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Skating down memory lane at the now-gone City Center ice rink

Longing, nostalgia and memories are all feelings now left frozen at City Centre’s skating arena. It is the early 2000’s in Qatar. You are sitting on your classroom’s carpet for…

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News

City Center plans upgrade for taxi customers in Qatar

The government ordered the taxi stand be moved in 2014 over safety concerns, due to the traffic congestion and large volume of passengers coming from the busy mall and surrounding buildings.

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City Center plans QR300 million upgrade to compete with new malls

City Center also plans to reduce the number of stores from approximately 370 to between 330 and 350 to allow new large anchor tenants to move in.

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Business

Qatar’s City Center mall to expand with 35 new ground-level stores

The growth of the popular shopping center comes ahead of the opening of several new malls in and around Doha that are expected to increase competition for shoppers and retailers.

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Business

New timeline set for City Center expansion after legal dispute settled

Habtoor Leighton Group said it has worked out payment terms with Al Faisal Holding over the much-delayed construction of three new hotels around City Center mall, including the Shangri-La.

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City Center Mall ordered to move outdoor taxi stand

Shopping center plans to add washrooms, refreshment stands and air conditioned waiting area to new basement taxi stand.

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PHOTO: City Center Mall’s main food court reopens for Eid

Some 18 months after it was damaged by a kitchen fire at McDonalds, one of Qatar’s largest malls has reopened its main food court to shoppers.

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Habtoor Leighton, Faisal Holding escalate City Center expansion dispute

Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), a UAE-based contractor, has launched dozens of lawsuits against Qatari company Al Faisal Holding, owned by prominent businessman Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani, over payment…

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City Center mall to stay open till 4am this weekend

As part of a new promotion, City Center Mall will hold extended hours on Friday, staying open from 3pm until 4am Saturday morning. “Starlight Shopping” begins at 4pm with a…

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