DUBAI: After 12 years of preparation to host prestigious FIFA World Cup last year 12 years that transformed the tiny-gas rich Gulf nation of Qatar the country is focusing on maintaining its momentum and boosting its tourism and cultural industries. “The World Cup, to us, was a bonus on top of what we were already doing in the cultural realm,” Sheikha Reem Al-Thani, acting
DUBAI: Even before the first football World Cup ever to be held in the Middle East kicks off in Qatar on Nov. 20, the entire Gulf region is counting on a massive boost to the air travel, tourism and hospitality industries. An influx of 1.2 million visitors is expected to add $17 billion to the Qatari economy over the course of the eagerly awaited month-long tournament, when
Doha:The managers of cultural centres, publishing houses, art consultants and art galleries coordinators affirmed that the Qatari private sector is an.