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First hotel in Qatar’s Education City offers equestrian experience
Qatar Foundation officially launched its first hotel in Education City today on the grounds of the renowned Al Shaqab equestrian complex. Billed as a “tranquil getaway,” the Al Shaqab Hotel is...
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Qatar’s first concept sports car unveiled at motor show
Bahar AminConcept car Elibriea The first “made in Qatar” prototype sports car was officially unveiled today at the launch of this year’s Qatar Motor Show at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center...
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A sneak peek of the upcoming Qatar Foundation Oxygen Park
All photos by Baba Tamim For many who enjoyed National Sport Day festivities last week, one of the highlights was the temporary opening of Oxygen Park in Education City, a sprawling 12-hectare space...
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Northwestern University in Qatar secures ‘new lease on life’
NUQ/FacebookNorthwestern University in Qatar Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has renewed its contract with Qatar Foundation for another 10 years, as construction of its permanent home in...
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Sheikha Hind named new CEO of Qatar Foundation
Teach for QatarSheikha Hind Updated on Mar. 1 with QF statement In what appears to be a shakeup of senior leadership at Qatar Foundation (QF), Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani has been named the new...
View ArticleReport: Education City schools cost Qatar Foundation $404mn annually
The price tag of operating six American universities in Qatar totals at least US$400 million, according to the Washington Post, which has obtained new information about Education City schools here....
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Sidra to soft-open with three outpatient clinics on May 1
SidraSidra outpatient clinic The long-awaited Sidra Medical and Research Center will begin offering a limited number of services to patients in the coming months. Starting May 1, three outpatient...
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Archaeologists unearth more of Qatar’s past with new Fuwairit dig
UCL Qatar/FlickrExcavations at Fuwairit Buried in the sand near one of Qatar’s most popular beaches lies the remains of a pearl-fishing settlement that experts believe could date back around 300...
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Qatar rolls out national reading campaign
Tudor/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. To get more people in Qatar to embrace reading, new efforts are underway to make books more accessible to the public, especially children. Though...
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Report: Qatar Foundation people mover to start running by early 2017
Habtoor LeightonPeople mover rendering A new tram system that will help make Education City a car-free campus will come into operation by the end of this year or early next year, officials have...
View ArticleQatar Foundation to launch new center for children with autism
A new center for pre-school children with mild to moderate Autism Spectrum Disorder is set to take its first students this September, Qatar Foundation (QF) announced. Applications for the Renad...
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HBKU commencement kicks off graduation season in Qatar
Photos by Mohammed Ismail and HBKU Some 111 students celebrated graduating from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) yesterday in a ceremony that launches a week of commencements in Education City. The...
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Qatar Foundation’s Class of 2016 welcomed as ‘vanguard of the future’
Celebrations were in order last night for 650 students who graduated from nine institutions in the Qatar Foundation 2016 Convocation. The Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani joined QF...
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Qatar building in the running for new world architecture award
Jameel Riaz/FlickrQFIS The striking Qatar Faculty for Islamic Studies building in Education City has been selected as a finalist for a new world architecture prize as “the most significant and...
View ArticleQatar Foundation scales back WISE education summit
Qatar Foundation is reducing the frequency of its global conference on education, which last year featured a keynote address by US First Lady Michelle Obama and attracted some 1,500 delegates. The...
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Qatar astronomers discover three massive new planets
QNANewly discovered planets Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b and Qatar-5b.Updated on June 26 with more details about the planets from QEERI Local astronomers have discovered the existence of three new “hot Jupiter”...
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QF Radio to stop broadcasting for good in October
OCV Photo / FlickrFor illustrative purposes onlyAfter seven years on the airwaves, Qatar Foundation‘s Arabic and English radio stations will end their operations in October, the organization announced...
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Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old American “clock boy” who moved to Qatar last year after being arrested in the US over concerns that he brought a bomb to school. According to a new article from the...
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Main contract awarded for Qatar Foundation World Cup stadium
SCDLQatar Foundation stadium designA joint venture of four companies led by Cyprus-based contractor Joannou & Paraskevaides (J&P) will build the new Qatar Foundation stadium, World Cup...
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What you need to know about Msheireb Museums in Qatar
Lesley Walker / Doha NewsCompany House, Msheireb MuseumsFour museums that chart Qatar’s ongoing transition from a sleepy pearl-diving town to an emerging world city are now fully open to the public....
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