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The diplomatic, consular and representative missions of the State of Qatar abroad organized various sporting events on the occasion of Qatar Sport Day, amid great participation and interest.

In Vienna, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of Austria organised sport events on the occasion of the Sport Day to highlight importance of sport and its positive impact on the life of the citizen. Acting Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Austria, Abdullah bin Nasser Al Fahid, diplomats and staff of the embassy and a number of staff of the United Nations Center in Vienna participated in the events. The program included several sport activities, including football, basketball, volleyball and other sport competitions.

In Accra, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of Ghana organised a sport event, which included football matches. The event was attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Humaid, embassy staff and their families, a number of staff of the Qatar Charity and students of the Language Institute. At the end of the ceremony, Al Humaid presented the trophy to the winning team.

In Beijing, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the People’s Republic of China organised sporting events on the occasion of the Sport Day.

The event was attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to China, Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri, diplomats and embassy staff, a number of Qatari students studying at the Chinese universities in Beijing and members of the Qatargas office in Beijing. The program included several sports activities including football, table tennis and walking.

events were attended by Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Tajikistan Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Abdullah, members of the embassy and a number of professors and students of Tajik universities. In a speech, Ambassador Al Abdullah stated that Qatar’s goal behind this day is to promote sport and make it a way of life. The events included various sport competitions.

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In Astana, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of Kazakhstan organised sporting events on the occasion of the Sports Day. The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Kazakhstan Ahmed bin Ali Al Tamimi and members of the embassy participated in the events. Activities included walking, jogging, and other games and exercises.

In Naypyidaw, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar organised sport activities on the occasion of the Sports Day. Acting Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Myanmar Mansour bin Mubarak Al Khayarin, a number of Myanmar officials and a number of heads of diplomatic missions, as well as embassy staff and their families participated in the events. The events included tennis and badminton, free jogging and other sports.

In N’Djamena, the Embassy of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Chad organised sports events on the occasion of the State Sports Day.

The events were attended by Acting Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Qatar to Chad Hamad bin Masoud Al Otaibi, embassy staff and some friends of the Embassy. Activities included running, football and collective aerobics.

In Athens, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Greece organised sport events on the occasion of the Sport Day. The events were attended by Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Greece Abdulaziz Ali Al Naama, a number of officials of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, athletes and sport and cultural officials in Greece. The events included a football match between a veteran Greek football team and a number of diplomats in Greece. The Embassy of the State of Qatar distributed souvenirs to the participants and thanked the Greek football team for their participation in the events.

In Islamabad, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan organised sporting events on the occasion of the Sport Day.

The events were attended by Qatar’s ambassador to Pakistan Saqr bin Mubarak Al Mansouri and members of the embassy and local figures. The events included walking, a football match, and a number of games and group contests.

In Bangkok, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Kingdom of Thailand held sporting events on the occasion of the Sport Day.

The events were attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to Thailand Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, members of the embassy, the Medical Office, and Qatargas liaison office, in addition to the Qatar Airways regional office in Bangkok and some members of the Arab embassies accredited to the Kingdom of Thailand.

The Ambassador delivered a speech in which he highlighted the importance of the Sport Day which comes within the framework of consolidating the values of sports culture in society and turning it into a routine for all its members.

He added that this edition of Sport Day coincides with the atmosphere of joy in Qatar after the first football team won the Asian Cup 2019. The events included warm-up training, athletics competition, football and tennis competitions.

In Seoul, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of Korea organised sport events on the occasion of National Sport Day. Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Korea, Mohammed Abdullah Al Duhaimi, and embassy staff participated in the event. Activities included walking, football, basketball and volleyball.

Qatar’s embassies, consulates abroad organise various sporting events The diplomatic, consular and representative missions of the State of Qatar abroad organized various sporting events on the occasion of Qatar Sport Day, amid great participation and interest.

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Aspire Zone lines up 27 activities to mark National Sport Day 2019

Aspire Zone lines up 27 activities to mark National Sport Day 2019

Eight years ago, the wise leadership of Qatar decreed the second Tuesday of February as an annual celebration of sports and active lifestyle, with the hope of instilling sport and exercise as a part of residents’ daily routine.

Since then, the month of February itself has become a month of sports victory, which, this year, was launched with the ground-breaking success of the Qatar national…

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Qatar Museums marks historic Asian Cup win with new public art installation

Qatar Museums marks historic Asian Cup win with new public art installation

Marking the biggest sporting success in Qatar’s history, Qatar Museums (QM) announced that a new public art piece by acclaimed French artist César Baldaccini has been installed in Souq Waqif.

Le Pouce, in the shape of a giant thumb, is one of its creator’s best-known pieces and a popular example of his tendency to create larger than life experiences. Le Pouce becomes the latest addition to…

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Offers galore as Qatar celebrates historic Asian Cup win

Offers galore as Qatar celebrates historic Asian Cup win

Qatar won an historic semi-final against UAE yesterday reaching the finals for the first time, the whole nation erupt with joy and celebrations continue even today. Many corporates and businesses are offering special discounts and free deals.

Yesterday immediately after the thumping win by Al Annabis, many cafes all around Qatar were offering free karaks, kunafa, sweets, snacks and dinner. The…

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African Super Cup to take place in Qatar

African Super Cup to take place in Qatar

The African Super Cup will be played outside the continent for the first time when it takes place in Doha, Qatar on March 29, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Monday.

