Miramax and the Film Committee at Media City Qatar announced on Friday that they are partnering to co-develop premium film titles for audiences across the Middle East and international markets. The new accord was among a raft of partnerships announced by the Film Committee at its first ever Industry Days meeting,

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again venture away from the familiarity of its APEX facility and ship its cast and crew across the globe for the upcoming UFC Qatar fight card, locked and loaded for tomorrow (Sat.

The UFC heads to Doha, Qatar for the first time this Saturday, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 14 fights on the card.

The top rate can be achieved by combining a 40% base rebate with an additional uplift of up to 10 per cent for productions that meet defined criteria such as hiring Qatari talent, investing in local training, promoting Qatari culture, and other aspects of industry development.

Qatar’s nascent Film Committee and Oscar-winning U.S. indie powerhouse Neon have signed a four-year co-development, co-production and co financing deal, one of several “milestone” agreements being unveiled in Doha by Hassan Al Thawadi,

Waldo Cortes-Acosta will replace Serghei Spivac on three days’ notice and face Shamil Gaziev at Saturday’s UFC Qatar in Doha. A person with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the switch to MMA Fighting following a report from ESPN Deportes. Gaziev also confirmed the news on social media.

The Emir of Qatar arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday for a state visit, just days after the DRC and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a peace plan in Doha. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi welcomed Sheikh Tamim upon arrival, along with Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner.

Miramax has announced a partnership with Qatar’s nascent film entity The Film Committee at Media City Qatar to co-develop film and TV titles for the global market that are meant to raise the profile of Qatar’s entertainment industry.

Auckland to Doha remains ranked as the third longest commercial route in the world, proudly serviced by Qatar Airways. Its daily services typically take 16 hours and 45 minutes from Auckland to Doha,

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The inaugural Doha Film Festival kicked off Thursday with the official Middle East premiere of Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s moving drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” standing as testimony to Qatar’s role as a crucial driver for independent Arab cinema just as the country aims to raise its profile in the global film industry