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Qatar Foundation’s Class of 2016 welcomed as ‘vanguard of the future’

The Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani joined QF chairperson Sheikh Moza bint Nasser to congratulate the students, in the event at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) near Education City last night. Giving the keynote address to the Class of 2016 was QF chief executive and vice-chairperson Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani, who was also graduating with and Executive MBA from HEC Paris in Qatar.

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HBKU commencement kicks off graduation season in Qatar

The grads have obtained masters from the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (52), College of Science and Engineering (43) and the Translation and Interpreting Institute (16).

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News

Ashghal expands Al Luqta St. diversions to both directions

The public works authority announced last month that a stretch of the road would be shut for 22 months while it continues to reconfigure Al Luqta St., as part of its Dukhan Highway East project.

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News

Sheikha Hind named new CEO of Qatar Foundation

Meanwhile, QF said Saad Al Muhannadi has stepped down from his role as president of the organization.

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News

Cornell’s campus in Qatar pressed for details on labor practices

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has been asked for a list of all the names and positions of third-party contractors, details on the process used to hire them and specific worker protections stipulated in WCMC-Q’s contracts.

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Video

Five new developments in Qatar, as seen by drone

Filmed using a drone and two helicopters, the three-minute long video is reportedly the first of its kind in Qatar and covers most of Doha, from Education City to the Pearl-Qatar.

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News

Qatar’s first concept sports car unveiled at motor show

Named Elibriea, the concept car is a two-door coupé designed by Abdul Wahab Ziaullah, a former Texas A&M at Qatar (TAMUQ) engineering student who first came up with the idea more than five years ago while studying at the university.

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Business

First hotel in Qatar’s Education City offers equestrian experience

Focusing on encouraging guests to be healthy and get active, the hotel offers packages that include riding lessons in the 980,000 square meter, horseshoe-shaped grounds of the facility.

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Life

Early plans for Qatar’s Education City rejected, Sheikha Moza says

Speaking to the Washington Post recently, the Qatar Foundation chairperson said that QF had initially negotiated with the University of Virginia to create a branch campus here that included programs in medicine, engineering and others.

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