ICT Qatar will launch the much-anticipated Creative Commons in Qatar this month.
“Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.

Bring your friends and take a shot at this regal dinner night, featuring a four-course set menu with a dram and a cigar.

Join the raffle draw and get a chance to win an exciting prize. It will be a night to remember! QR 350 per person.
For more information, call 4402-3333

The best local junior golf players in Qatar will gather at the Doha Golf Club’s course for the 2011 Qatar Junior Open.

The tournament will be divided into two categories:
Course advanced players, 18 holes stroke play format, and Academy Course, beginners, nine holes stroke play format. More than 60 local players, representing a variety of nationalities, are expected to participate in the one-day event.
For more information, visit www.qga.com.qa

Asian street food meets slick city chic at the new upmarket weekly Spice Market Brunch every Friday, to a backdrop of sophisticated lounge sounds, courtesy of a rotating line of top class European DJs.

The Qatar Museums Authority, in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, presents the first major exhibition of Dutch art in the Gulf region.

With forty-four paintings, these paintings give a wide-ranging view of the artists, lifestyle and topography of Holland in the seventeenth century. For more information, visit www.mia.org.qa

Arabia infuses Wahm for a specially-themed Arabian Nights party, headlined by beautiful resident DJ Minx.

Featuring Arabic house music and complimentary desert cooler cocktails for the first 50 guests to arrive after 11:00 p.m. For more information, call 4453-5130 or email bnfreservations.wdoha@hotles.com.

The cuisine of Argentina is distinctive in South America because of its strong resemblance to Spanish, Italian, French and other European cuisines rather than the other Latin American cuisines.

Enjoy the mixture of different culinary cultures joined in one, and celebrate Argentina National Day at the Salsa Restaurant. For more information, call 4429-8499 or email DineMarriottDoha@marriott.com.

The best two football teams in Qatar will compete for the coveted trophy at the most important football tournament of the year.

The exhibition will not be the only highlight.
A seminar will be put together aiming to stress the recent development and progress of the archaeological work in the GCC.
A workshop for young people on different aspects of heritage managements and studies will be also taking place. For more information, visit www.qma.org.qa.

Organizer: IFP Qatar
Tel: (+974) 44329900
Fax: (+974)44432891
Website: www.ifpqatar.com
Diyafa 2010 offers unique opportunities for hospitality and food suppliers.

Tel: (+974) 44429955
Fax: (+974) 44429976
Organizer: Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage
Email: anal@qatar.net.qa
Annual and regional regular fair specialized in books and all printing and publishing homes. It includes different writers and international publishers

A press conference was held on Sunday to announce the start of the 3rd Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and Intercontinental Hotel Doha Tennis Open 2010.
The tournament is set to take place at the courts of the Khalifa International Tennis Complex and the Intercontinental Hotel from the 4th – 18th of October.
“The business and brands that we run spread beyond the realm of the automotive industry to become deeply entrenched in the interests and aspirations of its community. Qatar's name is closely linked to some of the most recognized global Sports events and the country has proved its capabilities to host prestigious international tournament and championships.
It is only natural for QAC to tie-in and support the activities that aim at supporting and boosting growing and existing talent, hence our continued sponsorship of this Tennis tournament", said, Mr. Yanna Lassade, General Manager of Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC)
The tournament will have the participation of 400 tennis players in 20 different categories.
The QTF and Intercontinental Doha Tennis Open 2010 is one of the highly acclaimed Sporting events in Qatar and one of a series of other sports’ initiative which underlines the country’s world-class sports facilities and infrastructure and its serious investment in growing the industry.
“This is an important event and we Intercontinental Doha is honored and proud to support and host such event with QTF. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Nasser Ghanem Al Khelaifi, the President of QTF, Mr. Sultan Khalfan, Tournament Director and Mr. Ehab Awad, Tournament Coordinator for helping us promote our vision, and also I would like to extend my gratitude to Mitsubishi for their incredible support”, said Mr Savino Leone, Resident Manager of the Intercontinental Hotel, adding “We are delighted to support young tennis players to play in this tournament and demonstrate their skills to become potential future pro

The Qatar Paintball Centre in Doha is launching its second tournament ever and inviting participants to play for free. Apart for the cost of paintballs, the teams are provided with all necessary equipment; markers, masks, clothes and potable water.

Armed to the teeth with paint, each team has five players on the field and two in reserve. The first team to pummel all the opposition with paintballs walks away with QR2000. Let the games begin!

Doha Tribeca Film Festival comes to Qatar, screening 35 films at the Museum of Islamic Art and other venues across Doha.


International film makers and lovers unite to generate awareness and understanding of Arab history and progressive Arab culture and society.

The stretch of water along the Doha Corniche in Qatar hosts one of the eight races that make up this Class 1 offshore powerboat competition. The boats reach speeds in excess of 160mph, giving both drivers and spectators an adrenaline-filled day.
The Class 1 World Powerboat Championships are an awesome display of speed backed by millions of dollars in state-of-the-art technology. The ultimate goal is the coveted Sam Griffith Trophy - the top prize in powerboat racing. The driver and throttleman are strapped into jet fighter canopies in 42ft boats, powered by twin 900hp engines that literally fly over the waters of an unpredictable sea. Tens of thousands of people turn out to watch the madness so get there early!

The final of the long-established Emir GCC Camels Race is held at Alshahaniya Race Track in Doha, attracting a select crowd of wealthy camel owners to compete against each other every year.
Even though there is no gambling involved, there are various prizes for the winners and the race itself is an entertaining show for everyone.
For centuries camel racing has been the favourite sport of the kings throughout the Arab peninsula, and since the abolition of the use of children as jockeys, the sport has gained a more positive reputation worldwide. Thanks to a Swiss invention, today it is robot jockeys who attempt to persuade the animals to run in a straight line...

Ministry Of Sound Presents "SMOOVE" the latest sound in RnB and hip hop 10pm to 3am

Special offers at Movenpick Tower and Suites in a roo with kitchenette for just QR 750. They have a special Eid Brunch with special attractions for children.

Special Christmas menu in WOK Mee noodle house and special buffet in Animato with gala arrangements for New Year's Eve celebrations.

Held at Doha's Al-Sadd Club and Al-Majlis Hall every January, the Fencing Grand Prix is a tournament open to all fencers holding a FIE licence.

Organised by the Qatar Fencing Federation, it offers total prize money of US$31,000.

The PGA European Tour visits the Persian Gulf for the Qatar Masters. While the tournament is growing in importance every year, few of Europe's big guns make the trip.

This provides the perfect opportunity for the up-and-coming players to make their mark, and US$2 million. The PGA European Tour and its American counterpart, the PGA Tour, are the richest and most celebrated golfing competitions in the world.

While the lure of the dollar has enticed many players to the US, the European Tour remains an extremely lucrative alternative and now includes events as far afield as South Africa, Australia, Qatar, Taiwan and Hong Kong. For the European stars on the Tour there is more at stake than pure financial reward: the top 10 players are automatically selected for the European Team to play against the US in the Ryder Cup. Save winning one of the majors, competing in this competition is the pinnacle of a golfer's career.

Companies have been invited to bid by 26 February for three central utility plants at the $11bn New Doha International Airport.

If it was expected to quickly restore confidence in the local stock market, then the bank rescue plan by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) was a failure.

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (Qatargas) is expected to produce the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its fourth train by the second week of February, more than six months later than originally scheduled.