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Qatar Post to have more competition for home delivery of packages
FutUndBeidl/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Chantelle D’mello and Heba Fahmy Shopping online and receiving packages from Qatar merchants at home is expected to become...
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Cathay Pacific to cease Doha service next year for ‘commercial reasons’
Doug/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting from Peter Kovessy Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways will discontinue its only flight out of Qatar starting in February 2016, the...
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QF Radio to come out of hiatus with second relaunch in a year
OCV Photo / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. After spending a few months retooling its offerings, QF Radio has announced it will return to the airwaves on Sunday, Oct. 25 with three times...
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Report: Qatar’s rich getting richer, but wealth of middle class stagnates
Chantelle D'melloPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Though the number of affluent individuals living in Qatar continues to rise, growth in the typical resident’s wealth has been sluggish in recent...
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Ministry: Qatar’s population increased by 40 percent since 2010
(CC) Sean KnoflickFor illustrative purposes only Qatar’s population has grown by more than 700,000 people in the past five years, the government said while announcing mini census data today. The 40...
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UN human rights advocates call on Qatar to free jailed poet
Video Still / via YouTubeMohammed Rashid al-Ajami Several of the United Nations’ top human rights experts have publicly urged Qatar to release a local poet convicted of inciting the overthrow of the...
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Clockmaking American teen Ahmed Mohamed, family moving to Qatar
QFAhmed Mohamed and family during QF tour. The 14-year-old Texas student who was recently arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb has accepted a scholarship from Qatar Foundation and will move here...
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CMC: Qatar should do more to enforce ‘bachelor ban’ in residential areas
Jacque/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. The government should increase enforcement of a longstanding law that prohibits blue-collar workers from living in family-filled neighborhoods,...
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100-year-old houses restored by Msheireb tell Qatar’s story
Msheireb PropertiesMsheireb Museums As part of the ongoing redevelopment of the nation’s downtown Musheireb district, four historical buildings have been restored into museums that chart the changing...
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Six things to do in Qatar this weekend (Oct. 21-24)
PlaybuzzBack to the Future Still From watching one of the most popular movies of all time to cheering on some of the world’s best para-athletes to participating in a dance-off, there is no shortage of...
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Qatar’s Tawar Mall picks up construction pace, eyes late 2016 opening
Tawar MallTawar Mall construction After being stalled for months following the death of a local businessman, construction on Tawar Mall in Al Duhail has once again picked up the pace. Earlier today,...
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National Theater junction to partly close this weekend for Corniche work
Chantelle D'melloSite of construction on the Corniche Part of the National Theater junction from the Corniche will be closed to traffic starting tonight as Qatar’s public works authority advances on...
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Qatar ministry warns merchants to heed age guidelines on games, movies
Vox Cinema/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only Qatar cinemas and stores should take care when selling movie tickets, DVDs and electronic games to children, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce...
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Qatar raises stake in Syrian conflict with talk of military intervention
Ministerie van BuitenlandsQatar foreign minister Dr. Khalid Al Attiyah With translation by Riham Sheble After years of calling for the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Qatar has escalated...
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The problem with using a turn signal in Qatar
Video stillTurn signal Though it should go without saying, it’s safer to use a turn signal when driving than to change lanes without giving other motorists a head’s up. That said, Qatar residents have...
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Five world records broken on first day of paralympics worlds in Doha
All photos by Ray Toh The first IPC Athletics World Championships in the Middle East was off to a fast-paced start yesterday, with new records being set for the women’s T42 Long Jump, the women’s 100m...
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Video of Land Cruiser melee at Pearl-Qatar sparks calls for punishment
With reporting from Riham Sheble Dozens of residents have blasted as “shameful” an incident at the Pearl-Qatar earlier this week that involved a shoving match and SUVS ramming each other into a...
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Five reasons you should consider moving to northern Qatar’s Al Khor
Kamran Hanif/FlickrPurple Island Though the vast majority of Qatar residents continue to choose to live in Doha and its immediate outskirts, the ongoing population growth has put the city under...
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Qatar cyclists plan ‘share the road’ campaign as injuries proliferate
Sorin Furcoi/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. To call attention to Qatar’s small but growing population of cyclists, riders from around the country are planning to hold a “Share the Road”...
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Barca postpones shirt sponsorship decision as Qatar Airways talks stall
FC Barcelona/FacebookCurrent kits FC Barcelona has decided to hold off on making any deals with Qatar’s national carrier regarding shirt sponsorship, saying on its website that it wants to “present the...
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