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Qatar malls reduce electricity usage as new utility prices start to bite
Omar ChatriwalaPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Several malls in Qatar are taking measures to reduce consumption of water and electricity to cope with recent hikes in utility prices, managers have...
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How safe is Qatar from an ISIS attack? Experts weigh in
Ray TohQatar skyline Following two high-profile attacks in France and Lebanon over the weekend, and threats from the alleged perpetrators that this was only “the first of the storm,” countries around...
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Strict penalties outlined in new law regulating private schools in Qatar
MoI/FacebookPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s Emir has signed into law new penalties for private schools found to be operating without the proper licenses and approvals from the state’s...
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Qatar’s Emir amends penal code to protect GCC flag, punish witchcraft
Wikimedia CommonsGCC Qatar’s Emir has approved new legislation that increases the punishment for publicly insulting the GCC flag to up to three years in prison, and raises the maximum fine to...
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Qatar official: Lax enforcement of road rules due to lack of officers
Rock Hadz/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Police officers in Qatar have been too busy directing traffic on Qatar’s increasingly congested roads to ticket rule-breaking motorists, the...
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Survey: Most Qatar clients would switch banks if online services improved
Roxanne Tamaya / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only Some 89 percent of people in Qatar would move to a different bank if it offered better online and smartphone banking options, a survey by...
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Organizers: Illusionists show in Qatar to go on, despite online furor
The Illusionists 1903/FacebookPromotional poster for Qatar show With reporting from Heba Fahmy A live magic stage show due to open in Doha tomorrow (Nov. 18) will go ahead as planned, organizers have...
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Possibility of new taxes in Qatar sparks debate
GotCredit / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar is the least likely of its regional peers to begin levying new taxes on residents and businesses, representatives from several major...
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CMC calls on Qatar’s malls to revive ‘family day’ policy
Lawrence Wang/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s only elected body has recommended that shopping centers around the country put back into place a policy that prohibits blue-collar...
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More confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar but no ’emergency epidemic’
Loren Kerns/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. At least five more cases of the H1N1 flu virus have been confirmed in students attending four different schools, kindergartens and nurseries in...
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Qatar’s Hamad airport sees record passenger growth; expansion crucial
Hamad International Airport / FlickrAerial view of HIA A record 8.4 million passengers passed through Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) this summer, a 23 percent jump from the same time last...
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Seven things to do in Qatar this weekend (Nov. 18-21)
Facebook / Wild KhaleejiMohammed Al Attar, Kuwaiti freerunner From a high-intensity parkour competition to a football match to a magic show and a traditional dhow festival, there are plenty of ways to...
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Qatar residents struggle to find turkey ahead of US Thanksgiving
Ruocaled/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. As American Thanksgiving approaches next week, Qatar residents preparing for the festivities have been scrambling to find the traditional...
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Qatar’s Emir, school children perform prayer for rain
QNAEmir prays for rain Students at several independent schools in Qatar as well as the country’s Emir woke up early this morning to perform the istisqa prayer for rain. The prayer is usually done at...
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Congestion builds on Doha’s F-Ring as motorists navigate part-closure
Jassim Abdul Aziz/TwitterF-Ring traffic Updated with Qatar Rail statement on the closure The sudden closure of a section of F-Ring Road, which is one of the key routes to Hamad International Airport,...
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Several prominent Qatar eateries shut in November for food violations
Elysia WindrumPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Several prominent eateries in Qatar have been temporarily closed by authorities this month, after authorities reported finding rotten or expired food...
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Doha (finally) gets another petrol station
Peter KovessyNew Woqod petrol station State-run Qatar Fuel (Woqod) has opened one of its largest petrol stations in the country, aimed at providing relief to motorists amid a shortage of locations at...
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Qatar’s seafaring history proudly on display at dhow fest (photos)
All photos by Chantelle D’mello Hundreds of people gathered at Katara Cultural Village yesterday to enjoy the fifth annual Dhow Festival, after the sleepy beachfront there was transformed into a slice...
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Some 600,000 people a day expected to use Doha Metro by 2021
ArcadisPhoto for illustrative purposes only. More than half a million Qatar residents are expected to use the country’s upcoming Doha Metro by 2021, according to figures released by 2022 World Cup...
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Opinion: What it feels like to leave Qatar when it’s not your choice
Omar Chatriwala/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. After calling Qatar home for nearly a decade, Nada Hashish had to suddenly leave the country with her family when her father lost his job....
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