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Qatar man on trial after police station shooting, high-speed chase
Shabina S. KhatriLower criminal court in Doha Three police officers in Qatar were shot and wounded by a man armed with an automatic rifle earlier this year, a Doha court heard this morning. The man had...
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Saudi Arabia declares Eid Al-Adha to be on Sept. 24, 2015
Ameer Abdul Razak/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Lesley Walker Because the new moon was not sighted last night, Eid Al-Adha (the festival of the sacrifice) will fall on...
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Xavi leads team to victory in Qatar debut, but few around to cheer him on
Qatar Football AssociationXavi Spanish football legend Xavi Hernandez made his debut for his new team Al Sadd last night, helping secure a 4-0 win against Mesaimeer, though few spectators were present...
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Islamic scholar: Qatar ‘needs to take care’ of its foreign workers
Chantelle D'melloPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Asserting that migrant workers should not “lose their freedom for a piece of bread,” researchers and religious scholars have called on Qatar and...
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Survey: Qatari youth proud patriots, but lack awareness of other cultures
Ray Toh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatari children are proud patriots who value sports, but are not very interested in reading and have a limited knowledge of other cultures, a new...
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Red Bull out of stock in Qatar due to new label regulations
Lesley WalkerSupermarket shelf with some energy drinks, but no Red Bull With reporting from Heba Fahmy Updated at 11.15am with Red Bull comment on stocks. The popular energy drink Red Bull has been...
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Qatar Charity launches Eid campaign for residents in need
James Good / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar Charity (QC) has launched a campaign this month to collect QR1 million to provide 2,500 sheep for the less fortunate, including widows,...
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Gulf Cinema overhaul to delay reopening for another six months
Elysia WindrumGulf Cinema premises on C Ring Gulf Cinema, once a popular leisure destination for Qatar’s blue-collar expats, will be closed for at least another six months while “maintenance and...
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Companies pitch ways to get passengers to use Qatar’s train stations
Doha Metro Gold line designDoha Metro Gold line design With Qatar Rail saying that roughly 50 percent of the tunneling for the Doha Metro is now complete, contractors have begun focusing on how best to...
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Pizza Hut, five other Doha eateries shut for unsanitary conditions
MMUP's offical website pageClosure of pizza hut in Umm Salal area A Pizza Hut branch on Al Khartiyat Road in Umm Salal has been shut down for 15 days for ”preparing food under unsanitary...
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Qatar quietly scraps plans to bid for host of 2024 Olympic games
Shawn Carpenter/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. It looks like the third time won’t be a charm for Qatar when it comes to hosting the Olympics. Though the Gulf nation had initially said it...
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Qatar Cabinet approves draft law to punish sharing of accident photos
DaveLawler / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Heba Fahmy and Riham Sheble People who take or share photos of accident victims in Qatar could face criminal charges under a...
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Construction to begin on Qatar’s flagship stadium for 2022 World Cup
Qatar 2022 Bid CommitteeLusail Stadium rendering, as submitted by Qatar during bid process. Preparation work has begun ahead of construction on Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, home of the World Cup finals in...
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Qatar airport officials share details of HIA expansion plans
Brian Candy/FlickrHIA A new drop-off area for premium passengers, wide concourses with more natural light and a connection to the Doha Metro are being considered as part of plans to double the size of...
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New Qatar road study quantifies the school run headache
Muhammad Kamran Qureshi/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. The morning school run in Qatar creates nearly a quarter of a million extra vehicle journeys on Doha’s congested roads each day,...
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New Doha children’s library opens to foster love of literature in kids
All photos by Chantelle D’mello After nearly four years of planning and preparation, a new children’s library in West Bay has been launched by several local residents who are working to foster the...
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Rock band Stereophonics to debut in Doha on Nov. 10
SuppliedStereophonics Welsh rock band Stereophonics will be playing in Qatar for the first time on Nov. 10 as part of a two-month tour of Europe and the Gulf, local event organizers have said. The band...
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US police investigating prominent Qatari over reckless driving incident
Video stillRacing cars The owner of a yellow Ferrari that was recklessly driven through a wealthy California neighborhood this week has been identified by police as Sheikh Khalid Hamad Al Thani, owner...
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Five Qataris named in ranking of world’s most powerful Arab women
By Ammar Abd RabboSheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani has been named one of the three most powerful Arab Business Women in the world, according to Forbes...
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Qatar Airways 777 sees ‘substantial’ damage after takeoff incident
Peter Russell / FlickrA7-BAC approaching Heathrow in 2013 A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300 bound for Doha struck a runway’s lighting system in Miami during takeoff earlier this week, causing...
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