World's best airlines, 2018

World's best airlines, 2018.

1. Singapore Airlines
2. Qatar Airways
3. ANA All Nippon Airways
4. Emirates
5. EVA Air
6. Cathay Pacific
7. Lufthansa
8. Hainan Airlines
9. Garuda Indonesia
10. Thai Airways

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— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 18, 2018

World Cup Mantle handed over to Qatar

HH The Emir received the #FIFAWorldCup2022 host's mantle from HE the Russian president! #seeyouin2022 #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/7PwBaKZiR0

— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) July 15, 2018

2022 World Cup will be held from November 21st - December 18th.

FIFA have announced the 2022 World Cup will be held from November 21st - December 18th.

Qatar Football Stadiums 😳🔥 pic.twitter.com/WSYPzzSUxQ

— 8Fact Football WC 🏆 (@8Fact_Footballl) July 14, 2018

5.5 earthquake in the Gulf of Aden

According to @emcsquoman a 5.5 earthquake in the Gulf of Aden, was recorded at 05:57 a.m. Oman time. pic.twitter.com/Ew0Y8H2Tp7

— Oman Observer (@OmanObserver) July 15, 2018

Lagoona Mall Fan Zone - 2018 World Cup Final

Which national team are you cheering for at the #WorldCup final? 🇫🇷 🇭🇷
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow at #LagoonaMall’s fan zone and support you team by face painting it’s flag.#51East #JouéClubQatar pic.twitter.com/YcmkLE3tdZ

— JouéClub Qatar (@JoueClubQatar) July 14, 2018

People in Qatar - Mariam Farid

Congratulations to #TeamQatar athlete Mariam Farid getting the silver medal 🥈 in triple jump competitions in the Athletics championship for West Asia, Jordan 2018.
#yallaqatar #qatar #qatarinstagram @qatarathletics @QatarWomenSport pic.twitter.com/owrxB8IwCq

— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) July 11, 2018

People in Qatar - Haroon Yasin

Mr Haroon Yasin from 🇵🇰 #Pakistan currently studying in Georgetown University in Qatar was awarded the Young leaders award from #QueenElizabethII in Buckingham palace. pic.twitter.com/BZBD48azez

— خالد - پی ڈی سی (@KhalidPDC) July 12, 2018

The heart of the Metro of Doha

The heart of the Metro – this photo shows the main control and command center for the entire Doha Metro. Once fully operational, the screens will display train and passenger movement throughout the network.#QatarRail pic.twitter.com/7t4XOlJsDe

— Qatar Rail (@qrc_official) July 12, 2018

local dates festival -2018 Doha

Under the patronage of His Excellency Minister of #MME ,the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Agricultural Sector and in cooperation with the #SouqWaqif organizes the 3rd #LocalDatesFestival from 19 July to 4 August 2018. #Qatar https://t.co/bOoaDJTmRL pic.twitter.com/W5x016oZrq

— Baladiya (@Baladiya1) July 9, 2018

Windy weather in Qatar - be careful

‼Northerly strong wind is observed in most areas with visibility dropping below 1km in some areas due to blowing dust. Windy conditions expected to continue during daytime and weaken at night, please be careful. #Qatar pic.twitter.com/MfcswYu45R

— أرصاد قطر (@Qatar_Weather) July 9, 2018

علوم الجو في مختلف أنحاء الدولة تُطلعنا عليها
أ/ أمينة الملا-متنبئ جوي-إدارة الأرصاد الجوية
عبر اتصال هاتفي ضمن #برنامج_الصباح_رباح
على #قناة_الريان#قطر pic.twitter.com/AkGCKcExiV

— قناة الريان الفضائية (@AlrayyanTV) July 9, 2018

unique caricature décor from MIA gift shop

Add some caricature cheer to your décor! Designed and made exclusively for Qatar Museums by the QM design team. Shop @MIAQatar’s gift shop and IN-Q store @HIAQatarhttps://t.co/EskRgvJN1x pic.twitter.com/3gjsurYJ54

— MuseumofIslamicArt (@MIAQatar) July 8, 2018

Qatar and France - bilateral relations

Qatar and France have a long history of bilateral relations. Here is a summary of this important relationship. #Qatar #France #QatarFrance pic.twitter.com/UYs9V8JMGQ

— مكتب الاتصال الحكومي (@GCOQatar) July 5, 2018

the city of cats - Istanbul - Nas daily video

Interesting video about the stray cats of Istanbul that are treated so well in this city . It makes me more curious about this city that I never visited though stayed in the airport transit several times . I love cats .

