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Double-parked cars will be towed, Qatar’s traffic department warns
MOI Qatar/Facebook Motorists who double-park their cars risk having them towed away and face steep fines, a senior traffic department official said as he announced a crackdown on a practice that...
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QF Radio launches new programming, still won’t play Justin Bieber
OCV Photo / Flickr After 10 months of airing mostly classical music and community interviews, QF Radio’s English- and Arabic-language stations are launching a new show schedule. The Qatar...
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Official: Only 10 percent of 999 calls in Qatar for ‘real’ emergencies
HMC/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. The vast majority of calls placed to Qatar’s emergency number 999 do not involve life-threatening emergencies, a senior Ministry of Interior official...
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‘Fearless’ Speed Sisters documentary to premiere at DFI film festival
Speed Sisters/Facebook A new documentary about the region’s first all-female motor racing team will debut at the Doha Film Insitute’s (DFI) second annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival. The action-packed...
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Sheikha Al Mayassa named one of art world’s top 100 women
By Ammar Abd Rabbo Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums (QM) and sister of the Emir, has been named one of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Art by a leading...
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Despite US urging, Huangs to remain in Qatar pending appeals verdict
Free Matt and Grace An American couple facing three years in Qatar jail after the death of their eight-year-old daughter returned to a local appeals court today, hoping for the lifting of a travel ban...
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GCC mulls plan to cut number of expat workers in region
Victor1558 / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Reducing the number of expat workers in the Gulf is expected to be one of the key issues on the agenda of an upcoming meeting between GCC...
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Expat remittances rising, but more wealth staying in Qatar
Patrick Gage/Flickr A growing share of Qatar’s wealth is staying inside the country, rather than being sent abroad by expats, an analysis of government data shows. Each year, the country’s foreign...
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Qatar Airways picks Frankfurt as first destination for new A350s
Airbus The first Airbus A350-900 will make its debut in January during a commercial flight from Doha to Frankfurt, Qatar Airways has announced. The national carrier will be the world’s first airline to...
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Former FIFA official proposes 1am matches during Qatar World Cup
EverSoccerPhoto for illustrative purposes only. A former senior FIFA official has said that he believes Qatar could still host the 2022 World Cup in the summer, but only if matches were played late at...
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City Center Mall evacuated after small fire
With reporting from Peter Kovessy Dozens of shoppers and staff at City Center Mall were evacuated this morning after a small fire erupted on the third floor. In a statement sent to Doha News, mall...
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Marmara Istanbul restaurant closed in Qatar in food poisoning probe
Elysia Windrum With reporting from Elysia Windrum and Riham Sheble A branch of the popular Turkish fast-food restaurant Marmara Istanbul has been closed for up to two months after several customers...
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Jailed Al Jazeera journalists granted January appeal hearing
Kamahl Santamaria/Twitter An Egyptian court has agreed to hear an appeal in the case of three Al Jazeera journalists held in a Cairo jail there who have been convicted of spreading false news,...
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Qatar rejoins UN Human Rights Council
Josh Hughes/Flickr Qatar has been appointed to a new three-year term on the UN’s Human Rights Council, edging out Thailand by six votes for the final spot allocated to the Asia-Pacific region. It’s the...
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Seven things to do in Qatar this weekend (Oct. 22-25)
James Zach Hollo Whether it’s listening to music in the park, cheering on teams at a robot-building competition, watching dozens of movies at an upcoming film festival or shopping for a cause, there...
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Qatar stores withdraw US deli meats over halal certification queries
Elysia Windrum With reporting from Riham Sheble Several pre-packaged meat products have been withdrawn from supermarket aisles in Qatar because they lack paperwork relating to their halal credentials....
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Barwa presents scaled-back plans for used car ‘Motor City’ in Qatar
Juanedc/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. One of Qatar’s largest property developers has revived plans for a massive new complex that contains used car showrooms, repair shops and offices for...
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Citing security reasons, Qatar mulls law to put addresses on ID cards
Ministry of Interior/Facebook Qatar identity cards may soon include the residential addresses of their holders’, in an apparent bid to step up security in the state. During its weekly meeting...
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Saudi Arabia imprisons 27 for planning attacks on US military in Qatar
Expert Infantry/Flickr A Qatari man was among more than two dozen people sentenced to jail time by a Saudi court this week for plotting an attack on members of the US armed forces based here and in...
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‘Is that a word?’ Qatar’s youth gravitate toward competitive Scrabble
Chantelle D'mello The room goes quiet when they begin to play. Heads bowed down, fingers deftly placing pieces on the board. The only sounds are the rattling of tiles in the bag, and the famed phrase,...
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