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Carla Suarez Navarro wins 2016 Qatar Total Open
Saheer/QOC2016 Qatar Total Open winner Clinching the biggest title of her career, Carla Suarez Navarro defeated Jelena Ostapenko 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 last night at the finals of the Qatar Total Open. The...
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Crowds in Qatar cheer on favorite horses at Emir’s Sword tournament
All photos by Ray Toh and Baba Tamim Thousands of people turned up for the 2016 Emir’s Sword International Show Jumping Championship over the weekend at the Qatar Equestrian Federation. Security...
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Operating licenses of nine engineering firms in Qatar canceled
Anthony/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Nearly a dozen engineering firms in Qatar have been banned from operating in the country and a further 87 companies fined for failing government...
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New cancer support center to open in Qatar soon
A scaled-down version of a state-of-the-art cancer center in Qatar may finally open to the public soon, two years later than originally planned. The facility is being partly funded by Ooredoo....
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Former Qatar cultural minister gains GCC backing for UN post
Coffeedrinker115 / WikipediaHamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari Gulf countries have reportedly renewed their support for Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari as he runs to be the next director-general of the...
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Body found outside of Qatar Airways housing
Peter KovessyQatar Airways building With reporting from Lesley Walker and Riham Sheble Qatar police have been investigating after a corpse was found outside of an apartment building that houses Qatar...
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New ‘realistic’ deadline to be set for GCC railway
With officials now calling a 2018 deadline to complete a rail network linking the six GCC countries “not realistic,” transport ministers from the region are set to meet in Riyadh next month to hash...
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Qatar passport holders now able to access 79 countries
Craig Sunter/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s influence in the world appears to have improved in the past year, as holders of Qatari passports can now access 79 countries without...
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Current oil prices ‘unacceptable,’ Nigerian president tells Qatar’s Emir
QNA/InstagramNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari meets Qatar’s Emir Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari wrapped up a two-day visit to Doha by signing an aviation agreement that’s expected to lead to...
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Survey: What will it take for people to care about the environment?
Abdulla Almesleh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Bothered by traffic congestion and air pollution in Qatar? Tell the government. As water and energy consumption continues to rise in the...
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Sheikha Hind named new CEO of Qatar Foundation
Teach for QatarSheikha Hind In what appears to be a shakeup of senior leadership at Qatar Foundation (QF), Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani has been named the new chief executive of the organization....
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New May deadline set to phase out incandescent light bulbs from Qatar
After years of delays, Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality and Environment has set a new May 1 deadline to stop the importing of 70W and 100W tungsten (incandescent) light bulbs into the country. The...
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Buena Vista Social Club to play in Qatar next month
suppliedOrquesta Buena Vista Social Club The Cuban-inspired music group Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club will play in Doha next month as part of a world-wide “adios” tour, organizers have announced....
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Qatar court sentences mentally ill man to death for father’s murder
Shabina S. KhatriLower criminal court in Doha A judge has convicted a Qatari man in his 20s on charges of murdering his father and sentenced him to death by firing squad. Rashid Abdullah Rashid...
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Laid-off Qatar government employees may be reassigned to new jobs
Potentially hundreds of government employees made redundant in last month’s cabinet shakeup – which merged several ministries together – could soon find themselves with new jobs, according to Al...
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Power outage at Pearl-Qatar stretches into fourth hour
Ameer Abdul RazakPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Peter Kovessy A hours-long power outage at the Pearl-Qatar has been attributed to “electric fault” and it is unclear when the...
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UN labor inspectors arrive in Qatar
A United Nations delegation is in Qatar today to investigate complaints that its sponsorship system facilitates “forced labor” by making it difficult for expats to leave abusive employers. The...
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IKEA recalls some ceiling lamps after injuries reported
Yassan Yukky / FlickrIKEA Customers who have bought HYBY, LOCK or RINNA ceiling lamps from IKEA in Qatar have been asked to uninstall them and bring them back to the store for a refund. Free Product...
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Banks in Qatar to be closed on March 6
All banks and financial institutions in the country will be closed on Sunday, March 6 for their annual “bank holiday.” Exchanges, banks and investment and financial companies will reopen to the public...
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Qatar companies keep hiring amid layoffs
photologue_np/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting by Shabina Khatri and Lesley Walker Though some of Qatar’s largest companies and organizations are laying off thousands of...
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