of the
government-led speaker lineup at the second Annual Road
Planning,
Design
and
Construction Middle East to
be held from March 11 to 14 at
the Oryx Rotana in Doha,
where the majority of these
projects will discussed.
In addition, Qatar’s Traffic
Department will explore efficient methods to improve
road safety practices. The
UAE’s Ministry of Public
Works will focus on implementing an effective tender
process. Ministry of Public
Works and Housing in
Jordan, United Development
Company
and
Tameer
Holdings Investment will join
a panel discussion to assess
the challenges of designing
roads in the GCC and overcoming common challenges.
Virgin Health Bank partners
QU orientation sessions conclude
Cambridge University Hospitals
MOHAMED KHOULAIDI
DOHA
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PATIENTS in the UK with
diseases such as leukaemia,
lymphoma and sickle-cell
anaemia are to benefit from
better access to potentially
life-saving stem cell therapy
thanks to a new multifaceted
partnership that has been
announced by Virgin Health
Bank
and
Cambridge
University Hospitals.
Virgin Health Bank (VHB),
the cord blood bank whose
international headquarters
are at Qatar Science &
Technology Park (QSTP), is
to
collaborate
with
Cambridge
University
Hospitals (CUH) on a range
of initiatives which will
improve the availability of
cord blood banking and stem
cell therapies for both current
and future patients. The
ground-breaking agreement
is the first of its kind between
a private cord blood bank and
a National Health Service
Foundation Trust.
Cord blood is the blood that
remains in the umbilical cord
after a baby has been born. It
is a rich source of stem cells
which, once collected and
processed, can be used in
therapies.
Mothers delivering babies
at the Rosie Hospital in
Cambridge will be able to
contract with VHB to have the
cord blood of their newborns
collected and stored rather
than it being discarded as is
the current practice.
Dr Rajan Jethwa, Virgin
Health Bank Chief Executive,
said: “This agreement is of
immense importance within
the context of the UK healthcare economy. It is a testament to the vision of both
Cambridge
University
Hospitals and Virgin Health
Bank, who together have created an innovative partner-
ship which will benefit
patients and, most importantly, the development and
availability of stem cell units
for transplantation in the UK
and worldwide.
“The UK’s National Health
Service has already used stem
cells from Virgin Health Bank
in a successful transplant for
a child with sickle-cell
anaemia. That child is now
cured and we hope that,
through this partnership, we
will be able to contribute to
improving the quality of life
for patients and saving more
lives in the future.”
Dr Mike Scott the scientific
lead at CUH said this is a
wonderful opportunity which
in the future has the potential
for wider application to provide therapeutic tissue to
replace diseased or damaged
tissues in patients with conditions such as diabetes, degenerative neurological disorders
and cardiovascular disease.”
THE two-day hayakum (orientation) sessions for new
Spring 2012 students of Qatar
University (QU) and their parents concluded on Thursday.
Male
Foundation
Programme and undergraduate students participated in
sessions organised by the
Admission Department to help
them become familiar with the
programmes, resources, services and activities at QU.
The parents’ sessions were
designed to respond to parents’ questions on new and
existing issues, and to address
their concerns and role in supporting their children’s academic experience. Female
students and their parents
had their sessions on
Thursday. The orientation
programme included an open
discussion forum and informative presentations on QU’s
services such as reception
desk, students call centre,
sponsor services, and student
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follow-up, as well as advice
and techniques for parents on
how to be involved in student
academic support.
Additionally, the new
admits received personalised
academic advice and course
recommendations. They registered for classes and learnt
how to track their degree
progress, and access MyQU
portal and QU e-mail account
services. They also collected
their ID cards.
Director of Admission Aisha
al Thani said: “During student
orientation, we endeavour to
educate our new students
about, and invite them to
become involved in, the many
academic, co-curricular and
extra-curricular opportunities
that QU offers.”
Director of Student Services
Department Abdulla al
Shandoor said that orienting
parents on the QU environment is part of the solid commitment to bring the best
advisory services to parents in
a way that will enhance their
children’s academic life.
He added that contact with
parents prior to the start of the
academic year helps to build a
strong interactive communication platform that would serve
to mitigate future obstacles
students may face.
QNH celebrates sports day
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QATAR National Hotels
company (QNH) and its
affiliated units celebrated
the country’s first National
Sports Day with an array of
sports competitions that
took place on Doha Corniche
and at the Sealine Beach
Resort.
“The National Sports day
is a unique initiative and we,
at QNH, took this opportunity to get together with our
colleagues from the hotels
we own and manage”, said
Hamad Abdulla al Mulla,
chief executive officer of the
company. “Sports always
bring people together and it
was a great chance to engage
with our associates and get
to know each other on less
formal basis”, he added.
