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Rich pickings for police as smugglers stash gold on Doha flights
Bullion Vault / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only Customs authorities in India seized 246 gold coins that had been hidden in the bathroom of a Qatar Airways aircraft at Amritsar airport this...
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Qatar expat gives back to the community, one water bottle at a time
Malak Mounir / Doha NewsMohamed Tariq Qalam, Shahbaz Shaikh and Fauzan Khanzada hand out water. Even one person with a water bottle can make a difference. That’s the sentiment expressed by Shahbaz...
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Report: Qatar running out of fresh water for drinking and farming
Al Safwa Farm/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Farmers in Qatar continue to overexploit the desert state’s aquifers, increasing the risk that the country’s groundwater will become unfit...
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World’s largest key to be inaugurated in Qatar tomorrow
Ard Al Canaan/FacebookWorld’s largest key attempt Organizers in Qatar will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest key ever built during an unveiling at Katara Cultural Village...
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For Turkey Central, success starts with family
Tara Fraiture / Doha NewsTurkey Central The busy Mirqab al Jadeed St. in Al Nasr is jam-packed with eateries selling everything from fresh juice and shawarmas to Thai food and pizza. But right in the...
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New traffic diversion for Dukhan highway starts Monday
AshghalDukhan diversion Qatar’s Public Works Authority will begin a new phase of construction on Dukhan Road this week. Ashghal said a partial closure of the road – for 2.5km near the Mall of Qatar –...
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Extra long break for Indian schools in Qatar this summer
Several Indian schools in the country plan to start the fall term later this year due to the Eid Al Adha holiday. According to the Qatar Tribune, many will be closed from July 1 to Sept. 18, marking...
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FC Barcelona to play friendly in Qatar this month
FC Barcelona/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Victoria Scott Spanish football club FC Barcelona will play a friendly match in Qatar on Tuesday, May 24 against Saudi...
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Israel’s leader asks for an invitation to visit Qatar
PM of Israel/TwitterIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to visit Qatar “one day” in an online conversation with an Al Jazeera...
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Kids in Qatar: We’re doing more homework than ever
Anthony Kelly/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Students in Qatar said they are spending nearly an extra hour each week doing their homework compared to three years ago, according to a new...
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Qatar avoids financial downgrade by Moody’s
Qatar’s wealth, strong economic growth and reform plans have led ratings agency Moody’s to maintain the country’s Aa2 ranking – one of its highest scores – after warning of a possible downgrade in...
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Qatar launches new office to repatriate bodies
Omar ChatriwalaPhoto for illustrative purposes only. It will now be easier for families to repatriate the bodies of expats who die in Qatar, officials have said at the launch of a new facility to...
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Second luxury spa resort planned near Qatar’s Aqua Park
All photos courtesy of Retaj A new luxury spa resort that will likely cater to Saudi visitors is scheduled to open in the southern part of Qatar before year-end. Billed as a five-star destination, the...
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In Qatar, world’s largest key dedicated to all Arab refugees
All photos by Reem Saad Thousands of people crowded into the Katara Cultural Village amphitheater last night as Qatar set another Guinness World Record by unveiling the world’s largest key ever built....
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Emiri Air Force to hold training exercises at Sealine
The Emiri Air Force will conduct an air transport exercise at an altitude of 8,000 feet in the Sealine Area tomorrow, May 17, from 6am to 10am, Qatar’s Armed Forces has said. The General Command has...
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Stranger’s kindness inspires Qatar family to help neighbors in need
Hershey AnsaySnack packs for workers Hershey Ansay was getting her car filled up with petrol at the Woqod station in Al Hilal last week when she discovered she had no cash to pay for it. Seeing her...
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Al Meera shut for 14 days for selling ‘food unfit for human consumption’
An Al Meera branch in Al Khor has been closed for two weeks for selling “food unfit for human consumption,” Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has announced. It did not provide any...
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Here’s a look at five under-construction World Cup stadiums in Qatar
SCDLRendering of Al Wakrah Stadium With six years left before Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup, construction crews are hard at work on the tournament stadiums. This week, World Cup organizers are giving...
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Qatar’s Hamad Airport can ‘handle’ growing passenger traffic
Sanjiban Ghosh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) is growing busier than ever before, with officials calling the first three months of 2016 a...
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Card-only payment starts today at Doha’s pediatric emergency center
Beginning today, the Pediatric Emergency Center in Al Sadd will stop taking cash as payment for medication and other services, Hamad Medical Corp. has announced. Payment to the center, which is...
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