YourStory, Qatar’s capital Doha has been host to a number of major tech events in 2024. They include Web Summit (held in the Middle East for the first time) and Digital Creator Awards (with over 100 prominent digital creators from across the Arab world). Ooredoo Qatar organised M360 MENA in partnership with GSMA and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, while the Digital Ecosystem Conference was a flagship event of the Ooredoo Group.
Such events help cement Qatar’s position as an emerging business hub in the vibrant Persian Gulf region. In addition to business and tech activities, the government agency Qatar Museums has helped make the city a vibrant centre for arts, culture and education. The museums help ignite new thinking, spark critical cultural conversations, and spread awareness about environmental stewardship and sustainable practices.
The newly launched Creative Hub supports projects such as photo festivals, fashion and design initiatives, and artists in residence. For scholars and students, the National Museum of Qatar offers a research centre, labs, and digital archives. See and of our photo essay on the unique architecture and immersive gallery spaces of the museum.
There is also a traditional food forum and a landscaped park with Qatar’s indigenous plants. The first few galleries of the museum take visitors on a journey through time and space, revealing our planet as it may have been hundreds of millions of years ago. Diverse habitats an.
