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Al Jazeera launches digital channel AJ+ in bid to woo younger viewers
AJ+ Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network expanded its English-language news offerings today with the launch of a new project and mobile app that streams videos created specifically for an online...
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WikiLeaks: Qatar spent QR3.2 million on computer snooping software
Over the past few years, Qatar’s State Security Bureau (SSD) has been a customer of a German technology firm that sells software used to secretly monitor emails and other forms of online...
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VIDEO: I Love Qatar sets the record straight on ‘inshAllah’
In its latest weekly #QTip, ILoveQatar.net addresses the true meaning of the Arabic word “inshAllah.” Local comedian Hamad Al-Amari said the word, which means “God-willing,” is sadly misused by people...
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Studies: Qatar’s super-rich thriving, but peers struggling to keep up
Two new separate studies about wealth held by Qataris has shown that while there is an established financial elite within the community, there are also many locals who are suffering financially while...
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Qatar’s Emir signs new cybercrime legislation into law
Nick Olejniczak/Flickr With reporting from Riham Sheble Qatar’s Emir has approved a controversial new cybercrime law that would punish anyone who creates and shares online content that’s deemed harmful...
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Qatari women lag behind GCC peers in Forbes list of 200 most powerful
IctQatar/Flickr Qatar is home to the fewest number of influential women in the Gulf, according to the newly released 2014 rankings of the Middle East’s 200 most powerful Arab women. The list, published...
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Qatar Airways takes first A380 ahead of tomorrow’s Doha touchdown
Qatar Airways Qatar Airways has taken receipt of the first of its long-awaited A380 aircraft in Hamburg, and the super-jumbo is expected to make its first official flight in full livery to Doha...
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Seven things to do in Qatar this weekend (Sept. 18 to 20)
Katara/Facebook From sunset kayak rides to tours of the State Mosque to art exhibitions and auctions in the name of charity, there is no shortage of things to do around town over the next few days....
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Qatar Olympic Committee chief urges universities to support athletes
Omar Chatriwala / Doha NewsAt the 2013 Qatar Olympic Committee Sports Day Village Universities in Qatar should lend greater support to aspiring local athletes by issuing those enrolled in school some...
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Turkey likely Qatar’s next partner for Year of Culture program
Turkish Embassy/Facebook With reporting from Shabina S. Khatri In a sign of deepening ties with Qatar, Turkey is likely the country’s Year of Culture partner for 2015. Speaking to Doha News, Turkish...
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Qatar Emir acknowledges ‘errors and problems’ over human rights
QNA In some of his first public remarks about labor rights in Qatar, the nation’s Emir has admitted that there have been “errors and problems,” but that authorities were “working seriously on improving...
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Study: Instead of heating Doha up, urbanization cooling city down
Muhammad Kamran Qureshi/Flickr Though Doha is the most densely populated area of Qatar, it is also much cooler in temperature than areas outside of the city, according to new research that contradicts...
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VIDEO: Qatar’s animal rescue centers struggling to keep up
As an increasing number of dogs and cats in Qatar are abandoned by their owners, the five rescue centers here that care for these animals have said that they are quickly running out of space and...
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Criticism of Qatar’s cybercrime law mounts at home and abroad
DaveLawler / Flickr (Photo for illustrative purposes only) Several international and local organizations say provisions in Qatar’s newly ratified cybercrime law are open to abuse by authorities and...
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PHOTOS: Qatar Airways A380 makes Doha debut
All photos by Chantelle D’mello The world’s largest passenger aircraft was officially welcomed into the Qatar Airways fleet yesterday, during a ceremony full of pomp and circumstance. The national...
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Expats in Qatar express dismay, elation after Scots vote to stay in UK
Alf Melin/Flickr This morning, thousands of expat Britons woke up in Qatar to learn that Scotland had voted against becoming independent from the United Kingdom. After months of debate, 55 percent of...
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Official: Doha, Dubai capable of hosting region’s first Olympics
Shawn Carpenter/Flickr Despite global doubts and criticism, both Doha and Dubai would be primed to deliver a great performance as host of the summer Olympics, a senior Kuwaiti official has said....
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Qatar clamps down on charities that send funds abroad
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s government has introduced new regulations that make it more difficult for local charities to move money outside of...
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PHOTOS: Dutch firm reveals new designs for Doha Metro
All photos courtesy of UNStudio After being appointed principal architect by Qatar Rail, Dutch company UNStudio has published its designs for the new Doha Metro. The metro is one of three public...
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All the world a stage for Qatar’s Souq Waqif bangle maker
Chantelle D'mello For Mohammed Aslam Maniyar, the world is literally a stage. The 45-year-old spends his days performing atop a short platform in the heart of Qatar’s Souq Waqif, twirling copper, resin...
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