The units owned or managed by QNH in Qatar are
Sharq Village & Spa, Six
Senses Spa, the RitzCarlton, Sheraton Resort &
Convention Hotel, Marriott
Hotel, Mövenpick Hotel,
Sealine
Beach
Resort,
Merwebhotel Central and
Merwebhotel Al Sadd. Each
of them was represented in
the events.
With a marathon and several popular sports competitions such as football and
beach volleyball, basketball
and cricket as well as health
and fitness activities hosted
at Sealine Beach Resort,
employees of QNH and its
affiliated units were able to
choose their favourite sport
or to get involved as volunteers in organising the
events. The games culminated with an awarding cere-
mony with trophies and hospitality prizes supported by
QNH and its hotels and light
snacks for all participants.
“Six Senses Spa actively
promotes a healthy and
dynamic lifestyle and we
happily embraced the invitation of being the main
organizer of the QNH
marathon
on
Doha
Corniche,” said Francisca
Antunes, the spa director.
“We were thrilled to see that
so many of our colleagues
were interested to participate into this event and we
would like to thank our sister hotels for supporting
with refreshment stations
along the itinerary, in the
true hospitality spirit of the
company we represent”, she
added.
Sean Spinks recently
joined the QNH team as the
group director of pre-opening service and he signed up
for the football competition:
“I am a big fan of outdoors
and sports activities and,
being new to Qatar, I was
amazed to see how everyone
around is so enthusiastic
and sports oriented”, he
said.
“We were honoured to
have hosted most of the
competitions initiated by
QNH on this special day
within the premises of
Sealine Beach Resort”, said
Abdul Shukoor, general
manager of the resort. Faruq
Ahmad, HR Manager of
QNH, added: “Today, everyone was a winner in the
friendship competition and I
would like to thank all our
hotels for their support in
organising a successful
event.”
Qatar National Hotels company staff play basketball, in Doha, on Tuesday.
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IBQ staff
participate
in QCB race
Qatari Diar Group CEO awards a winner, in Doha, on Tuesday.
Qatari Diar senior management staff at the National Sports Day activities, in Doha, on Tuesday.
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The events culminated in an award
ceremony honouring the winning
teams and lunch
for all the sports
enthusiasts
present.
Qatari Diar, partners celebrate
National Sports Day
DOHA
An IBQ employee receives a prize, in Doha, on Tuesday.
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DOHA
IBQ management and staff
participated in the Qatar
Central Bank’s sports day
race which took place along
the Corniche on Tuesday.
The race brought together
scores of personnel representing the various banking
and financial institutions to
actively celebrate the country’s first National Sports
Day.
IBQ staff won top positions at the race bagging different prizes based on the
categories they participated
in. Kimberly Nicola and
Czarina Corona Almero won
the first positions in two different
categories.
Ian
Hudson was second while
Nancy Khalil and Rima
Kanaan were among the top
10 runners.
IBQ Managing Director
George Nasra said: “We’re
very happy to take part in
the QCB sports day race
with a large number of participants and to join our
peers in sending a very
strong message on the significance of sports to the
community in general.
We’ve also been devout supporters of different initiatives that aim at bringing
people together under the
theme of awareness and
education and we believe
that this particular race
transcends the corporate
boundaries to perfectly
embody this objective.”
IBQ’s support to the QCB
sports day race was in line
with the bank’s commitment to be at the forefront
of corporate players which
actively contribute to the
success of major national
initiatives in Qatar.
The 3-Km race, organised in
association with all banks in
Doha, kicked off at Al Bidaa
Park with the finish line marking at the QCB premises.
Qatar has become a sports
beacon for the region and a
global hub for sports. The
country has left an indelible
mark in the sporting industry having hosted some of
the world’s mega championships in football, volleyball, basketball and the
Olympics with the recent
internationally-recognized
Arab Games.
Qatar has also played host
to several events bringing
first-class sports teams
together to battle it out in
front of an audience that is
eager and passionate for all
that is sports and football in
particular.
IBQ staff during the sports day, in Doha, on Tuesday.
THE
recently-opened
Lusail Marina was alive
with activity on Tuesday in
an event organised by the
Qatari Diar Group to celebrate Qatar’s first National
Sports Day.
Qatari Diar subsidiaries
and partners collaborated
to organise the event. They
included Lusail Real Estate
Development Company,
Sinohydro, Al Jaber &
Partners, Samsung C&T,
Parsons, QDVC, QD-CPC,
QD-SBG, MMG, Marafeq
Qatar, Turner & Townsend,
and SMEET.
The company’s National
Sports Day programme
featured activities for people of all ages and was
attended by a large number
of Qatari Diar staff and
partners accompanied by
their families.
