Tag: Doha

Amber Lounge Makes its Half-time Mark in Doha

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Amber Lounge Makes its Half-time Mark in Doha

Doha, Qatar — Only two weeks into the world’s most watched sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, on the ground in Doha there were winners both on and off the field with many celebrity supporters attending Amber Lounge, the famed party hot-spot to the stars. Making its month-long debut until the final matches on 18 December, notable figures from the sports arena were spotted at the palatial Le Royal Meridien hotel including international former-football sensations Ashley Williams, Robbie Keane, Joe Cole, and Wayne Bridge waving the flag for the UK.…

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Amber Lounge Makes Its Grand Debut in Doha for the World’s Biggest Sporting Event

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Doha, Qatar — After more than 20 years as the world’s most exclusive VIP afterparty at key Formula 1 destinations around the world (including Monaco, Singapore and Abu Dhabi), Amber Lounge is venturing beyond the Grand Prix circuit for the very first time with its inaugural ultra-luxe pop-up party in Doha, Qatar, where the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be taking place. Amber Lounge is set to make its month-long debut appearance from 27 November to 18 December taking over the palatial Le Royal Meridien hotel. Guests will be transported…

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QF’s STARS OF SCIENCE CROWNS FIRST FEMALE WINNER

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Doha, Qatar — Sumaiya Said Sulaiman Al Siyabi made history as the first woman to claim the title of top Arab innovator on Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science, garnering the support of the jury and the public in a groundbreaking Season 14 final. The show’s longtime host, Khalid Al Jumaily, revealed that she garnered a total of 82.3 points with her invention, the Remediation and Disposal of Micro-Plastics project, securing the Omani contestant the winning share of the Grand Prize. “This is a truly special honor! Arab women have a…

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QF’S STARS OF SCIENCE SEASON FINALE INCLUDES TWO FEMALE INNOVATORS

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Doha, Qatar — The top three innovators of Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science have fought off strong competition to reach the Season 14 final, where two of them hope to claim a share of the Grand Prize. Shada Bennbaia, a Libyan mechanical engineer graduating from Qatar University; Sumaiya AlSiyabi, an Omani marine biologist and mother of three; and Noraldin Al-Deri, a Jordanian PhD candidate in biology of neurodevelopmental disorders, passed through grueling elimination stages with their inventions, which span important issues in environmental sustainability and healthcare. Having Bennbaia and AlSiyabi…

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SAFEGUARDING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ARAB YOUTH

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Doha, Qatar — Several weeks into its Season 14, Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science continued to highlight mental health challenges among youth in the Arab world, with two of its innovators addressing separate issues in this field with their inventions. Noraldin Al-Deri, a PhD candidate in the biology of neurodevelopmental disorders, is working to tackle a problem he’s seen first-hand – potential misdiagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Al-Deri personally witnessed the consequences a misdiagnosis can have on affected children and their families. “Our family friend struggled with a misdiagnosis…

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STARS OF SCIENCE INNOVATORS TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

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Doha, Qatar —Th e top seven innovators on Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Stars of Science Season 14 took to the stage this week to prove the feasibility of their projects – inventions that tackled a pressing challenge for communities around the world – environmental sustainability. Hosted at QF’s tech hub, Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), since its inception the show has put young minds in touch with leading environmental experts throughout the region and beyond, helping them realize their dreams and transform their ideas into reliable solutions that overcome the…

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STARS OF SCIENCE ADOPTS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE INNOVATION

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Doha, Qatar — When Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science returned for season 14 on September 2, its panel of judges featured two prominent voices from two distinct fields, engineering and medicine – underlining a pressing need across the Arab world and beyond. Professor Fouad Mrad, a jury member since it first aired in 2009, has a background in electrical engineering and vast experience as an industrial product developer, academic researcher, and thought leader. Meanwhile, Dr. Aisha A. Yousuf, Medical Director of Reproductive Surgery at Sidra Medicine, a women’s and children’s…

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ADAPTING TO THE FUTURE WITH LG RETROFIT SOLUTIONS

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Across the Gulf, member countries are implementing visions and plans for a sustainable future for the region. It is a movement that is asking all stakeholders to engage, whether a multinational company or an individual, everyone plays an essential role. With large scale projects and builds essential to vision achievement, companies are being asked to prioritize materials that foster innovative and creative solutions to today’s sustainable challenges. At Retrofit Tech Summit that took place in Doha, technology innovators came together to present and discuss solutions…

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BRINGING AN ARAB PERSPECTIVE TO AI

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Doha, Qatar — When hundreds of aspiring young Arab innovators converged in Doha this week to audition to be a part of the top seven on Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science Season 14, Artificial Intelligence featured prominently throughout. Stars of Science hosted the auditions at Qatar Science & Technology Park, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), with a wide range of ideas spanning from healthcare and education to environmental sustainability and workplace safety. Terms such as machine learning, speech recognition, and expert systems were commonplace throughout this year’s auditions. The…

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STARS OF SCIENCE RETURNS FOR SEASON 14

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Doha, Qatar —Arab innovators looking to transform ideas into inventions with the guidance of experts are set to begin their journey in the latest edition of Stars of Science, premiering on September 2. Seven candidates from across the Arab world will be invited to Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) – Qatar Foundation’s (QF) technology hub, and home to tech-based entrepreneurs and their start-ups – to compete over the course of twelve weeks while developing, refining, and testing their innovations. This season, many aspiring arab entrepreneurs will be hoping to…

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