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Josoor Institute passes 4,000-beneficiery mark

Doha, 22 July 2019 - The first half of 2019 has been exceptionally busy for Josoor Institute, with the start of the third cohort of Executive Development and Professional Diploma Programmes. In addition to the continued engagement with graduates and industry stakeholders and networking with partners through high-profile events, the Supreme Commit

21 Jul

HMC , MPH Doping controllers participate in QADC Workshop

Doha, 21 July 2019- The Qatar Anti Doping Commission (QADC) organized a two –day fruitful workshop for local doping controllers at the QOC's Losail hall. Around 95 doping controllers from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Ministry of Public Health took part in the workshop which focused lights practically and theoretically on the vita

18 Jul

beIN to broadcast 2019 AFCON final with 12 special documentaries

Doha, 18 July 2019 - The final of the hugely successful Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 gets underway as Algeria take on Senegal live and exclusive on beIN SPORTS.More than 600 million viewers have followed the tournament live and exclusive on beIN SPORTS – and with the final yet to be played, even more viewers are set to tun

16 Jul

Education City Stadium construction on fast track

Doha, 16 July 2019 - The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), the body responsible for delivering the infrastructure required to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, shared latest pictures of the Education City Stadium, one of the eight stadiums that will host the World Cup finals.In a tweet, the SC said: Take a look at the rapid pro

15 Jul

Al Attiyah wins tricky sandy opener in China

Alashan/China, 15 July 2019 - Overdrive Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and French navigator Matthieu Baumel held an outright lead of 59min 58sec after the eighth day of the 2019 Silk Way Rally between Bayinbaolige and Alashan in the People’s Republic of China’s prefecture region of Inner Mongolia yesterday. The Qatari, who is

15 Jul

Focus on Goal Click Qatar: Hamad Mohammed

Doha, 15 July 2019 - Earlier this year the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy handed out disposable cameras to more than 50 people across Qatar. The brief for each participant was simple: take photos of what football means to you. The project was organised in collaboration with Goal Click, which is active in more than 40 countries and a

11 Jul

Qatar's Abujbara looks for glory in World Rowing Cup

Doha, 11 July 2019 - Qatar's rower Tala Abujbara will participate in 2019 World Rowing Cup 111 which is scheduled from 12-14 July in Netherlands' city of Rotterdam. Qatar's rowing star Tala has recently received intensive training program in France under the supervision of well-qualified coach . It is worth mentioning that Qatar Sailing & R

10 Jul

AZF takes children on tour of Visual Art Center

Doha, 10 July 2019 - Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) on Tuesday organised a field trip to the Visual Art Centre at Katara - the Cultural Village Foundation as part of its Summer Camp 2019, for children aged 6-13 years. During the trip, the children learned more about basic drawing techniques, painting, graphic design and illustration, photography, c

09 Jul

Falah the Falcon flies into Qatar ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Championships

Doha, 9 July 2019 - Excitement for Qatar's biggest ever sporting event is soaring, as Falah the Falcon has flown in to meet fans ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha this September. Making his first appearance as the official mascot, Falah met with hundreds of children at Aspire Zone's Summer Camp, posing for photographs and c

08 Jul

Qatar’s al-Attiyah in lead after short opening Silk Way stage

Baikalsk/Russia, 8 july 2019 -Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah was fastest in the opening stage of the 2019 Silk Way Rally between the Eastern Siberian city of Irkutsk and the nearby town of Baikalsk yesterday.Overdrive Racing’s al-Attiyah and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel carded a time of 29min 24sec on the opening timed test t

08 Jul

Qatar 2022 worker reunites with Cafu to deliver Generation Amazing session

Doha, 8 July 2019 - There was a special reunion during a recent Generation Amazing event in Brazil. Ghanaian Abdul Azeez Sulaiman – who works as a lifting and rigging supervisor at Al Rayyan Stadium – linked up with Brazil football legend Cafu in São Paulo after first meeting him in Qatar earlier this year. The pair were reun

04 Jul

H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s EBRAZ wins Shadwell

Paris, 4 July 2019 - His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani’s Ebraz proved his superiority again when he landed the Group 3 Shadwell — Coupe Du Sud-Ouest Des Pur-Sang Arabes in La Teste, France, on Tuesday.The grey six-year-old son of Amer had already been the favourite of the 1,900-metre contest for three-year-old and older

04 Jul

QOC holds its periodical meeting with national federations

Doha, 4 July 2019 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) hosted its first meeting for 2019 of the QOC Secretary General with the secretaries-general of national sport federations and committees at its Headquarters on Wednesday. The meeting was also attended by directors of the QOC Departments. HE the QOC Secretary General Jassim Al Buenain thanked

03 Jul

Qatar’s Al Sadd, Duhail to clash in AFC CL Rd of 16

Kuala Lumpur, 3 July 2019- The 2019 AFC Champions League quarter-finals draw was held yesterday at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. In the West Zone quarter-finals, the winner of Qatar’s Al Sadd vs Al Duhail round of 16 tie, scheduled for August 6 and 13, will play the winner of the clash between Saudi Ar

03 Jul

Qatar to participate in Arab Junior Athletics Championships

Tunisia, 3 July 2019 - The Qatari athletics team will participate in the 7th Arab Junior Athletics Championships to begin in Rades, Tunisia on Thursday. The event will bring together 400 athletes from Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Morocco, Lebanon, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Libya and hosts Tunisia. The Qatari

01 Jul

AZF and CMU-Q sign agreement

Doha, 1 July 2019 - Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has signed an agreement with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) at Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital. The agreement paves the way for strategic collaboration in multidisciplinary areas, including research and strategic studies, and organising joint conferences, seminars

30 Jun

Sri Lanka defeat Qatar in Davis Cup

Singapore, 30 June 2019 - The Qatari men’s tennis team suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka on Saturday in the 2019 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III which is taking place in Singapore from June 26-29. Despite Saturday's defeat, Qatari team displayed impressive performance and were closer to turn over the game against Sri La

27 Jun

Al Adaam shotgun team off to Italy for Training Program

Doha, 27 June 2019 - Qatar's shogun team left Doha on Wednesday to Italy's capital of Rome for a training program ahead of its participation in the upcoming ISSF World Championship Shotgun will run from 30 June – 11 July, 2019 in Italy. The world event will bring together more than 500 shooters representing 83 nations to compete in skeet,