Updated: Two British-Nepali human rights advocates disappear in Qatar
GNRDGhimire Gundev and Krishna Upadhyaya of the Global Network for Rights and Development. Updated at 8pm to include more information about GNRD A Norwegian human rights organization has said two of...
View ArticleFirst batch of trainees graduates from new nanny academy in Qatar
Qatar Nanny Training Academy Two years after the launch of a new Qatar Nanny Training Academy, its first class of students have graduated today. The 14 women have completed courses in first aid,...
View ArticleProfits rise as Doha hotels attract more Gulf tourists
Grant Matthews/Flickr Doha hotels outperformed most of Qatar’s regional peers during the month of July, as the city emerged as a favored destination for Gulf tourists, according to a recently released...
View ArticleOpinion: Expats struggling after Women’s Hospital changes IVF policy
Christian Mönnig/Flickr As Qatar’s population grows, some residents have been finding it more difficult to access specialty care at public hospitals. Sana, an 29-year-old expat who has lived in Qatar...
View ArticleQatar education council to tackle rising student absenteeism problem
Ahead of the start of the new academic year on Sunday, Qatar’s Supreme Education Council (SEC) has warned that it will take action to curb growing pupil absence rates, as part of a raft of measures to...
View ArticleSummer market opens on Corniche, but heat deterring customers
Abubacker Sithikh/Flickr A new marketplace for home-based entrepreneurs to sell their goods has been set up on the Corniche this month, but is so far attracting few shoppers due to the heat and...
View ArticleGibran’s ‘The Prophet’ to make Middle East debut at Ajyal fest in Doha
TIFF The long-awaited animated rendition of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet will be screened in Qatar this December, as part of the second Ajyal Youth Film Festival’s closing night gala. The 84-minute film...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Turkey Central closes original branch due to area construction
All photos by Chantelle D’mello Amid ongoing construction in the area, popular restaurant Turkey Central has closed down its main branch on Mirqab Al Jadeed (Nasr St). But the eatery is continuing to...
View ArticleJury still out on Qatar traffic as 243,000 students return to school
Dexter Payaban/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar residents are reporting mixed experiences on the roads this morning, as hundreds of thousands of children began returning to school....
View ArticleQatar’s foreign ministry confirms arrest of British charity workers
GNRDGhimire Gundev and Krishna Upadhyaya of the Global Network for Rights and Development. Two British human rights advocates who went missing in Doha a week ago were arrested by authorities here for...
View ArticleEgypt to try Morsi for handing Qatar national security docs
Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi is going to be tried on charges of handing national security documents to Qatar in exchange for US$1 million, the country’s state prosecutor has announced. Morsi...
View ArticleVIDEO: To tip or not to tip in Qatar?
With reporting from Peter Kovessy In his latest #QTip, ILoveQatar.net co-founder Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon tackles the question of tipping. While some countries have established expectations about the...
View Article100 Thousand Poets for Change event to be held in Qatar
Craig Piersma/Flickr In an effort to bring together Qatar’s various creative minds, a group of college students is urging local artists and poets to audition to perform at a spoken word/poetry slam...
View Article‘New wave’ of expats arriving in Qatar, says QNB report
Ray Toh After several years of modest growth, the size of Qatar’s labor force has begun to rapidly increase as the country enters a fresh phase of economic expansion, according to a new report released...
View ArticleSherborne pupils forced to stay home as new campus awaits approval
Anthony Kelly/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Nearly 200 children at the British private school Sherborne Qatar did not attend classes yesterday, following a last-minute announcement that...
View ArticleApple’s recall of defective iPhone 5 batteries extended to Qatar
Mike Beauchamp/Flickr Following last month’s announcement that US-based Apple Inc. has issued a recall of some of its iPhone 5 mobiles, Qatar residents with the faulty devices are now eligible for a...
View ArticleQatar Philharmonic conductor resigns over ‘irreconcilable’ differences
QPO/Facebook Updated at 11:15am with comment from QPO’s executive director. In a surprise move, the head of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) has announced her resignation this week, citing...
View ArticleBritish human rights advocates released from police custody in Qatar
GNRDGhimire Gundev and Krishna Upadhyaya of the Global Network for Rights and Development. Two British human rights activists who were arrested more than a week ago have been released from police...
View ArticleAshghal completes Airport Road (Al Matar St.) construction
Ashghal Following a month of construction, Qatar’s public works authority Ashghal has announced the reopened Airport Road (Al Matar Street) to traffic. The removal of a road diversion near the Airport...
View ArticleFIFA revisits option of holding 2022 World Cup in January/February
The Sport Review/Flickr A task force set up by FIFA to determine the dates for the 2022 World Cup has met for the first time this week, officially reopening discussion on moving the tournament to...
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