News

A luxury timepiece created by Swiss watchmakers Romain Jerome using rust salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic was officially presented to Omar Alfardan at the Watch and Jewellery Exhibition last night, where a representative of the company described it as a “truly unique item.”

Work on the Barwa Village project, which is coming up along the Wakrah Highway and hopes to accommodate residents and shopkeepers who will be losing their premises in Al Musherib area of Doha is progressing well. Al Musherib locality, as is known, is being demolished in phases to make way for modern structures.

Qatar Airways expanded operations in Saudi Arabia by increasing frequency between Doha and Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam, starting from yesterday.

PHASE One of the D-Ring Road Development project opens today.

The Arabian Gulf Adventure Tour, the first extensive tour of classic cars to be organised in the region, is to kick off tomorrow at The Pearl-Qatar.

Al Wa’ab City Management and Spinneys Qatar have signed an agreement to open the first Spinneys store in Qatar at the flagship multi-billion dollar project, Al Wa’ab City.

Qatar Business Women Award (QBWA) has announced its gala award ceremony will feature the famed performance group, Cirque du Soleil who have conceived an exclusive performance tailored to this prestigious event. This ceremony revealing the 2008 award winners will be held on February 25 at the Ritz Carlton.

The Carnegie Mellon University—Qatar (CMU-Q) will formally open its new building at the Education City tonight. Qatar Foundation also announced its plan for expansion.

The Public Works Authorities (Ashghal), in association with the Traffic and Patrols Department, will partially open the Al Asiri underpass and the bridges on the D-Ring Road for traffic today.

The Third Line Doha launched its first Arab film series yesterday with screening of the French language film Le Grand Voyage. Directed by Ismael Ferroukhi, Le Grand Voyage is a French-Moroccan co-production and winner of the Venice Film Festival. It tells the story of a father and son and their journey back to the sources of Islam. It is a tale of generation cultural divide and clashing identities.