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Arcadis wins QR81.5 million Doha Metro station design contract
ArcadisDoha Metro Gold line design Progress on the Doha Metro continued to move forward this month after an international engineering consultancy began preparing detailed design and architectural...
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Qatar Petroleum chief says no more job losses for now
QP/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar Petroleum (QP) has wrapped up its eight-month restructuring process and has no immediate plans to lay off any more staff, the company’s president...
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Appeal court postpones verdict in murdered Qatari woman trial
Shabina S. KhatriAppeals court The nephew of an elderly Qatari woman who was killed in 2012 has expressed frustration this week over a Court of Appeal decision to delay delivering its verdict until...
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Five things to do in Qatar this weekend (June 25-27)
Katara / FacebookAn art exhibition part of Katara\’s Ramadan Festival Miracles and Inventions. It’s shaping up to be a weekend full of Ramadan-related activities around Qatar. In addition to eating,...
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Qatar residents instructed to refuse and report panhandlers
Phil Warren/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) has called on Qatar residents to say no to the increasing number of panhandlers standing outside of public places...
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Qatar officials offer airport tips ahead of summer rush
Chris Hoare / FlickrChris Hoare / Flickr As the school year wraps up and one of Qatar’s busiest travel seasons kicks off, authorities have issued advice to residents to ensure their journeys go more...
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Two years on, how Qatar has (and hasn’t) changed under Sheikh Tamim
QNAQatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Two years after assuming power in one of the region’s most peaceful government handovers, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has been guiding Qatar through...
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Ashghal announces new diversions in Old Airport, Jelaiah and Al Maamoura
Chantelle D'melloPhoto for illustrative purposes only. As it continues its ambitious plan to upgrade the road network across Qatar and relieve congestion at traffic pinch points, Ashghal has announced...
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Five ways to donate your time (not money) to charitable efforts in Qatar
Chantelle D'melloRamadan 2015 charity iftar With Ramadan now officially in full swing in Qatar, many charities have been working overtime to help the less fortunate both inside and outside of the...
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Qatar court sets July 29 verdict date for deadly gas blast trial
Nada BadawiThe scene of the deadly 2014 restaurant explosion. More than a year after a restaurant gas explosion killed 11 people and injured 42 others, closing arguments have been heard in a trial to...
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Amid modernization push, souq shop owner a link to Qatar’s pearling past
Chantelle D'melloSaad Ismail Al Jassim Surrounded by strings of pearls and precious stones, one of Qatar’s last living connections to the country’s oldest industry shows up each day to work behind a...
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Three Qatar projects shortlisted for World Building of the Year award
Chantelle D'melloQatar Faculty of Islamic Studies mosque The striking new Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) complex in Education City, along with two other architectural projects in the country,...
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Qatar condemns deadly mosque bombing as Kuwait declares day of mourning
Expressing its full support for Kuwait, Qatar has denounced as a “criminal act” a suicide bombing that killed 27 people and injured more than 200 others during Friday prayers in the Gulf state’s...
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Qatar’s Katara kicks off Ramadan festival with new market, exhibitions
All photos by Chantelle D’mello Continuing its annual tradition, Katara Cultural Village is hosting a series of bazaars, exhibitions and workshops as part of its 2015 Ramadan Festival. Spread over the...
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Qatar MET issues strong wind warning for upcoming week
Wojciech Kowalski/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. After a brief respite from last week’s dusty weather, strong winds are expected to return to Qatar on Sunday, reaching up to 37 knots (69...
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Qatar car dealers ordered to disclose new vehicle damage to customers
Peter KovessyPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Amid an ongoing enforcement campaign, car dealers in Qatar have received a fresh warning from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce about selling new...
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HMC report: Demand for emergency medical care in Qatar surges
HMC/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Demand for emergency medical care in Qatar has soared well ahead of the state’s population increase, as the number of ambulance call-outs rose more...
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Doha traffic tie-ups to intensify with Najma sewer project
Dan A'Vard/FlickrFor illustrative purposes only. Al Khalidya Street and several surrounding roads in Najma will be partially closed tomorrow until mid-September by contractors upgrading the area’s...
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Polio vaccination requirements catch Qatar-bound passengers off guard
Sanofi Pasteur / FlickrPackaging line for the oral polio vaccine. Several dozen passengers on a Qatar-bound flight from Pakistan were initially barred from entering the Gulf state last week because...
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Expat teachers killed in Qatar dune buggy accident
Qatar GAA/FacebookEamonn Morgan and Charlotte Sant A popular Irish physical education teacher and youth football coach died in a weekend dune buggy accident in the Sealine beach area that also claimed...
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