Saturday, June 30, 2018

QALHAT - THE CITY OF SECRETS - NEW PLACE AT THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST


Smoking in cars with minors - QR 3000


A World Champion Stallion - HARIRY AL SHAQAB


Tuesday, June 26, 2018

World Cup knockout stage teams




Monday, June 25, 2018

FOOTBALL PODCAST AT AJE SPORT


Summer Art and Design Program for kids at VCUQ


Sunday, June 24, 2018

Short Documentary workshop for teens at DFI


Entrance to the Museum of Islamic Art - photo


French cafes in Qatar

PAUL


 I think this is the most popular one . Almost always full .It is a typical  boulangerie  with no one French employees or someone who has ever learned French . So if you did then try to forget it and go with the trend here  - French words pronounced the English way with heavy Tagalog accent .😅

I wrote a review about it before the Villaggio fire .
Since then a lots of of other PAUL cafe opened - the Mirqab Mall branch is the latest - I  think .

I loved their soups  served with their home made breads - however one of my tooth broke once when I bit their  baguette . These artisanal  breads got  their own danger .
I loved their salmon salads and the raspberry tart , their flans and macarons .Everything used to be so good there . But they changed their menu and cancelled their soups and salads .So I really do not know what to recommend .Omelettes , quiches , sandwiches fill their menu pages nowadays - which sounds boring to me .



FAUCHON

long time ago we had a  coffee here with some bites - it was then at the City Center Mall - who can remember that  ❔There was a time when  it was a political statement to sit there . That was during the war in Iraq when the French  were against the war . Then it was packed with Arabs of all nations . The American café on the opposite side of the mall used to be empty . Then things changed . So many conflicts came to the Middle East and the French government changed as well .  Fauchon became just one of the posh French cafes .
Then it moved from the malls to a ring road then some years ago it moved  again to a mall called ROYAL plaza .First I was happy as sometimes I visit this mall for its cheap amusement  park  and art deco cinemas .But when I saw the prices of this French  café then I  understood that this is the place where I come for see and enjoy and not to eat .A sandwich with halloumi cheese is 75 QAR-  that is more than  20 USD .Just to compare ;  a cheap sandwich at the American fast food chain is 4 QAR. Qatar has got a lots of rich people to keep this café open . However when they go abroad on vacation then this place is nearly empty .

OPERA

 It brings back nice memories . This is the place where we liked buying mini cakes and sandwiches for potluck parties when the Hungarian expats met yearly .Also this place is our number one choice for birthday cakes . And finally I used to visit the branch at the hospital area while expecting . Waiting for my turn at the clinics was much more fun in the company of some mini cakes . 😃

The branch at the Mall has nice dinning area s well .

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L'eau De Café



Tuesday, June 19, 2018

VCUarts Qatar's new Summer Art and Design Program


68,500,000 people - Refugees


Sunday, June 17, 2018

Refugees from Syria to Other Countries chart


Friday, June 15, 2018

FIREWORKS - Eid in Qatar


migrant football stars of our days


Wednesday, June 13, 2018

FIFA WORLD CUP - FAN ZONES IN QATAR




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Gardens of Al-Andalus exhibition at QNL


special traffic plan for Eid al-Fitr 2018


Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Where to go at Eid in 2018 - Qatar




The spectacle will take place three times a day starting from the 1st day of Eid and will run for 5 straight days!Alice in Wonderland .

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Celebrate Eid with your favorite Hotel Transylvania monsters and watch them perform their exclusive “What a Surprise” Birthday Version show from 1st day eid - 5th day Eid, at 4:00pm, 5:30pm, and 8:30pm, at the Doha Festival City Center Court!

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Celebrate Eid Al Fitr with your friends and family with exciting Eid Activities at Doha Festival City!

Jeem Jawab at Doha Festival City:

Inviting all the kids for days of fun! Jeem Jawab will make its debut at Doha Festival City! The presenters for the day, Ashraf Al Awadi, Jihan and Lahouh will host intelligence games and puzzles, where you can win amazing prizes while having fun!

Date: First 5 days of Eid
Location: South Food Court
Timing: 2:00pm-5:00pm
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 Eid timing at Aquapark from 10am to 10pm .
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ROYAL PLAZA IN DOHA EXPECTING CHILDREN AT EID WITH SWEETS ,MAGIC SHOWS AND MORE ...


Friday, June 08, 2018

blowing dust with wind exceeding 25 kt in some area

Just the usual winds of June .

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Nipah virus in India - banned fruit import in Qatar and other countries

So far seventeen people were killed by the Nipah virus in India .😲 This deadly virus comes from fruit bats who pee on the fruits 🍏 , bite them and leave their saliva on the trees and fruits .



 Qatar and many other countries in  the region banned the fruit and vegetable import from India .

 The travel to Kerala is  not recommended .




 Good luck to all of us  .!  I bought on Saturday some mango from the Spar supermarket in Doha .I washed them very well - thinking that it might be infected only by the bat's urine . I did not know about the bites . It might take  five  - ten days  after the contact with the virus that symptoms start to appear .







 Read more 

Symptoms of the virus include ; fever, headache, drowsiness ,flu like symptoms , mental confusion leading to coma .Inflammation of the brain and death in 24–48 hours .








Death rate💀 is very high 50 to 75% ! Pets can be also infected so do farm animals especially pigs .


CALL THIS NUMBER AT ANY TIME The transitional diseases team in the Ministry of Public Health receives reports and queries relating to transitional diseases around the clock on the numbers

66740948 or 66740951

Monday, June 04, 2018

Sunday, June 03, 2018

the world is running out of sand.


Saturday, June 02, 2018

Foreign-owned football clubs


ASIA: Unemployment - The Spectator Index


Hot weather slight sea in Qatar




Friday, June 01, 2018

The world's longest flight routes:


expat Qatar