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The Inaugural MICHELIN Guide Doha 2025 selection is launched today
The inaugural MICHELIN Guide Doha 2025 was launched at a ceremony in Raffles Doha, recommending 33 establishments in its first edition. “We are delighted to announce The MICHELIN Guide’s arrival in Qatar with our first Guide to Doha,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guide. “Our famously anonymous Inspectors have explored and experienced the city’s restaurants and their cuisines all…
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QF’s STARS OF SCIENCE CROWNS FIRST FEMALE WINNER
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…
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QF’S STARS OF SCIENCE SEASON FINALE INCLUDES TWO FEMALE INNOVATORS
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,…
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SAFEGUARDING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ARAB YOUTH
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…
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STARS OF SCIENCE INNOVATORS TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
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…
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STARS OF SCIENCE ADOPTS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
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…
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BRINGING AN ARAB PERSPECTIVE TO AI
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…
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STARS OF SCIENCE RETURNS FOR SEASON 14
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…
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Economic Progress of Togo and Western African States Highlighted by Qatar Economic Forum
DOHA, Qatar – On the occasion of the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF), an annual event organized by Bloomberg and gathering thousands of participants from June 20 to 22, the President of the Togolese Republic, H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, participated in a session focused on the socio-economic, security and industrial context of the West African States, entitled “In Conversation with President…
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