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.