The government is planning a law to criminalise the sale on the black market of subsidised food items meant for Qataris.

Shisha smoking is a common pastime here in Qatar because it is socially accepted and encouraged.

A minor scuffle broke out between a group of workers and security guards at the Sheraton Hotel renovation site yesterday in which at least on

Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has unveiled a unique selection of food and beverage outlets to please the palates of every passenger travelling through Hama

Qatar's GDP is projected to hit 7.8 percent in 2015, the fastest rate since 2011, on gathering expansion of the non-hydrocarbon economy.

Local petroleum products distributor, Woqod, yesterday washed its hands of the recent decision to hike diesel prices and put the blame for the incr

Authorities have shut down all retail outlets and warehouse of a famous company selling herbal products for a month for tampering with expiry dates

Qatar has said a 50% increase in retail diesel prices, effected in May this year, will have no major impact on the consumer price inflation and war

Some 300,000 transparent (Shafaf) cooking gas cylinders are being imported to help ease their shortage ahead of Ramadan.

Qatar is looking to re-cycle and re-use the huge collection of construction waste stored at various parts of the country. 

Qatar Charity‘s (QC) Ramadan 2014 campaign ‘Noor ul Ataa’ is set to benefit 1.75mn people inside and outside Qatar at a total cost of QR43.6mn, rep

Plans are afoot to build some 150 petrol stations across the country over the next eight years in preparation for the 2022 FIFA event.

Taking a serious view of the worsening chaos on Doha roads, the Advisory Council yesterday asked the government to urgently address the issue of tr

Two Al Jazeera English journalists have been sentenced to seven years in jail and one to 10 years by an Egyptian court on charges including a

Inspectors from Doha Municipality have singled out for legal action at least 66 illegally partitioned villas within city limits in the last month.<

There has been an increase in the quantity of drugs seized by the Customs this year as compared to the previous year, a sen

Fish prices have peaked at record highs in the local market with suppliers blaming the hot and humid weather for the shortages. 

Passengers and visitors at Hamad International Airport (HIA) can use smart solutions such as ‘Pay-on-Foot’ automatic parking fee payment system and

With the holy month of Ramadan expected to start next week, schools in Qatar prepare to have shortened working hours.

Despite the recent public outcry in Qatar against a reported plan to ban smoking inside cars, the authorities are going ahead with preparations to

The Meteorology Department has forecast another wave of dust winds to hit the country from tomorrow and continue until the end of this week. 

The unveiling of the stadium design came in an event attended by representatives of the local community to discuss the future vision of the Al Khor

After nine year of the publication of Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) defamatory cartoons, Denmark has opened the first mosque with a minare

Several people have reacted negatively on Twitter to Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al Thani's

Hamad International Airport (HIA) yesterday announced changes to its short- and long-term car parking fees.