The Babies and Kids TableTop Sale, which took place yesterday at Qipco Compound, raised over 55,000QR for the rebuilding of QAWS. Over 500 people attended the event and great bargains were had by all! The event was co-hosted by DEMK and ExpatWoman Qatar and was originally targeted to raise ~10,000QR. For once I'm glad I was very, very wrong! (:D Many thanks to all who helped out and/or attended! Roxanne

The weather in Qatar will be hot with blowing dust at times.

WARNING: strong NW wind and high seas Max Temp.: 39°C - 102.2°F Humidity: 30%. High Tide: 03:15 PM Low Tide: 08:15 AM Sunrise: 05:26 AM Sunset: 05:24 PM Wind Direction Northwesterly: Blowing from the Northwest. Wind Speed Fresh: 17-22 knots.

Hotels in Qatar should slash their rates if they want to fill their rooms as the current tariff is “not realistic”, the country’s tourism chief has said.

Qatar Airways has been named ‘Airline of the Year 2009’ at the prestigious TTG Awards in the UK.

Trophies designed by students of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar) for the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s prestigious Qatar Prix de l’ Arc de Triomphe and the Qatar Arabian World Cup races will be showcased at the events coming up on Sunday in Paris, a spokesperson said.