The day’s events began
with a speed walking competition around the Lusail
Marina’s pedestrian paths,
followed by a number of
recreational and sports
competitions
including
mini-tournaments in table
tennis, football, volleyball
and cricket. Children
flocked to the kid’s zone for
their own range of activities.
The events culminated in
an award ceremony honouring the winning teams
and lunch for all the sports
enthusiasts present.
qmedia employees get active
qmedia and qmobility staff on the Sheraton Hotel grounds, in
Doha, on Tuesday.
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DOHA
OVER 150 qmedia and qmobility staff and 50 of their children celebrated the inaugural
sports holiday at the Sheraton
Hotel Doha.
They gathered on the hotel
grounds to join in on a variety
of exciting games and recreational activities. Adults
participated in football, volleyball and tennis matches
while the children engaged in
a slew of recreational games
and even had bouncing
Promoting the health and
well being of their employees
and their families has been a
“We look forward
to expanding our
activities - both in
sport and physical
education - for
National Sports
Day in 2013.
SHEIKH ALHUSSEIN BIN ALI BIN AHMED
AL THANI
focal point of q.media and
q.mobility’s corporate social
responsibility.
Emphasising the importance of having a healthy
workforce, Sheikh Alhussein
bin Ali bin Ahmed al Thani,
chief executive officer of
KEF LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
Participants of the Youth Leadership Programme, organised by the KEF Toastmasters Club, in Doha, recently.
A Qmedia official awards the trophy to winners, in Doha, on Tuesday.
q.media and q.mobility, said,
“We want our employees to
be of sound body and mind
not only for their own physical and mental well being, but
also because it is in the best
interest of all of us here at
q.media and q.mobility to
always be our best and most
productive selves.
That
involves having both an
atmosphere conducive to success and a holistic business
model that takes into account
the happiness of our employees - a crucial part of which is
health and fitness.”
The staff were encouraged
to walk and run around the
grounds and received a talk
on health and fitness from a
company representative.
Sheikh Alhussein further
said, “We look forward to
expanding our activities both in sport and physical
education - for National
Sports Day in 2013. Given
the excitement surrounding
this year’s events, our
employees will surely look
towards next year’s activities
with much anticipation.”
Ezdan employees showcase
sporting commitment & zeal
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DOHA
EZDAN Hotel & Suites held a
number of activities to mark
the National Sports Day. It
offered discounted membership for its gym and health
club and opened its sports
facilities free for children for
three days.
The hotel’s team took part
in the Ezdan Football
Tournament as it also partnered in the health-related
activities
organised
by
Ashghal at the Dahl Al
Hamam Park.
Ezdan Hotel & Suites’
Swedish expert trainer held a
clinic for participants and
families at the Dahl Al
Hamam Park.
Mohamed Salah, general
manager, said that Ezdan
hotel participated in the
National Sports Day with
total commitment and zeal.
“On the National Sports
Day, we offered reduced
memberships for our gym
and health club. We’ve
qualified trainers to help
members and separate
training
facilities
for
women, along with sauna
bath,” Salah added.
Ezdan Hotel and Suites General
Manager Mohammad Salah
Members of Ezdan Project Management team who became
champions, in Doha, on Tuesday.
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CITY LIGHTS
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DMIS hosts annual expo Filipino comedians
to perform today
AILYN AGONIA
DOHA
FILIPINO stand-up comedians Kim Idol
and Ate Gay will bring a slice of ‘home’ to
Doha during their much-awaited performance on Friday.
‘Lolz! My Funniest Valentines with Ate
Gay and Kim Idol, Live in Qatar!’ will be
staged in two shows — at 4pm and 8pm — at
Sheraton’s Al Majlis Ballroom.
It is being organised by newly-established
event management firm Fresh Events and
Productions.
A large number of Filipinos are expected
to turn up at the show, which brings back to
Doha for the second time the witty comedian Kim Idol. He performed last year in Qatar
along with equally popular comedienne K
Brosas. The show was a big success. So, the
return of Kim Idol to Qatar was not a surprise at all.
The comedian who is fondly referred to as
Kim Dinosaur because of his amusing imitation of the creature used to be a co-host in
Eat Bulaga, Philippines’ longest running television programme. He is also a favourite
act in top comedy circles across Manila and
is known for his melodious voice.
Meanwhile, petite comedian Ate Gay,
known for wacky impersonation of popular Filipina actress Nora Aunor, is a firsttimer in the country. Ate Gay is one of
today’s sought-after stand-up comedians
in premier comedy bars in the
Philippines. He is a regular at Klownz
DMIS students showcase their exhibits at the annual exhibition, in Doha, recently.
