The Torch Doha Part of the city’s high-tech Aspire Zone, this 300m-high (984ft) tower designed to resemble a vast torch is the currently the tallest hotel in Qatar. Not originally built as a hotel, it offers excellent levels of in-room comfort and some genuinely impressive facilities nonetheless. Expect to rub […]
Day: September 27, 2020
Breathing new life into old things is a particular talent of today’s luxury Swiss watch industry. The formula is simple. Take something from the past, adopt it for the tastes of today, and make sure when people see it they aren’t quite sure what era it was made for. Breitling’s re-launch of […]
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis in action during the men’s pole vault REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari By Fawad Hussain I The Peninsula Doha: World record holder Armand (Mondo) Duplantis, World champion Hellen Obiri and double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah bagged victories as the 2020 Diamond League concluded with a bang at the Qatar […]
Dr. Richard O’ Kennedy, Vice President of QF RDI, and VP for Research, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of QF The Peninsula Doha: As Qatar Foundation marks its 25th year, its commitment to nurturing innovation will be celebrated by Qatar Foundation Research, Development, and Innovation (QF RDI) at […]