Northwestern Qatar 's summer camp for high-school students

More than 75 high-school students are spending their summer learning all things media at NU-Q! Participants in the program are exploring filmmaking, news broadcast, reporting, and editing. #DiscoverNUQ pic.twitter.com/pUXmyWiRv1

— Northwestern Qatar (@Qatar) July 4, 2018

STEM Summer Camp for high-school students

Any plans for this summer? Are you interested in #STEM? Why not join our STEM Summer Camp “STEM CampUS”? For more information or to register: https://t.co/gj6oflndi9 pic.twitter.com/icSpJtH5X1

— Shell_Qatar (@Shell_Qatar) July 4, 2018

Cheb Khaled - Aicha

Cheb Khalid concert - my impressions - ABHA arena - 2018 Doha

I  was the lucky one ☘ to escort  a younger family member to this concert  . It took place at the ABHA  arena . I knew it was free  and no tickets were issued . It made me 😥skeptical  about our chances of getting in . I am very weak when it is about pushing , skipping the line etc .

I was pleasantly surprised that everything went smoothly without the above mentioned practice .
We just walked in with five minutes standing in the lines .

Inside we found  restaurants , cafes ,play zones for children of different ages . Some seats and more places to stand .
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 Cheb Khaled is an Arab singer who sings also in  mixed languages  - French  - Arabic mostly . I am not an expert of the Arab pop music .However I share here my impressions .

The concert started with some  instrumental music . It was some pleasant North African traditional melody - it filled my heart with joy and totally enchanted me . It took me far far away in the time and space . Five minutes later the singer entered the scene as well .
The crowd greeted him with  great ovation . Hundreds of mobile phones were switched in to catch the moment .
I was disappointed . The singer  not only looked tired  but he sounded so .

 But the crowd - mostly expat Arabs - was very enthusiastic .  At least they understand the lyrics - I thought . I heard about the Arab music that many times it is just a background for some poetry or ballads .

 The singer got better and better as singing . His voice came back . After the break he was truly himself . Some music sounded like traditional village wedding music  others were slow and melancholic pieces .
 Cheb Khalid was wonderful performer at one of these sad songs I was nearly crying though I could not really understand his words . If someone tells me before that such things is possible I would not believe it .

The end of the concert was close and a lots of fans went closer to the stage . Many of them. holding  the flags of their countries - North African countries  - I guess . The singer took the flags and wrapped them around himself - representing the dream of many of his fans  - the unity of the Arabs .



The atmosphere became really hot  at Aisha and C'est la vie . These are the most famous hits .
Nobody was sitting anymore went  close to the stage  - they were cheering and dancing mildly .
When the lights went back and the crowd asked for some more music -Cheb Khalid  answered them  with an  apologetic smile  and he limped out of the stage . I liked that the people understood it  and let him go . Cheb means "young man " . But he is nearly sixty  and  standing  so long  must be tiring  .
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 going out should have been made  easier - though the building has many exits -  we were allowed to use only one .... I really disliked that

as we got out we saw one kilometer long line of men waiting for entry ... I was shocked to see that  fan zone -soccer on huge screen - attracts so many here ...but this is another story

I feel it is important to notice  that all the staff of the arena was  extremely  nice with the audience - as we were clients  of a five star hotel ... we were not ... the ones who got money spent the time in suites provided by the W hotel at the top seats area .

New piece of art at HIA QATAR

#COSMOS by #JeanMichelOthoniel at @HIAQatar. #Othoniel drew his inspiration for COSMOS from an artefact found in the collection of the #IMPei designed @MIAQatar in #Doha – the oldest Islamic astrolabe in the world. pic.twitter.com/804Xyo9FEg

— Al Mayassa Al Thani (@almayassahamad) July 1, 2018

A ROSE , COSMOS ,OUR LIFE  -  just some thoughts about this installation ...

Sparking and shining, the latest art installation is sure to captivate all passengers passing through HIA.
Cosmos, by Jean-Michel Othoniel, is a globe echoing the trajectories of the travellers all around our planet.
Tag us in your photos of this stunning display! pic.twitter.com/NiGthBFhnV

— Hamad Int'l Airport (@HIAQatar) July 2, 2018