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Calling all collectors! ‘Mal Lawal’ auction offers rare decades-old gems

The auction will include articles and pictures from the 1960s and 1970s for all collectors to enjoy. Curious to know what life looked like decades ago? Say no more. Mal…

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Dar Al Kutub: Rereading old chapters at the first library in the Gulf region

Doha News goes to Dar Al Kutub Al Qatariyya, a birthplace for the country’s academic development and achievements. Way before e-books and easily accessible magazines, people had to drive miles…

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Curtains close: Back in time at Qatar’s first-ever cinema

Lights out, projectors off, curtains close. Long before spacious movie theatres and large screens, watching films was a little different. In fact, films had to physically travel from place to…

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Culture
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Qatar Museums joins national effort to protect coastal heritage sites

Qatar Museums has pledged to join forces with the government to clean up ancient coastal villages across the country, starting with Qatar’s only UNESCO World Heritage site. A year-long cooperation…

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Opinion

What it was like to grow up in Qatar in the 1970s

Longtime resident Priya D'Souza, an Indian expat, shares her nostalgia for the easy-going, diverse community she belonged to as a child.

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News

Qatar Foundation retains firm to restore historical structures

Education City. Credit: Sam Agnew/Flickr As Education city expands, Qatar Foundation (QF) has been working to conserve some of the historical structures in and around campus. According to QNA, QF…

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Culture

Qatar mourns death of national anthem composer

Al Obaidan was an integral part of Qatar’s music scene, having previously served as the country’s representative on the Executive Council of the Arab Academy of Music, and as a member of the Qatar Music Academy’s board of trustees.

News

“Qatar’s civil air traffic is not likely to be heavy for some time to come, and is unlikely, as far as can be foreseen, ever to amount to more than a feeder service to Bahrain, with occasional flights to other places, so that nothing very elaborate in the way of an airport will be required.”

In a 1940 letter, British officials discussed how Qatar had no need for a large airport facility.

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Culture

Happy 45th Independence Day, Qatar!

The country used to celebrate the occasion as a national holiday.

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