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DOHA
THE Doha Modern Indian
School (DMIS) hosted twoday annual exhibition titled
‘Kaleidoscope 2012’ recently.
Principal of the Cambridge
School, David Throp, inaugurated the event.
Students from Kindergarten to Grade 11 took part
in the exhibition which featured an array of exhibits
Comedy Bar and Library.
“We chose Kim Idol and Ate Gay because
we enjoyed Kim’s show last year in Doha.
We know that they have a good rapport on
stage. So, we decided to get them together,”
Celia Alamo-Jacob of Fresh Events and
Productions told Qatar Tribune.
Tickets are priced at QR70 and are available at Filipino Community Center, Central
Café, Asian Chef, The Philippine Store,
Metro Manila Saloon and Boracay
Restaurant.
MES team shines at football meet
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DOHA
The presentation
by toddlers was
one of the highlights of the event.
ranging from the world of
make believe characters to
the world of science and
mathematics.
The visitors got an opportunity to see several exhibits on
grammar rules, mathematical
abilities and science experiments,
among
others.
Delicious Arabic, French and
Indian cuisine, combined
with a variety of dance cos-
Filipino comedian Ate Gay.
tumes, musical instruments
and art and craft items, added
colour to the show.
Games and tricks, music
and skits were widely appre-
ciated by the guests. The presentation by toddlers was one
of the highlights of the event.
The parents were delighted
with their children’s perform-
ance. “It was a good show,
colourfully and beautifully
exhibited,” said one parent.
Similar feelings were echoed
by other guests.
MES Indian School’s under-12
boys’ football team clinched the
first runner-up position in the
Doha Academy football tournament organised by the Doha
Academy at Al Ahli sports stadium recently.
The matches were held on a
round robin league basis.
The MES team secured seven
points with two wins and one
draw. The MES team was among the six teams that played
matches at Al Ahli stadium.
The team was coached by
Akbar Ali, a teacher at the
school’s department of physical
education. “Catch them young
is our motto and our young-
MES team with the runner-up trophy, in Doha, recently.
sters have definitely proved
their football skills on the field,”
said the school’s Principal AP
Sasidharan.
St Regis to offer new spa facilities
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DOHA
AREDC employees take part in a sports day event, in Doha, recently.
AREDC celebrates sports day
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DOHA
AL-Asmakh Real Estate and
Development
Company
(AREDC) celebrated the
Qatar National Sports Day on
its outdoor premises recently.
AREDC organised a special event for its employees
to create awareness on the
significance of physical activities in their daily routine
and in maintaining a healthy
lifestyle. The event was held
to promote awareness about
sports by conducting sports
activities.
General
Manager
of
AREDC Fadi Barakeh said,
“We are pleased to take part
in the National Sports Day.
AREDC staff participates in a sporting event, in Doha, recently.
Our employees are keen
about this event and we are
happy to promote a healthy
lifestyle within our company.
We thank the wise leadership
of Qatar for taking this initiative to encourage sports.”
The National Sports Day
commenced early in the
morning, where AREDC
employees conducted cricket
matches,
short-distance
marathon and basketball
matches using the facilities of
Beverly Hills Al Rayyan,
which is considered one of the
biggest residential compounds in Qatar.
THE spa experience offered at The St.
Regis Doha will be one of the finest in the
region, as the hotel introduces the popular Remède Spa to Qatar, a press release
said on Thursday.
Set in the glamorous locations including Aspen, New York and Bali, Remède
Spas are exclusive to St Regis Hotels &
Resorts and have developed a global reputation for exceptional customisation,
providing tranquil surroundings.
The spa will feature 22 treatment
rooms, spacious pre and post-treatment lounges, experience showers and
sauna, as well as male and female
Jacuzzis, making it one of the largest
spas in Doha.
Located within a resort environment,
the hotel will also feature an extensive
range of recreational facilities. Water
sports enthusiasts can enjoy training in
the Olympic-size swimming pool alongside inspiring views of the Arabian Gulf,
or venture out to sea on a catamaran.
The exercise room is fully equipped with
the latest elliptical machines, treadmills
and cyclone steppers.
Guests longing for relaxation can
choose to enjoy the signature St Regis
Butler Service from one of the 10 beachfront luxury cabanas or simply take in
the views of the turquoise sea from the
160-metre long private beach. Younger
guests can have fun in the shaded children’s pool or join the Crèche for some
fun-filled activities.
The St Regis Doha recently appointed
Mladenka Nastovski Mesaric as director
of Spa and Recreation. Originally trained
as a physiotherapist, Maldenka received
her diploma in hotel management from
the University of Tourism, Belgrade,
Serbia. She brings with her over 20 years
of international spa experience, including managing luxury spas across Spain
and Europe.
The luxury facilities on display at the new St Regis Doha.