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Cost of living in Qatar jumps in February
frankieleon/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s inflation rate reached its highest level in more than a year last month as residents found themselves paying more for recreational and...
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QatarGas holds emergency drill at West Bay headquarters
QatarGas has held a surprise emergency drill at its head office in West Bay, QNA reports. The exercise involved simulating a fire on one of the 52-story building’s floors. The company’s focus was to...
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Four Qataris make it to top 100 most powerful Arab women index
HMCMinister of Public Health Hanan Al Kuwari Health minister Dr. Hanan Al Kuwari and three other Qatari women are among the world’s 100 most powerful Arab women of 2016, according to a newly released...
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Scattered rain, thunderstorms expected over next two days in Qatar
Viju Jose/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. A period of “unstable weather” is expected to affect Qatar starting today and continuing into tomorrow night, forecasters have said. That means...
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Qatar condemns deadly Ankara attack
Qatar’s foreign ministry has condemned as a “critical act” a car bombing in Turkey’s capital last night that killed at least 34 people. This is the second major attack in Ankara in less than a month....
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Qatar joins fight to preserve heritage sites from ‘holy ignorance’
Rhandy Pelaez/FlickrAl Zubarah Fort is Qatar’s only UNESCO heritage site. Qatar has joined an international campaign this week to counter what the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
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Report: Nearly 26,000 people violated Qatar visas last year
Mohamad Nuski/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Some 26,000 visitors to Qatar were living in the country illegally last year after overstaying their visa terms, a senior Ministry of Interior...
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Minister: Construction spending will help Qatar ride out oil slump
Economic growth outside the oil and gas sectors, as well as the country’s infrastructure investments, mean Qatar’s medium-term economic outlook remains positive, the finance minister has said....
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Sheikha Al Mayassa addresses Qatar World Cup controversies
Sally CraneSheikha Al Mayassa Media criticism of Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup has only made organizers more determined to hold the football tournament, Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani has said. “The...
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QTA hires consultants to prep Qatar as cruise destination
The Qatar Tourism Authority has hired Inchcape Shipping Service to develop the nation’s cruise strategy, the company has said in its corporate magazine this month. It will assess the industry and make...
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Laid-off expats stuck in Qatar scramble to pay off debts
RikkisRefuge Other / FlickrFor illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Peter Kovessy With several government agencies and large employers in Qatar cutting costs and laying off staff, an...
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Upcoming national health strategy to focus on Qatar’s workers
Qatar’s new National Health Strategy 2017-2022 is expected to launch in June and will focus on providing healthcare to the country’s large population of blue-collar expats. Quoting Dr. Mohammed bin...
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Qatar home to highest proportion of employed women in the Gulf
Stefan/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar has the highest percentage of women in the workforce out of all the Gulf states, according to a new survey. A total of 51 percent of women in...
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Diversions to the airport as F-Ring Road partly closes for Qatar Rail work
Jassim Abdul Aziz/TwitterF-Ring traffic Motorists heading to Hamad International Airport (HIA) over the weekend may have to factor in some extra time as a busy stretch of F-Ring Road will once again...
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Pay rises shrinking in Qatar as cost of living jumps
Omar ChatriwalaPhoto for illustrative purposes only. As many local businesses and organizations look to cut costs, employees in Qatar are expected to receive their lowest salary raise in at least...
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Qatar launches first in a series of community mental health centers
Photos courtesy of HMC Qatar’s first community-based specialized mental health center has been officially opened by the Prime Minister. The Enaya Continuing Care Center in Muaither will provide...
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71 percent of HIA passengers never leave Qatar’s airport
Chris Hoare / FlickrChris Hoare / Flickr More than seven out of every 10 travelers using Qatar’s airport are just passing through and are not living in or visiting the country, according to new...
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Qatari poet Mohammed Ibn Al Dheeb reportedly pardoned
EnglishPENMohammed Al-Ajami A hashtag has erupted on Twitter tonight, congratulating Qatari poet Mohammed Rashid Al-Ajami for gaining his freedom after being jailed for nearly five years. Thousands of...
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Cloudy rainy day
Abdulla Almesleh/FlickrCloudy, rainy day Rainy weather is expected to continue today throughout Qatar, with possible thunderstorms affecting various areas around the country, forecasters said. The...
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Sidra to soft-open with three outpatient clinics on May 1
SidraSidra outpatient clinic The long-awaited Sidra Medical and Research Center will begin offering a limited number of services to patients in the coming months. Starting May 1, three outpatient...
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