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Hadya Saeed
Hadya Saeed (; born 23 March 1960) is a Qatari actress who is best known for being the first professional actress from the State of Qatar. Biography Saeed started her acting career in 1977 while still in school, joining the ''Al Adwaa Troupe'' and thus becoming the first Qatari actress. As her traditional family disapproved of her career choice, she attempted to conceal it from them. However, they discovered her secret, and while she was in the middle of performing a play, her brother stormed on stage and physically assaulted her, dragging her out of the theatre hall by her hair. She continued to act, but took extra precautions to hide her activities from her family. When she got married, she stipulated that her husband allow her to pursue her acting career freely, to which he obliged. She eventually mended ties with her family, including her brother, stating in a 2023 interview that her family was now proud of her work. She earned recognition for her role in the 1984 Qatari televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants, and the land area is mostly made up of flat, low-lying desert. Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed a treaty with the British in 1868 that recognised its separate status. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916, and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive and legislative authority under the Constitut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Anba (Kuwait)
Al Anbaa' () or alternatively ''Al Anba'' is an Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper. The paper is owned and published by Bab Al-Kuwait Press Co. History and profile The paper was launched on 5 January 1976. It is the continuation of ''Akhbar Al Kuwait'' which was published from 1962 to 1975. During the invasion of Kuwait the paper was printed in Cairo, Egypt, from August 1990 to August 1991. Circulation and content The paper is one of the most circulated publications in Kuwait. Its 2001 circulation was about 107,000 copies and was the best selling newspaper in the country. In 2008, it was the first daily in Kuwait with a circulation of 116,000 copies. In 2010, ''Al Anbaa'' was the 39th among the top-ranked 50 online Arab papers in the MENA region. In 2012, it was one of the three most read dailies in the country. At the beginning of 2012, the paper signed an agreement witIMC Digitalto improve its popularity in social media. As a result of this effort, the paper reached 30,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar TV
Qatar Television, ( ar, تلفزيون قَطَر); abbreviated as Qatar TV or QTV), is a Qatar Government owned public service national television channel in Qatar which is owned and run by Qatar General Broadcasting and Television Corporation. The channel broadcasts various programmes including news, economical bulletins, documentaries, religious programmes and entertainment. Launched in August 1970, QTV was the first television network to produce and transmit its own programmes in the country. Programmes were aired every day for three to four hours with a 50 kW transmitter. In 1974, it began transmitting color broadcasts. It had a monopoly on television audience until 1993, when Qatar Cablevision began broadcasting satellite channels. Despite the broadening of television offerings, Qatar TV remains popular amongst locals. References External linksOfficial Website *{{facebook, QatarTelevision Television networks in Qatar Internet television channels Arabic-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanem Al Sulaiti
Ghanem Al Sulaiti ( ar, غانم السليطي; born 1 January 1956 in Manama, Bahrain) is a Qatari playwright and actor. He is active in both Qatar's theatre scene and in television. He is best known for his politically themed plays. Theatre Al Sulaiti graduated from Dar Almualimeen where he, along with his classmates, acted in plays. The first play he acted in was ''The Garment Looks the Best with a Patch from its Own Material'' in 1971. He and his classmates would go on to form Qatar's first official theatre group known as the Qatari Theatrical Troupe in 1972. However, upon finding himself barred from acting roles, he would form his own troupe the next year, known as The Student Acting Band. His first experience in writing plays came at the age of sixteen when he wrote and acted in a 1972 play titled ''House of Ghosts'' (''Bait Al-Ashbah''), being inspired by an event experienced by one of his relatives. He would go on to participate in four other plays in the mid-1970s before g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatari Actors
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants, and the land area is mostly made up of flat, low-lying desert. Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed a treaty with the British in 1868 that recognised its separate status. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916, and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive and legislative authority under the Constitution of Qatar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |