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Qatar Airways to end all-premium flights to London in October
Qatar AirwaysA319 interior Slightly more than a year after Qatar Airways launched its all-premium flight from Doha to London’s Heathrow airport, the airline has confirmed it is axing the service later...
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Government gives nod to Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar construction
Evangelical Churches Alliance QatarA rendering of the new Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar. Beda Robles’s seven-year quest for permission to construct a proper place of worship for the Evangelical...
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New underground car park under construction at Souq Waqif in Qatar
Peter KovessySouq Waqif west car park Construction crews have started to excavate sand and rocks from the western edge of the Souq Waqif, opposite the Msheireb Downtown Doha project, to add more...
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Blatter: German and French ‘interventions’ helped Qatar World Cup bid
The Sport Review/FlickrFIFA President Sepp Blatter The story behind how Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup took a new turn yesterday as outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a media...
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Doha’s high rents push it to 10th most expensive city in global index
Jun Ong/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Doha is the world’s 10th most expensive city in which to rent a home, putting it ahead of cities such as Singapore, Zurich and Washington DC,...
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Opinion: Coverage of Qatar’s World Cup mirrors some foreign prejudices
Omar ChatriwalaDoha Qatar has found itself under immense media scrutiny since it won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. Much of that coverage has been critical and, some argue, harsher than that...
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SEC tries to quell anger among Qatar parents, students over exam scores
SECFor illustrative purposes only Qatar’s Supreme Education Council (SEC) has defended its new grading system after several residents expressed outrage over a sharp increase in the number of high...
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Qatar MET forecasts more dust and strong winds in coming days
Raja Raman/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Another sandstorm is set to cover Qatar, with “strong dust” and winds of up to 38 knots (70kph) forecast from today, July 6, until at least...
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Doha’s Najma Street reopens to traffic nearly three weeks early
Chantelle D'melloNajma construction last week Qatar’s Public Works Authority Ashghal has announced that Najma Street has reopened to traffic after upgrading works were finished nearly three weeks ahead...
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Qatar’s Emir issues annual Ramadan pardons for select prison inmates
Scott Hadfield/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, has pardoned a number of prisoners today as part of an annual Ramadan tradition across the...
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Doha court sentences trio to jail time over plot to rob, murder sponsor
Shabina S. KhatriLower criminal court in Doha A lower criminal court in Qatar has sentenced two expats to life in prison and a third defendant to 22 years for attempted murder, burglary and breaking...
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No ewe-turns on Doha’s Salwa Road for runaway sheep
Social media in Qatar has been abuzz with images and video showing a flock of more than 20 sheep running down a lane of one of the busiest highways in the country. Different film clips feature the...
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Despite doubts, Qatar Advisory Council signs off on kafala changes
Kevin Rodrigues/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. During its last session before summer recess, Qatar’s Advisory (Shura) Council has signed off on changes to the country’s kafala sponsorship...
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Fed up with fines, Ramadan car parade-goers begin flocking to Katara
All photos by Chantelle D’mello Saying they are frustrated with the increased police presence on the Corniche during the daily car parade that takes place in Ramadan, several participants have called...
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Fire in Doha’s Industrial Area destroys shopping complex
All photos by Chantelle D’mello In the latest in a series of summer blazes, the Mall of Asia, a three-year-old shopping complex located in the Industrial Area, was destroyed by a fire late Sunday...
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Staff evacuate after collapse of support rig in Qatar’s Al Shaheen field
Gulf Drilling InternationalRumailah support rig A recently-built rig that housed offshore oil workers partly collapsed into the sea off the shore of Qatar earlier this week and will need months of...
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Doha’s Msheireb developers announce first commercial tenant
Msheireb Properties/FacebookRendering of Msheireb’s Al Baraha area Despite some delays, redevelopment of Doha’s downtown district now appears to be picking up speed, with Msheireb announcing its first...
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Five things to do this weekend (July 9-11)
Ray TohPhoto for illustrative purposes only. As Ramadan winds to a close, there are a few ways to spend the last weekend before Eid Al-Fitr (besides shopping for groceries, visiting hair salons and...
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New hashtag on Qatar sparks online debate about country’s merits
Ziad Hunesh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. A new trending hashtag about Qatar on Twitter has sparked an online debate, with many participants expressing their love and support for the...
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Italian firm wins QR3.1bn contract to build Qatar’s Al Khor stadium
Supreme Committee for Delivery and LegacyAl Khor Al Bayt Stadium An Italian firm has secured a multi-billion riyal contract to build the Al Bayt Al Khor stadium for the Qatar World Cup in 2022. Salini...
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