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Qatar’s Awqaf asks residents to look for Ramadan moon on Tuesday night
nkhairil79/FlickrRamadan moon (seven days in) The Moon Sighting Committee of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) has requested that Muslims in Qatar look to the sky on Tuesday after...
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Qatar’s health council tests Tang as some stores remove it from shelves
Chantelle D'melloTang display at Lulu Hypermarket in Al Gharafa With reporting from Scherry Bloul and Zac Schroedl Some supermarkets in Qatar have removed tubs of the fruit-flavored drink Tang from...
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US travel industry defends Qatar Airways, UAE carriers in subsidy spat
AirbusA Qatar Airways A350 Coming out in support of the Gulf carriers, a coalition of American tourism businesses has urged its government to reject demands from the country’s largest US airlines to...
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Construction firm fined for negligence in Pearl-Qatar worker’s death
Redco Al ManaAbraj Towers 2 A criminal court in Qatar has found a local company guilty of negligence and violating safety regulations after a worker fell to his death from an under-construction tower...
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Qatari entrepreneurs to launch new mobile video game Hamad and Sahar
Space CrescentHamad and Sahar Fueling Qatar’s growing gaming scene – and hoping to challenge Arab stereotypes in the process – a group of young Khaleeji entrepreneurs are preparing to launch a new...
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Doha News Ramadan 2015 opening hours guide
Chantelle D'melloRamadan decorations at City Center mall. Reporting by Scherry Bloul and Zac Schroedl Most shops, government offices, restaurants and businesses in Qatar change their opening hours...
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Users take to Snapchat to tell the world about Qatar
Shabina S. Khatri#DohaLive After several days of anticipation, Snapchat users in Qatar are finally getting the chance to tell the rest of the world what life is like in the Gulf, thanks to the...
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Buses in Qatar must be equipped with AC as of July 1, MOI says
Richard Messenger / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Buses transporting construction workers as they travel to and from their work sites this summer should become slightly more comfortable...
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Qatar University gets new president
QU/FacebookQatar University For the first time in 12 years, Qatar’s largest university will have a new official at the helms. According to QNA, Dr. Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad has been replaced by Dr....
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Qatar Airways adds to Boeing 777X order with $4.8 billion purchase
Paris Air Show/FacebookQatar Airways A350 at Paris Air Show The 2015 Paris Air Show opened this week with Qatar Airways announcing a major order for more than a dozen new wide-body jets – and its CEO...
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Some Qatar private schools change Ramadan schedule after SEC letter
Håkan Dahlström / FlickrFor illustrative purposes only At least a handful of private schools in Qatar have announced last-minute changes to their teaching hours in Ramadan after the Supreme Education...
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Family expert: Qatar should form special body to ensure women’s rights
sixoone/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Asserting that it’s time that women’s rights and demands be made a priority in Qatar, a leading local family expert has called on the government to...
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Future Medical Center closed following Qatar health council inspection
Peter KovessyFuture Medical Center A popular medical clinic in Doha has been temporarily closed after staff said it was inspected by the Supreme Council of Health (SCH). Future Medical Center abruptly...
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Awqaf: First fasting day of Ramadan 2015 is Thursday
Irfan Ishak/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. This year, fasting during the month of Ramadan will begin on Thursday, June 18, corresponding with the Islamic calendar year 1436 AH, Qatar’s...
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UN to Qatar Airways: Stop firing flight attendants for becoming pregnant
Nuccia Faccenda/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Holding Qatar to a UN convention it signed that bans discrimination, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has called on the country’s...
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Qatar appeal court sets Oct. 26 date for Villaggio fire verdict
Omar ChatriwalaVillaggio Mall It will take another four months for Qatar’s Court of Appeal to decide whether to uphold or overturn the guilty verdicts of several individuals facing jail time after the...
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Five things to do in Qatar this weekend (June 18 to 20)
Omar ChatriwalaKatara Ramadan decorations With the fasting month of Ramadan kicking off tomorrow, things appear to be a bit quiet on the weekend events front. But there are still a few ways to stay in...
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Report: Number of millionaires in Qatar on the rise
Sally Crane PhotographyPhoto for illustrative purposes only. More families in Qatar are becoming rich or super-rich due to well-placed investments, and the overall value of their private wealth is...
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Ramadan Kareem from Doha News
Check Out My DesignsRamadan Kareem! The Doha News team wishes everyone a spiritual and blessed month of Ramadan. The month officially kicked off for residents of Qatar at sundown tonight, and the first...
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Sidra’s Qatar staff told to expect more delays before hospital opens
SidraSidra After repeated delays, it’s possible that Qatar’s highly anticipated Sidra Medical and Research Center won’t begin conducting inpatient procedures for another three years, a senior board...
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