2020Journalism

  Doha:  31 st  October 2021 The world-leading sports medicine hospital, Aspetar, will host Aspetar Joint Restoration Conference. The Two-day hybrid conference will take place in the Torch Ballroom at Sports City from the 16 th  – 17 th  December, with two exclusive workshops – Rehab and Surgical Skills – on the 18 th  December 2021. The conference will bring together internationally renowned sports doctors, sports scientists, physiotherapists, sports tech bods, and experts for an interdisciplinary dialogue on innovative approaches in prevention, regeneration, and rehabilitation in elite sport and sport for maintaining health. More than 200 healthcare professionals are expected to attend the event physically, and participants will have the opportunity to attend sessions virtually as well. The conference will highlight the newest developments in joint restoration and cartilage repair led by the world’s renowned leaders in this field in collaboration with the...

  One Goal Arabia to work with young footballers to celebrate and empower youth across the region   Generation Amazing and the Qatar Football Association (QFA)have partnered with Aurora for Training and Development to create One Goal Arabia – a youth development programmethat will work with young footballers aged 16-17 to empower them with the skills necessary to use their position as role models to inspire others. To celebrate the upcoming FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 ™ , One Goal Arabia will collaborate with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) to develop a network of Arab youth players committed to driving social change through football for good activities.   Supported by leading educators in the sport for development sector, the project will consist of five programme areas, each designed to engage stakeholders in positive youth development with the purpose of encouraging non-competitive collaboration for social impact an...

  Qatar’s Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry in elite ICC list DOHA Qatar skipper Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry picked seven wickets infour matches in the just-concluded Asia Qualifier Group A for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup and his haul helped him jump to third career best strike rate for a bowler in the ICC rankings. Chaudhry gave away only 89 runs in 15 overs that he bowled during the event. His best of three for nine came against Maldives in the qualifier, which took place at the Asian Town Stadium. Home team Qatar narrowly missed out on advancing to one of the two Global Qualifiers for the 2022 T20 World Cup, to be hosted by Australia. Bahrain topped the five-team pool by 0.093 margin on Net Run-rare to push Qatar to the second spot.   Chaudhry overall has taken 45 wickets in 26 matches with an impressive strike rate of 12.5 in the ICC list, which is topped by Afghanistan star Rashid Khan. He has bagged 101 wickets in 54 matches at an amazing strike rate of 11.8. Nepal’s Sandeep La...

  ExxonMobil Qatar Extends Partnership with Al Shaqab for Five Years     DOHA, Qatar – ExxonMobil Qatar hasannounced that it will extend its partnership with Al Shaqab as the main sponsor of itsprogram s and events, including CHI Al Shaqab, and Longines Hathab for the next five years.   ExxonMobil Qatar has been the main sponsor of CHI Al Shaqab and a supporter of the Al Shaqab’s programssince 2013. Itis an important part of ExxonMobil Qatar’s goal to help advance education in Qatar and create learning environments for students that are inspiringand engaging, and that develop leadership skills beyond the classroom.    “ExxonMobil is proud to extend its partnership with Al Shaqab andsupport for its outstanding facilities and events that are internationally recognized in the equestrian world,” said Dominic Genetti, ExxonMobil Qatar’s President and General Manager. “Horses are beloved and embraced in Qatar,and hold a cultural significance for the local...

Three-way race for Asia Qualifier Group A title as Bahrain bat out Saudi Arabia   DOHA Bahrain raised temperature in the Asia Qualifier Group A for for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup after they piled up 179 for nine, the highest total in the event so far, against Saudi Arabia and then carved out a dominant 18-run triumph at the Asian Town Stadium on Thursday. Their second victory in four matches, thanks to a blistering 67 off 47 balls by Abdul Wahid, took them to the top with six points and a healthy net run-rate of 2.409.   On the last day of the tournament on Friday, Qatar and Kuwait, who are also in the race with two wins each, are scheduled to clash. It is clear that only the winner can challenge Bahrain and it will have to win by a big margin in order to beat the Bahrain’s NRR. So plenty of fireworks are expected at the venue on the morrow.   Saudi Arabia, who defeated Kuwait and added suspense to the five-team contest, fell out of the contention after their second loss...

  Kuwait rout Maldives in cricket in Qatar Kuwait made sure there were no hiccups or surprises before their final match against hosts Qatar as they cruised to a five-wicket triumph over whipping boys Maldives in the Asia Qualifier Group A for the 2022 ICC T20 Men’s World Cup at the Asian Town Stadium on Thursday. Adnan Idrees was the pick of the bowlers as his three for 27 bundled out the rivals for just 102 in 20 overs.   Ahmed Hassan, who smashed two sixes and four boundaries in his 38-ball 42, was the lone battler for Maldives. He was also among three players who posted double-digit scores as well. Besides Idrees, Edson Silva, Nawaf Ahmad (2 for 14), Edson Silva (2 for 15) and skipper Mohammed Aslam (2 for 18) also did well with the ball.   During Kuwait’s chase, Silva launched a brutal attack on the rival bowlers after his opening partner Ravija Sandaruwan had a duck. At 88, a mini collapse saw them lose three wickets for just three runs, including man of ...

  SC appoints Accor to manage Qatar’s host country real estate operations 28 October 2021 – Doha, Qatar :   The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) – the organisation responsible for delivering the required infrastructure, host country planning and operations, and legacy projects for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – has signed an agreement with Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, to manage operations and deliver services to Qatar’s host country real estate portfolio through the end of 2022.   T he agreement was signed in Doha, Qatar, in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. H.E. Ali Al Kuwari, Minister of Finance and Chairman, Katara Hospitality, and H.E.   Hassan Al Thawadi, SC Secretary General, were also in attendance.   Engineer Yasir Al Jamal, Chairman of the SC’s Operations Office, and Vice Chairman, Technical Delivery Office, signed the agreemen...

  ‘ Made in Qatar’ Presented by Ooredoo Spotlights Homegrown Talent at 9th Ajyal Film Festival ·          Captivating programme of documentaries, short form narratives and animations, highlight emerging Qatari talents and those who call Qatar home ·          Line-up includes the first ever Qatariand Yemeni film selected for the official shorts film competition in Locarnoand Venice respectively ·          10 films to compete for theMade in Qatar awards,with 6 DFI-supported films   Doha, Qatar; 27 th October 2021: Amplifying voices from Qatar’s growing national film industry, the Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) 9th Ajyal Film Festival will showcase10 inspiring films by Qatari directors and Qatar-based filmmakers as part of the popular Made in Qatar programme presented by Ooredoo.   Unlocking opportunities for emerging home-grown creators to jo...