Of the 17 talents that presented their creative pieces on an evening of poetry, spoken word and music at the recent Words & Strings event at Katara, presenter-producer Nabil al-Nashar’s poem stood out for its refreshing flair as much for its depth and delivery. Community caught up with the young poe

By the sound of it, a series of brief but electrifying Muay Thai bouts were in full swing.

Benny and Bjorn are twin brothers, emerging almost identical from their mother and only gradually taking on different external characteristics as the months passed.

The surf instructor Rick, sitting next to us, points out to vast ocean as we sit in the crystal-clear water, where he’s pushing a few beginners into waves.

The battle of the runner-up after the three Khans has been decided for the moment and Akshay Kumar has trumped Hrithik Roshan.

Demonstrating their commitment towards a safe and prosperous global community, expatriate groups in Doha recently got together to extend their support to the World Humanitarian Day of United Nations.

— Stand-up comic Christian Schulte-Loh

In 1958, Carlos Fuentes wrote a book about Mexico City, entitled Where the Air Is Clear. Given the soupy, polluted air that now smothers the city, the title seems almost laughable, except the quality of the air in Mexico’s capital is no laughing matter.

It is incredibly quiet on the little canal. To the right, a heron stands motionless in a field. A huge muskrat peers inquisitively through the dense verdure of the river bank.

Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming biopic M S Dhoni — The Untold Story, which is set to be dubbed in Marathi, says he is excited with the local language release as the regional language film industry is booming.

Qatar Museums’ exhibition on the late boxing legend showcases signed photographs, felt pennants and original tickets.

In her acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction, Scottish writer Aminatta Forna delves into the prelude and the aftermath to war, memory, the conflict between private narratives and official histories, and examines “how the gradual accretion of small, seemingly insignificant acts ......