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P6proclaimers Is P20 Qatar Hosts All Set to Perform at a Tango Music the Intercontinential Evening to Kick Doha Tomorrow in Bicentennial Night Community Community Scottish Argentinian band The Embassy in P6Proclaimers is P20 Qatar hosts all set to perform at a Tango music the InterContinential evening to kick Doha tomorrow in bicentennial night. year celebrations. Thursday, April 28, 2016 Rajab 21, 1437 AH DOHA 27°C—37°C TODAY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 13 PUZZLES 14 & 15 It’s about COVER trust STORY Polish ambassador Krzysztof Suprowicz waxes lyrical about what helps countries come closer, and a life spent in the service of his nation. P4-5 Photo by Jayan Orma 2 GULF TIMES Thursday, April 28, 2016 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.49am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.01am Zuhr (noon) 11.31am Asr (afternoon) 3.00pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.05pm Isha (night) 7.35pm USEFUL NUMBERS EVENTS Aspire Open Beach Volleyball Tournament over three days Emergency 999 from 5pm to 8pm on the first day, and from 3pm to 7pm on Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Open Beach Volleyball the last two days. Registration fees: QR200 per team (paid Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 DATE: Until April 30 on site on the first day). The tournament is open for male Ooredoo Telephone Assistance 111 TIME: 5pm-8pm and female participants aged 18 years and above. Players Local Directory 180 VENUE: Sand Pitch at Aspire Zone will be divided into eight teams, each consisting of four International Calls Enquires 150 Aspire Zone Foundation is hosting the second edition of players. Time 141, 140 Doha International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Medical Commission 44679111 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Weather Forecast 44656590 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444 Qatar University 44033333 ote Unquo u te Q But man is Plants Decoration Exhibition The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara is hosting the DATE: Until tomorrow Plants Throughout Ages Decorating Palaces Exhibition by not made for defeat. A TIME: 7pm- 10pm artist Malek Hamza bin Said. The exhibition will be open for man can be destroyed VENUE: Katara bld 21 public from 7pm to 10pm. but not defeated. Mall Cinema (1): Top Cat Begins Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2D) 11.45am; Take Down (2D) (2): Take Down (2D) 11am; Green — Ernest Hemingway 1.30pm; Top Cat Begins (2D) Room (2D) 1pm; Dhay Fe Abu 3.30pm; Mother’s Day (2D) 5.15pm; Dhabi (Arabic) 3pm; Midnight Kangar Hoppiena (Arabic) 7.15pm; Synchronicity (2D) 5.45pm; I Special (2D) 5.15pm; Mother’s Day Midnight Special (2D) 9.15pm; Am Wrath (2D) 7.45pm; Kangar (2D) 7.15pm; Hijrat (Urdu) 9.15pm; Manithan (Tamil) 11.15pm. Hoppiena (Arabic) 9.15pm; Green Synchronicity (2D) 11.30pm. Mall Cinema (2): Baaghi (2D) Room (2D) 11.30pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace 11.30am; Dhay Fe Abu Dhabi Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): (3): Synchronicity (2D) 11.45am; Community Editor The Jungle Book (2D) 11.30am; Kamran Rehmat (Arabic) 2pm; The Jungle Book (2D) Mother’s Day (2D) 1.45pm; I Am 4.15pm; Midnight Special (2D) 6pm; Top Cat Begins (2D) 1.30 & 3.15pm; Wrath (2D) 3.45pm; Kangar e-mail: [email protected] Baaghi (Hindi) 8.30 & 11pm. The Jungle Book (2D) 5pm; Baaghi Hoppiena (Arabic) 5.30pm; I Am Telephone: 44466405 Mall Cinema (3): The Jungle Book (Hindi) 6.45pm; Kangar Hoppiena Wrath (2D) 7.30pm; Midnight Fax: 44350474 (2D) 11.30am; Kali (Malayalam) (Arabic) 9.15pm; Baaghi (Hindi) Special (2D) 9.15pm; Take Down 1.15pm; Hijrat (Urdu) 3.30pm; 11.15pm. (2D) 11.30pm. Thursday, April 28, 2016 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Tango Workshop continue to play to fans all across the World. DATE: Tomorrow IconicEvents proudly present Scotland’s most TIME: 6pm-7pm well known and loved identical twin brothers VENUE: Pearl, Porto Arabia The Proclaimers. Tango Workshops. No experience required. The classes start from 6-7pm at the Pearl Shifting Sands Porto Arabia Tower—26th fl oor. DATE: Until July 7 VENUE: Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim top QSports Summer Camp Museum, Alsamariyah DATE: June 19-Sept1 MA students of UCL Qatar are organising 10 TIME: 8am-1pm and curating an exhibition as part of VENUE: Al Jazeera Academy UCLQurates. In the very recent past, Qatar Registration for QSports Summer Camp has undergone a signifi cant transformation; 2016 is now open. QSports summer camps through these developments, people have had are committed to providing a safe, fun and to adapt to the changing landscape in which skill-based experience for kids between the they live. ages of four and 14. We have a dedicated team of specialist kid’s coaches and classes and activities are safe, planned, progressive, active, creative, inclusive and designed to maximize participation of all children by off ering a variety