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MET: I assure you Qatar will see rain, possible thunderstorms today
Ziad Hunesh/FlickrWaiting for rain Following a week of wet weather forecasts, Qatar’s Meteorology Department (MET) has once again warned residents that they may see possible thunderstorms and strong...
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Travel search engine: Ticket fares from Qatar to Europe plunge 16%
Qatar AirwaysPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar residents flying to Europe have been spending an average of US$143 less for their summer flights than in 2014, but are still shelling out more...
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Qatar expat moves into restaurant as he awaits exit papers
darkthirty / FlickrFor illustrative purposes only. The Philippines embassy in Qatar has called upon a former restaurant owner to take responsibility for an employee who has been left homeless for the...
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Report: Qatar hotels in for busy 2015, but room rates to remain low
Damon McdonaldPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Hotels in Qatar look set to have a relatively successful year, with occupancy rates for the rest of 2015 forecast to be the highest among its Gulf...
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Customers return to Tea Time after driver crashes through window
Photos courtesy of Finayat on Twitter A popular Tea Time shop near Ramada signal appears to be as busy as ever, despite an accident last night in which a Qatar resident crashed his car through the...
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Al Baker rules out US security pre-clearance for Qatar’s Hamad airport
Hamad International Airport Citing potential flight delays, Qatar Airways‘ CEO has said the airline is scrapping plans to adopt pre-clearance security procedures for passengers flying to the US through...
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Donations sought after hundreds displaced in Qatar labor camp fire
Ijaz KhanFriday’s fire in the Industrial Area Volunteers in Qatar are appealing for food and clothing donations after a massive fire ripped through a labor camp in Sailiya on Friday, sending more than...
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Closing argument date scheduled for Qatar’s Villaggio Mall fire appeal
Omar ChatriwalaVillaggio Mall After months of delays, attorneys representing five people sentenced to jail after the deadly 2012 Villaggio Mall fire have dropped requests to call more witnesses and...
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Qatar Airways drops prices for pets traveling to most locations (updated)
Dogs in Doha/FacebookStray Saluki dog in Qatar This story has been updated to reflect that the previously reported steep price hikes were the result of a currency conversion error on Qatar Airways...
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Community urges restraint after man attacked for alleged religious insult
WallpaperFlag of India for illustrative purposes only. Qatar government and Indian community officials have called for calm after a weekend incident at Safari Mall in which a young man was attacked by...
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Marmara Istanbul staffers sentenced to jail in Doha food poisoning case
Elysia WindrumMarmara Istanbul during October 2014 closure. A Doha court has found a popular Turkish restaurant and five of its employees guilty of selling food unfit for human consumption and ordered...
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Ashghal upgrades roads around Qatar National Museum ahead of 2016 launch
Damon McDonald/FlickrUnder-construction National Museum (in 2014) The roads around the under-construction National Museum of Qatar have been redeveloped and widened to improve traffic flow and ease...
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Fire at Qatar Foundation continues to smolder 12 hours later
Peter KovessyFire at Qatar Foundation With reporting from Lesley Walker and Marium Saeed An overnight fire has ripped through a construction office property on the western edge of Education City,...
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Survey: Qatar salaries not keeping up with increasing living costs
Omar ChatriwalaPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Many employees working in Qatar believe their pay is failing to keep pace with ongoing increases in the cost of living, according to the results of...
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Australia announces plans to open embassy in Qatar
Lachlan Fearnley/WikicommonsPhoto for illustrative purposes only. The Australian government has said it will open its first diplomatic office in Qatar in an effort to simplify the lives of the...
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Children’s mini-city to open in Mall of Qatar in early 2016
Mall of QatarKidzMondo at Mall of Qatar With reporting from Peter Kovessy A miniature city where children would be able to “work” as pilots, doctors or firefighters will be one of the key family...
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Six things to do in Qatar this weekend (May 13-16)
Doha Diamond League/FacebookWoman’s disqus competitor Sandra Perković Whether it’s watching a dozen Olympic athletes compete in the Diamond League, enjoying free movie screenings, taking in a concert...
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After assault in Qatar, Indonesian domestic worker returns home
MeentoPhoto for illustrative purposes only. A 25-year-old woman working as house help in Qatar has returned to her home country of Indonesia after being badly beaten by her sponsor here and...
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PHOTOS: What a Qatari election looks like
All photos by Marium Saeed Despite predictions of a dismal voter turnout for Qatar’s only elected political body, some Qataris said they spent nearly two hours waiting to cast a ballot today. Early...
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MET forecasts four days of wind and dust for Qatar
Thasleem MK/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Just in time for the weekend, a high pressure front will move over Qatar, resulting in sandy, windy conditions and low visibility, the...
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