Qatar to crackdown on diesel smugglers
The government yesterday ordered the setting up of a committee to fight the smuggling of diesel out of the country.
Qatar Charity's relief convoy goes to Africa
Qatar Charity (QC) has sent a relief convoy for 5,000 new refugees from Central Africa on the border with Chad.
IWED 2014 - A Huge Success!
The 7th International Wedding Exhibition and Fashion Show Doha 2014 (IWed 2014) had a successful grand opening on June 18th, 2014 at Qatar National
Ramadan Offer: Safari to sell 500 items at cost price
As part of its Ramadan offer, the Safari Group will offer 500 consumer products at cost price and below cost at all its outlets from June 20.
Inspectors raid restaurants in City Center Mall
Members of a joint inspection team from two key ministries were shocked to discover during a raid that several eating outlets at City Center didn’t
Interpol denies call for probe into Qatar’s 2022 bid
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has dismissed as baseless allegations by the Sunday Times newspaper that it had called for in
Survey: Qatari family earns QR72,700 a month
The average monthly income of a Qatari family is a whopping QR72,700 ($19,964), which is nearly three times the earnings of an expatriate household
Qatar to put in place a liberal job market
Qatar yesterday reiterated its pledge to put in place a liberal job market and said rules were being changed whereby expatriates would be able to c
Complex in Qatar busted for meat fraud
Municipal inspectors have booked a commercial complex in Mamoura for selling subsidised Australian meat at prohibitive prices, branding it as Jorda
Ministry warns against SMS and email scams
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) yesterday issued an advisory cautioning people against responding to emails and text messages from unknown sources.
Mixed reactions from citizens for ban on overtaking
A recent decision of the Traffic Department to strictly implement the provision of the law which bans overtaking from right side has evoked mixed r
Expect an 'Anonymous' cyber attack on Qatar
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has issued a notice that warns public against a possible cyber attack on June 20 to be launched by the hacker group
Qatar needs more car wash facilities
A number of citizens and residents have urged the authorities concerned to grant fresh licences to establishment
Qatar donates $10 million to UNESCO
Qatar will donate $10m to World Heritage fund, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani announc
Gulf nations back Qatar 2022
Gulf states rallied behind Qatar following allegations published by Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper that a senior Qatari soccer official made paym
Qatar wants price unification of consumer goods in GCC
Qatar has suggested that the prices of several consumer items of daily use be made uniform across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
Muslims under attack in Sri Lanka
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Qatar Rail achieves 6mn man hours without injuries
Qatar Rail has achieved an "unprecedented" 6mn work hours without a lost time injury (LTI) at the Doha Metro Green Line Project site.
Qatar says "sweeping reforms" on the way
Qatar told a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva yesterday that it is going ahead with preparations to introduce “sweeping ref
Qatar crackdown on drug abusers and traders
The Doha Criminal Court has sentenced a young man to three years in jail and imposed a fine of QR200,000 for drug abuse and trade, local daily Al S
Security agent honoured for recovering $82,500 at DIA
A Filipino expatriate working with Qatar Airways, who helped a passenger recover as much as $82,500 in cash from a group of seven men at Doha Inter
Expat jailed for stabbing colleague
A criminal court has sentenced an Asian worker to a month in jail and fined him QR5,000 for stabbing a colleague in rage over his failure to prepar
Motorists concerned over lack of gas stations
For a motorist in Qatar, filling up his car at a petrol station is becoming as nightmarish as having to wade through chaotic and congested city roa
Inflation up more than 3 percent last month
Costlier diesel, soaring house rents and increasing cost of home furnishings, appliances and textiles pushed the rate of inflation up to 3.4 percen
Temperatures will hit record highs today
A heat wave was expected to hit the country since last night that could probably take the temperature to one of the highest levels recorded in June