The opening day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was all about Mutaz Essa Barshim, one of the most popular and known sporting icons in the country.
No, Mutaz Barshim couldn’t better his Asian Indoor mark of 2.41m. Nor did he overhaul his season’s best of 2.36, set in Malmo, Sweden, last month.
Some three hundred athletes, 36 different nationalities, as many as 12 defending champions from the last edition, and the world’s largest multi-purpose indoor hall—the three-day Asian Indoor Athletics Championships couldn’t have asked for a stronger field and a better setting.
Mourjan Marinas – Lusail city, Doha’s premier yachting destination, showcased the success of its floating mangroves project recently at a Qatar TV hosting.
A Doha Misdemeanour Court has sentenced a Sri Lankan man to a month in jail followed by deportation for selling alcoholic beverages, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.
An Indian expatriate, said to be in his mid-40s, was found dead in his house in Doha's Mathar Qadeem area, sources said.
King’s College, a 135-year-old prestigious boarding school from the UK, is to open King’s College, Doha (KCD), a British international school, for children aged 3 to 11 years in September this year.
World number one Serena Williams is the latest high-profile name to pull out of the Qatar Open, citing flu for her withdrawal.
Scholars, academics and clerics will discuss various issues under the theme ‘Religion and its Role in Spiritual and Intellectual Safety’ at the 12th edition of Doha Conference on Interfaith Dialogue opening here today at Doha Sheraton Hotel.
Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi was heading to Qatari capital Doha for previously undisclosed talks with his Venezuelan and Qatari counterparts, sources familiar with the meeting told Reuters on Monday.
Strong wind at places at first has been forecast inshore for Qatar on Saturday. The offshore weather is expected to be dominated by strong wind and high seas.
Briton Mark Cavendish won the Tour of Qatar for a second time, as Alexander Kristoff sprinted to victory on the fifth and final stage.