of activities. Inter-Gulf Urdu Mushaira Shaeqee Ne Fun, Doha, is organising its fi rst Inter-Gulf Urdu Mushaira in celebration of Pakistan Day at Embassy of Pakistan Auditorium at 8pm tomorrow. IWED 2016 DATE: Until April 30 BOOKS 6. Mad Men The Complete Final Season TIME: Noon Part 1 & 2 VENUE: Katara Halls 1. Hamlyn: Vintage 7. Criminal Minds S10 Known as one of the region’s most 2. Lizzie Mary Cullen: Magical City 8. Nikita S1-4 prominent wedding exhibition, IWED is a 3. Jeff Kinney: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 9. Lewis S9 cost-eff ective means for reaching and directly Do-It-Yourself Book 10. Better Call Saul S1 communicating with thousands of potential 4. Zoe Sugg: Girl Online On Tour customers and business partners. It is an 5. Mesdemoiselles: Cats MOVIES event where exhibitors get the opportunity 6. Miranda Sings: Selp Helf to promote new products and services, 7. Marissa Meyer: Lunar Chronicles 1. Star Wars Ep Vii The Force Awakens introduce their company’s profi le and Winter 2. Bridge Of Spies business, reinforce or reposition their brands 8. Johanna Basford: Lost Ocean 3. In The Heart Of The Sea as well as meet and bond with existing and 9. Bounty: Flowers Gardens 4. Everest new business partners and agents. 10. Alfi e Deyes: Pointless Book 2 5. Meru 6. Max IDdesign TV-SERIES 7. Daddy’s Home DATE: Until May 6 8. Transporter Refuelled Meet a designer from IDdesign for spring Yamativo Salsa Classes 1. Modern Family S 9. Spy renovation ideas and give your home a fresh, DATE: Every Monday 2. Friends S1-10 10. Annabelle/The Conjuring new look. Face-to-face consultations are TIME: 7pm 3. Mindy Project Series 2 available throughout the month free of VENUE: Radisson Blu 4. James Bond Collection 4 Courtesy: Virgin Megastores, charge. Book now! E-mail marcom@equinox. It’s always fun and always challenging. 5. Downton Abbey Series 1-6 Landmark and Villaggio Mall com.qa to secure your spot. Let’s meet and learn some moves every Monday night. You don’t need to do Anti-Doping in Humans and Animals anything, just join us. Level 1 (intermediate DATE: May 31-June 1 level) 7pm and for beginner level 8pm. Be Al Gannas The Ministry of Environment has opened TIME: 8am there are Raddison Blu Hotel Cabana Club. DATE: Until Oct 30 the 4th season of Qatari agricultural VENUE: Doha Marriott Hotel TIME: 9am -11:30am product yards for selling locally produced ADLQatar’s 6th Annual Symposium: Spring Exhibition MIA VENUE: Al Gannas Society fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish and Anti-Doping in Humans and Animals: DATE: Until July 16 Al Gannas Association is participating in livestock. Work in these yards will continue Parallels and Divergences: As with doping in TIME: 10:30am- 5pm the ‘Our culture is a school’ programme by for seven months. The yards will operate humans to enhance sporting performance, VENUE: QM Gallery Al Riwaq organising many activities for the students three days a week on Thursdays, Fridays and similar interventions to ensure outcome in An exhibition of 15 contemporary every Monday and Wednesday of the week. Saturdays from 7am to 5pm, with livestock competition are also apparent in animals Chinese artists, curated by internationally These activities include explanations on vendors in Al Mazrooa operating at the (horses, dogs, camels). Practices such as acclaimed New York-based Chinese artist hunting and related tools, kinds of falcons same times throughout the week. administrations of steroids, inorganic Cai Guo-Qiang, will be on view at the and preys, in addition to workshop on substances such as cobalt, as well as, gene QM Gallery Al Riwaq. The exhibition will how to carry a falcon, set a traditional Join in our Walk-in Weekends doping may be far more prevalent amongst be the major highlight presented in the tent (made of goat & camel hair), prepare DATE: Every Saturday competing animals. context of the Qatar China 2016 Year of traditional Arabic coffee, etc. VENUE: MIA Atrium Culture. Artworks exemplifying each and MIA art education and calligraphy teams Summer Music Festival every artist’s unique artistic language and offer walk-in workshops in MIA’s atrium DATE: Until tomorrow methodology will be displayed in individual every Saturday. These walk-in workshops TIME: 2pm galleries. are for open for all family members. VENUE: Marriott Doha Summer Music Festival on April 16-29. Chinese Silk Art Doha’s very own DJ Nev & DJ Audi spinning DATE: Until May 9 FOODIE CHOICE the tunes. Also featuring: Photo booths, VENUE: QM Gallery in Katara amateur photo contest, games, best dressed The second major exhibition of the RESTAURANT : Al Shaheen Restaurant couples and lots more. Qatar China 2016 Year of Culture, ‘Silks LOCATION: Sheraton Hotel from the Silk Road – Chinese Art of Silk’, Al Shaheen Restaurant, serving traditional The Proclaimers Live In Qatar presents silk as a theme, and as a special Lebanese cuisine, is one of the most DATE: Tomorrow local product of Zhejiang that played an delightful restaurants.
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