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American soldiers released by Iran now in Qatar
Ten American sailors released by Iran this week have arrived in Qatar, the Associated Press reports. The nine men and one woman had been taken into custody after apparently entering Iran’s waters by...
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Incensed by ‘bullying,’ Qatar Airways considers leaving oneworld
Qatar Airways/FlickrQatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker Qatar’s national carrier would consider breaking away from the oneworld alliance if fellow member American Airlines continues to “bully” Gulf...
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Qatar consumers benefiting from high US dollar, but rents keep climbing
Lesley WalkerFor illustrative purposes only Consumers in Qatar got a break on their grocery bills last month, but continued to shell out more on residential rent, according to newly released...
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Qatar University to launch widescale survey on worker welfare
Penny Yi Wang / FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Blue-collar expats in Qatar will be soon be quizzed in detail about their living and working conditions as part of a new survey set to start...
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Report: Full foreign ownership to be allowed in Qatar’s new economic zones
Legislation is in the works to allow businesses that set up shop in Manateq’s new special economic zones to be 100 percent foreign owned, The Peninsula has reported. Entrepreneurs and foreign firms...
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Pearl-Qatar to tackle reckless driving with new police station
Ameer Abdul RazakPhoto for illustrative purposes only. In response to long-standing complaints about racing cars and motorbikes at the Pearl-Qatar, the island’s master developer has installed a police...
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Qatar to raise petrol prices at midnight tonight
Boegh/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. With reporting by Riham Sheble The price of petrol in Qatar is set to increase by more than 30 percent in a surprise hike that starts at midnight...
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Ministry: 161 Doha eateries shut in 2015 for food safety violations
MMUPGad’s An average of roughly one out of every 20 inspections of food establishments in Qatar’s capital last year turned up a breach of health and hygiene laws, government officials say. The...
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“(HBJ) had never been to the Foreign Office, never gone to the London embassy...
British lawyer Thomas de la Mare, arguing that Qatar’s former prime minister – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani – should be stripped of his diplomatic immunity in the UK, as reported by The Guardian....
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Qatar construction firms convicted of manslaughter, negligence in deaths
Chantelle D'melloPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Doha’s criminal court has ordered fines and compensation payments totalling more than QR1 million in recent weeks following at least five...
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Qatar University experts research new uses for palm tree waste
Qatar UniversityDate palm research at QU\’s Center for Advanced Materials Scientists at Qatar University (QU) are experimenting with new uses for the “millions” of kilograms of date palm tree leaves...
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Fire forces evacuation of Qatar’s Retaj Al Rayyan Hotel
Retaj Al Rayyan fire. Civil Defence has said its firefighters quickly brought a blaze at a hotel in West Bay under control this afternoon. Residents reported seeing smoke billowing from the top of the...
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Doha-based teens spend holiday volunteering at Nepal school
SuppliedSirius Ganesh in Nepal For many young people in Qatar and around the world, school breaks are a chance to spend time away from the classroom and have fun with family and friends. But two...
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PHOTOS: Overnight fog blankets Qatar
Visibility is starting to improve across the country this morning as the thick fog that rolled in last night starts to lift. Several readers shared photos, saying visibility was reduced to 10m in...
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British expat in Qatar honored with Queen’s medal
Oasis Cars CEO Tony Porter was recently awarded a British Empire Medal for his service to the British community in Qatar alongside 71 other individuals recognized for their work around the world....
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Amid political tensions, Qatar and Iran work to strengthen cultural ties
Blondinrikard Fröberg/FlickrPhoto for illustrative purposes only. Despite deteriorating diplomatic relations between Iran and Qatar, scholars from the two countries are working to strengthen cultural...
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PHOTOS: Bike and Classic Car show in Qatar revs up at Katara
All photos by Chantelle D’mello A vacant parking lot outside Katara was turned into a sea of chrome this weekend as exhaust fumes and loud rock ‘n roll music wafted through the air. Thousands of...
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Qatar’s Emir to meet Putin on Jan. 18 in first official Russia visit
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will make his first official visit to Moscow tomorrow (Jan. 17) where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin announced. During the...
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For Qatar cricket enthusiasts, all the world’s a pitch
All photos by Baba Tamim When 43-year-old Indian expat Farooq gets homesick in Qatar, he heads to the beach with his family – not to swim, but to play cricket. Speaking to Doha News over the weekend...
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Two films funded by Doha Film Institute up for Oscars
Two movies that were produced and funded by the Doha Film Institute have been nominated for Oscar awards. Jordanian film Theeb and French film Mustang are up for Best Foreign Language Film, along with...
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