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Report: More questions arise over cost of Australian embassy in Doha
Sebastian Wilke/FlickrTornado Tower Plans for an Australian Embassy in Doha will reportedly face additional political scrutiny following complaints over its projected A$20 million (more than QR52...
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Residents outraged as Pearl-Qatar remains without power
Richard Byles / @richbyronbylesThe Pearl-Qatar on Tuesday night. With reporting from Peter Kovessy and Lesley Walker Thousands of residents of the Pearl-Qatar are expressing frustration, confusion and...
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12 food trucks to usher in Qatar food festival this month
Burgeri/FacebookQatar’s only current food truck, Burgeri This year’s Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) will include several new features such as a dozen food trucks, a market that sells special...
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Relief as electricity restored on Pearl-Qatar
Ray Toh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. People living on the Pearl are happily warming up their coffee makers and taking hot showers again after power was restored to the island this...
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Qatar officials pull plug on Sunny Leone concert
Sunny Leone/FacebookSunny Leone A Bollywood concert featuring a film star known for her racy resume has been canceled after intervention from Qatar authorities, organizers said. Some 7,000 tickets...
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Report: Qatari among five people executed in Saudi Arabia
A Qatari man was executed in Saudi Arabia yesterday after being convicted of murdering a Saudi, according to AFP, which cited the kingdom’s interior ministry. Mohammed Jarboui, was executed in the...
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Qatar population passes the 2.5 million mark
Omar Chatriwala / Doha NewsPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Hitting yet another population milestone, Qatar is now home to more than 2.5 million people, a new all-time high for the country. As of...
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Six things to do in Qatar this weekend (March 2-5)
Chi Al Shaqab/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Amazing stunts, coffee-related contests, an interactive concert that reprises music from video games and art that makes you think are all on...
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GCC designates Hezbollah a ‘terrorist’ organization
Qatar has joined its five Gulf peers in classifying Lebanon-based political group Hezbollah and all affiliated bodies as terrorist groups, QNA reports. Hezbollah has a militant wing, and in a...
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Passengers rank Qatar’s Hamad airport second best in region
Takahiro Hayashi/FlickrHamad International Airport Qatar’s Hamad International Airport is among the best airports in the Middle East, according to the annual Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ),...
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Ashghal expands Al Luqta St. diversions to both directions
AshghalDukhan Highway East works The partial closure of 1.7km of the main road that runs past Education City and the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) will affect traffic heading in both...
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Qatar’s Al Meera sets sales record but profits plunge
For the first time in at least six years, local consumer goods firm Al Meera has failed to increase its net income. The company’s net income fell 28 percent to QR162.34 million. The firm said it sold...
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Gaming music to be brought to life on stage in Qatar
Michael J. TrifillisVideo Gaming Live on stage An unusual combination of performers will take to the stage at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) on Friday for the Doha edition of popular...
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Report: Qatar Airways fires pilots involved in Miami takeoff incident
Peter Russell / FlickrFor illustrative purposes only. Qatar Airways has apparently sacked the pilots responsible for substantially damaging a Boeing 777 when it struck a set of runway lights during...
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Qatar’s BeIn Media Group buys American movie studio Miramax
Local pay-TV network BeIn Media Group has purchased US film studio Miramax – known for its Oscar-winning films including The English Patient and No Country for Old Men – from the Qatar Investment...
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More layoffs in Qatar as Ooredoo Group confirms 100 jobs to go
Omar ChatriwalaPhoto for illustrative purposes only. In the latest round of layoffs to affect Qatar, global telecoms provider Ooredoo Group has confirmed it is cutting around 100 local jobs as part of...
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Qatar eyes stricter rules for beauty and massage parlors
Pinay Flying High/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Riham Sheble Barber shops, beauty salons and massage centers in Qatar could be subject to tougher regulations in the...
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Two new British schools to open in Qatar this year
King's College Taunton / FacebookStudents from King’s College Taunton Two prestigious new British schools will open in Qatar this September, expanding British-curriculum education options for children...
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“There remains a fear, within international companies at least, that they can...
Suzannah Newboult, construction specialist, in a Construction Week Online article about late payments in the construction sector, a common problem that only appears to be getting worse. (The post...
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Truck driver fined QR10,000 after fatal Corniche incident
Via Mostafa Kamar/Facebook2015 Corniche accident The driver of a truck whose load fell onto another car, crushing and killing a man last year, has apparently been fined QR10,000 by a Doha court this...
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