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Painting with cooking oil: Renowned Qatar artist recalls early challenges
All photos by Chantelle D’mello A new art exhibition depicting the iconic Arabian horse, as seen through the eyes of two of the region’s most acclaimed female artists, has opened at the Souq Waqif Art...
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New signaled intersection set up outside Pearl-Qatar to cut congestion
Kombizz Kashani/FlickrPearl Qatar To help ease the flow of traffic onto and from the Pearl-Qatar, a new intersection with smart traffic lights will open outside the island on Friday, the nation’s...
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Four people in Qatar killed in bus road crash near Mesaieed (updated)
Photos by Irfaan Raskin via Qatar Day Updated at 6pm with the names of the victims and more details from the Nepalese and Philippine Embassies Four men have been killed in a road accident outside...
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Seven things to do in Qatar this weekend (May 20-23)
TheArches/FlickrThe Wailers Whether you’re keen to listen to some reggae music, support a local animal shelter, cheer on some professional skateboarders or boxers or learn more about the challenges...
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Barcelona’s Xavi to join Qatar’s Al Sadd football team
Mark Puig Perez/FlickrXavi Hernandez Barcelona FC superstar Xavi Hernandez is expected to announce tomorrow that he will join Qatar’s Al Sadd football team at the end of this season, individuals close...
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Qatar’s World Cup critics seek intervention from FIFA as elections near...
Peter KovessyA crowd gathers last November at the labor accommodations of hundreds of Qatar expats who went on strike over pay conditions. Updated at 11am to include comments from Qatar’s Ministry of...
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Laboratory delves into chemical contamination of food in Qatar
Osarieme Eweka/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Armed with fresh funding and new international recognition, researchers at a lab in Qatar have begun taking a closer look at the health risks...
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More than 19,000 people in Qatar apply for 1,200 Hajj spots
With Luv/flickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Despite an increase in applications from Qatar residents who wish to perform Hajj this year, Saudi Arabia has frozen the number of pilgrimage visas...
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Qatar firms and workers look to keep cool on construction sites
Chantelle D'melloFor illustrative purposes only In a sign that more construction companies in Qatar are giving greater thought to their employees’ welfare, sales of high-tech cooling gear for outdoor...
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Qatar University’s Class of 2015 includes first homegrown PhDs
All photos courtesy of Qatar University More than 1,400 students from Qatar University celebrated their graduation in two separate ceremonies held over two days at the Qatar National Convention Center...
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Qatar health authorities confirm two new cases of MERS
BSIP/UIGFor illustrative purposes only. Updated on May 23 with information from the SCH on the fourth MERS case Qatar’s Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has confirmed that a 29-year-old male expat...
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Report: Qatar lessening dependence on meat, fruit and dairy imports
Ali BandayingPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Though Qatar remains heavily reliant on imports to feed its growing population, the country has significantly increased the yield of locally grown...
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Athletes go head-to-head in international boxing tournament in Qatar
All photos by Chantelle D’mello Twenty of the top pro boxers from across Asia and the Middle East region will square off tonight at the Doha International Boxing Tournament finals. The competition,...
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UAE leader pardons Qataris convicted of insulting royal family
Abraham Puthoor/FlickrEmiratis mark Qatar National Day, 2011. The UAE’s president has pardoned two of the five Qataris who this week were convicted of insulting the country’s royal family on social...
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Qatar student to run 100 miles in 100 days in kids’ cancer appeal
suppliedDay 1 of Finn Froud’s challenge An eight-year-old student in Qatar is hoping to run 100 miles in 100 days to raise funds to buy toys for children undergoing cancer treatment at Hamad General...
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Al Jazeera combines journalism, food with new concept cafe in Qatar
All photos by Chantelle D’mello In a new experiment, the Al Jazeera Media Network has opened a concept cafe at Katara Cultural Village. The nearly two-decade-old network, which is funded largely by...
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Report: Nepal appeals for expats in Qatar to be allowed to return home
Marvin FernandezPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Nepal’s Labor Minister has said the country’s embassy in Qatar has been “inundated” with requests for help from expats who wanted to return home...
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UAE pardons Qatari doctor jailed for supporting banned Islamist group
Free Dr. Al-Jaidah/FacebookA photo of Dr. Al Jaidah held up one by one of his sons. With reporting from Heba Fahmy After nearly three years in jail in the UAE, a Qatari doctor who was convicted of...
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Qatar residents urged not to take out loans to go on exotic vacations
Henrik Gal de Ocampo/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. As many residents prepare to escape Qatar’s summer heat and finalize their holiday vacations, Muslim clerics here have been advising...
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Man killed on Corniche after container falls off of truck
Via Mostafa Kamar/FacebookCorniche accident With translation from Heba Fahmy An expat who was killed in an accident on the Corniche yesterday afternoon after a shipping container fell from a truck onto...
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