The switch of venue to the 2022 World Cup hosts was first mooted last month and has now been rubber-stamped by CAF’s Emergency Committee.

African Champions League winners Esperance of Tunisia face Confederation…

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Indian musical legend AR Rahman to perform in Doha

Indian musical legend AR Rahman to perform in Doha

As part of Qatar India Year of Culture 2019, world-famous artists including AR Rahman and Ilayraja will perform in Doha.

Indian Ambassador P Kumaran told The Peninsula on the sidelines of an event held at the embassy to mark the 70th Republic Day of India that a series of programmes will be held under Qatar-India Year of Culture.

“The formal inauguration of Qatar-India Year of Culture – 2019 is…

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Skydive Qatar continues its success in Qatar and abroad

Skydive Qatar continues its success in Qatar and abroad

Skydive Qatar has continued its successes in Qatar and abroad since its launch as the first and only parachute jumping center in Qatar, where the center has received a remarkable popularity during the last period of the season, especially by tourists coming to visit Qatar.

A team of three Kuwaiti parachuters selected Skydive Qatar to break a record in Guinness book, flying the largest Kuwaiti…

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Bollywood musical duo to give power-packed perfomance in Qatar

Bollywood musical duo to give power-packed perfomance in Qatar

For the very first time Indian singer-songwriter duo Vishal-Shekhar will be performing live in Qatar.

The concert is taking place on March 1 from 6pm to 11pm at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena.

The duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani have been constantly delievering Chart Toppers ever year.

In 2016 they released ‘Nashe si Chad Gayi’ which got 435 million views on YouTube and…

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Ministry to allow two shifts in some private schools from next academic year

Ministry to allow two shifts in some private schools from next academic year

Ministry of Education and Higher Education will allow some private schools, especially community schools, to run two shifts in the coming academic year to accommodate more students.

There is an acute shortage of school seats in many community schools and to accommodate the growing number of students the ministry decided to allow two shifts as it is a common practise in many countries in the…

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Qatar records coldest temperature of this winter

Qatar records coldest temperature of this winter

Qatar recorded the lowest temperature of this season today morning at 8.6 degree celsius in the southern part of the country. 

While across the country residents experienced a chill, it was the coldest morning, as per the Qatar Meteorology Department, at Baida Al Gaa, a place that lies between Aqua Park on Salwa Road and Bu Samra, some 40kms south of Doha.

The department had…

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400 electric car charging stations by 2022 in Qatar

400 electric car charging stations by 2022 in Qatar

Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) is planning to set up 400 electric car charging stations by the end of 2022 to encourage the use of electric and hybrid vehicles in Qatar.  Kahramaa, represented by the National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed), inaugurated 8th electric car charging station, yesterday at Qatar Scientific Club.

The…

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Temperature to drop during weekend; likely to be coldest of this season so far

Temperature to drop during weekend; likely to be coldest of this season so far

Doha: Temperatures this weekend will be affected by fresh to strong north-westerly wind in most areas starting from Thursday until Saturday (January 17-19), predicted the Qatar Meteorology Department.

In addition, the north-westerly wind will be accompanied by a noticeable drop in temperature returning to their average for this time of year where maximums are expected to range between 16 to 20°C…

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Qatar to fund evacuation of Africa migrants from Libya

Qatar to fund evacuation of Africa migrants from Libya

Qatar is to fund the evacuation of African migrants from Libya via the African Union.

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, issued a decree yesterday to set up a fund which will cover the cost of evacuating illegal African migrants from Libya and reintegrating them into their countries.

Qatar will contribute $20 million to the fund, which will be run under the auspices of the…

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Qatar’s longest and deepest two-way tunnel opens

Qatar’s longest and deepest two-way tunnel opens

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened the longest and deepest bi-directional tunnel in Qatar as part of the Al Rayyan Road Upgrade Project Phase 2.

The tunnel forms part of the newly upgraded 2.1 kilometre stretch between Bu Erayen and Lebday Street.

The 1.5-kilometre long tunnel sits 25 meters below ground level making it the longest and deepest bi-directional tunnel in Qatar.…

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242,649 workers benefit from Hifz Al Naema meals

242,649 workers benefit from Hifz Al Naema meals

Hifz Al Naema, a Qatari food saving social organisation has distributed 468,581 cooked meals collected from surplus foods to needy people including single workers and families in the country in 2018.

Hifz Al Naema which means saving the blessings is a social center that collects surplus food from festivals, weddings and hotels and distributes it after repackaging to poor people.

A total of…

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Ministry of Interior urges public to not respond to anonymous messages

Ministry of Interior urges public to not respond to anonymous messages

Doha: The Economic Crimes Prevention Section at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Interior has urged the public to not respond to anonymous messages that require the user to update personal data or those that contain links, without checking the source of the sender. Ministry called on everyone to avoid sharing personal data and information with unreliable parties.

Head of…

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Qatar Charity provided clean water to 1mn people in Somalia last year

Qatar Charity provided clean water to 1mn people in Somalia last year

Qatar Charity implemented 421 water projects in Somalia, benefiting more than 1mn drought-affected people in the country.

This comes as part of Qatar Charity’s efforts to enable poor and drought-affected communities to access safe drinking water sources in their areas of origin by digging wells and water pools.

Qatar Charity gives these projects a high priority as they play a role in fighting…