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Largest-ever Qatar Olympic team heading to Rio (but only two women)
Diego Azubel / EPAQatari players at the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship semi-final in January 2015.A record 38 Qatari athletes have qualified for the summer Olympics in Rio next month, the...
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Qatari-British venture launches new flying eye hospital
A new flying eye hospital has launched in London with the help of a Qatar-based initiative that aims to treat children’s eye problems. The hospital is being run by the Orbis foundation, which provides...
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Man arrested for trafficking cheetah in Qatar
Ross WilkinsonPhoto for illustrative purposes only.With reporting from Riham Sheble An “Arab national” has been arrested for trying to sell a cheetah in Qatar, the Ministry of Municipality and...
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How to make car-baked cookies in Qatar
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When it hands you a Qatar summer… make cookies. With temperatures soaring this July, we decided to take advantage of the heat by baking chocolate chip...
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Careem hopes to bring driverless taxis to Qatar
NEXT Future Transportation Inc / FacebookA NEXT moduleQatar residents could be traveling to work or school in a driverless pod within the next decade, if limo booking firm Careem has its way. The...
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Qatar mourns death of national anthem composer
Source unknownAbdulaziz Nasser al ObaidanAbdulaziz Nasser Al Obaidan, an award-winning musician who composed Qatar’s national anthem, has died at age 64 after battling a long illness, QNA reports. His...
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Qatar condemns deadly shooting in Munich
Qatar’s foreign affairs ministry has denounced as a “criminal act” a shooting at a shopping mall in Munich, Germany that killed at least nine people and injured 16 others yesterday. The attacker is...
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Report: Online job postings plunge in Qatar
Omar Chatriwala / Doha NewsPhoto for illustrative purposes only.Qatar’s job market has shrunk over the past year, with vacancies posted online apparently falling 25 percent from June 2015 to June...
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Qatar to spend $30 million on salaries for people in Gaza
Qatar Red CrescentGaza Solidarity Festival in Qatar, 2014Qatar’s Emir has promised to pay the wages of thousands of public sector employees in Gaza to help “alleviate the suffering of brethren in the...
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Swimming and scuba center empowers special needs people in Qatar
Mark Lawrence/Freestyle AquaticsSwimming lessonsFor the first time in two years, Nawaal Akram was able experience what it felt like to “walk” after she enrolled in a swimming program for people with...
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Qatar’s courts more crowded than ever
Chantelle D'mello / Doha NewsCourt of AppealsQatar’s judiciary heard nearly 100,000 cases last year, and is struggling under an ever-increasing docket amid a growing population. The number of cases...
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Qatar denounces deadly Kabul bombing
Qatar’s foreign ministry has condemned as going against “all ethnical principles and heavenly religions” a spate of suicide bombings in the Afghan capital of Kabul yesterday. ISIS claimed...
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This new sushi place in Qatar charges you extra for wasting food
Reem Saad / Doha NewsMaison Du SushiWith food wastage becoming a serious problem in Qatar, some local restaurants have devised a creative way to get people to clean their plates – charging them for...
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Qatar Olympic Committee launches ‘Bayt Qatar’ venue in Rio
Qatar Olympic CommitteeThe Bayt Qatar building in RioWith the Olympic Games just two weeks away, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has announced the opening of its home-away-from-home in Brazil: Bayt...
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Official: Nepalis’ plight in Qatar improving, but more needs to be done
Richard Messenger/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only.After being in the global spotlight for the past few years, Nepali workers are seeing better treatment in Qatar – but more still needs to...
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Bad drivers in Qatar to pay more for car insurance
Ameer Abdul Razak/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only.To help improve safety on Qatar’s roads, the government has asked insurance companies to start charging risky drivers higher premiums....
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Filipino community in Qatar grows 18 percent in one year
3dom/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only.Qatar’s Filipino community has grown by nearly 35,000 people in the past year, according to Ambassador Wilfredo Santos. Speaking to media last week, he...
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Qatar Post begins charging for parking at main branch
Qatar Post (QPost) has introduced paid parking at its general post office in West Bay. Motorists will now be charged QR2 each for the first and second hours, QR3 each for the third and the fourth...
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‘Faces of Qatar’ shows people we’re more alike than we think
Via Mohammed IsmailMohammed Ismail at work, finding the Faces of QatarWhen Mohammed Ismail moved to Qatar five years ago, he couldn’t help but feel some culture shock. The 29-year-old British-Libyan...
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HMC: Protect kids from heatstroke by keeping them indoors
Anthony Buenafe/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only.As the heat index rises in Qatar, health officials are reminding residents to protect children and themselves from related illnesses. Now...
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