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Qatar postal services increases prices for first time in eight years
Paperema/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. It has now become more expensive to mail letters and packages in Qatar, after the country’s state-run postal service raised its service prices for...
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“Financially, it’s almost always stupid to leave, but there is a powerful...
Dane Wisher, an American educator who lived in Doha for three years, in a goodbye piece focused on drinking in Qatar for the Morning News. (The post “Financially, it’s almost always stupid to leave,...
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Qatar charities struggle to aid starving Syrian children
UNHCR/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. As the humanitarian situation in Syria deteriorates, several charities in Qatar have been stepping up aid efforts to help those inside the war-torn...
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Cinemas stop showing ‘The Danish Girl’ after ban in Qatar
The Danish Girl/FacebookThe Danish Girl With reporting from Riham Sheble Following an online uproar, authorities in Qatar have blocked local theaters from showing a British film about a transgendered...
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New ‘Made in Qatar’ concept car to debut at this month’s motor show
Elibriea.comQatari sports car Elibriea The first sports car to be designed in Qatar will officially be unveiled at this year’s Motor Show, which opens to the public on Jan. 28. During a press...
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Boy who ran 100 miles in 100 days donates toys to Qatar kids with cancer
HMCFinn and family After finishing up a charity drive that had him running 100 miles in 100 days last fall, 9-year-old Finn Froud has gifted 21 children in Hamad Hospital with boxes of toys and...
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Government orders Qatar fuel stations to stop invoice fraud
MECMEC penalizes gas stations With reporting from Heba Fahmy More than half a dozen petrol stations in Qatar have been penalized for issuing fraudulent invoices to customers, the Ministry of Economy...
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Ashghal to identify and improve Qatar’s most dangerous roads
Sebastian Wilke/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s public works authority has reportedly begun to identify the most collision-prone areas in the country, with an eye on fixing road...
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Qatar MET forecasts lower temps, scattered rain over next two days
Satheesh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. A few brief showers and colder weather are in the cards for Qatar over the next 48 hours, local forecasters have said. Today and tomorrow,...
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Doha Bus adds new Education City, QNCC routes
Gazanfarulla KhanDoha Bus Qatar’s colorful double-decker tourist bus company has introduced a new route running between City Center Mall and Education City, via the Abdul Wahhab (State) Mosque and the...
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Qatar court sentences man to death for mosque murder
Shabina S. KhatriLower criminal court in Doha A Qatar court has sentenced a Saudi man in absentia to death for gunning down another man in the bathroom of a Doha mosque in 2014. The verdict was issued...
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Qatar beats China 3-1 at AFC under-23 opener, faces Iran next (photos)
All photos courtesy of the Qatar Football Association on Facebook Qatar’s national youth football team secured a solid win against China last night at the opening of the AFC Under-23 Championship at...
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Qatar condemns deadly bombing in Istanbul
Peter KovessyTuesday’s bombing occurred near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Photo for illustrative purposes only. Qatar’s government has expressed its condolences to the victims of Tuesday’s suicide...
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Qatar’s MOI to offer services on Saturdays in some centers
Some of the Ministry of Interior’s (MOI) service centers will be open to the public on Saturdays in Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Mesaimeer and Umm Salal, MOI said in a statement on its website today. The...
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Filipina expat: Being jailed with baby in Qatar ‘blessing in disguise’
Tommaso / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Shortly after Christmas three years ago, Filipina expat Mary (not her real name) was taken to jail by Qatar police after having a baby out of...
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Rainbow smiles over central Doha
Katie CourtmanRainbow over central Doha Motorists stuck in the morning rush today had a welcome treat, as sunshine and showers combined to create this rainbow over central Doha. It has been sprinkling...
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Canada credits Qatar for helping to free hostage held by Taliban
vtgard/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Canada’s prime minister has personally thanked Qatar’s Emir for the country’s assistance in negotiating the release of a Toronto man kidnapped in...
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Report: Prominent Qatari, art dealer in dispute over Picasso bust
WikiartPablo Picasso sculpture Bust of Woman, 1931 A firm representing members of Qatar’s ruling family has become locked in a legal battle with a renowned art dealer over the ownership of a...
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Five things to do in Qatar this weekend (Jan. 13-16)
Chantelle D'melloPhoto for illustrative purposes only. From a chance to watch free films under the stars to indulging in some Shakespeare to cheering on the national youth football team to gawking at...
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Qatar-funded Al Jazeera America is shutting down
FacebookAl Jazeera America newsroom Hundreds of journalists in the US are expected to be laid off by Al Jazeera in the coming months following an announcement to terminate its flailing American...
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