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Qatar has formally set up a new General Tax Authority, which will be responsible for drafting and implementing all tax laws in the country and making amendments wherever necessary.

Qatari top official Saoud Al Mohannadi, who is the vice president of the Asian Football Confederation, was barred from entering the UAE on the eve of the AFC Asian Cup.

The new excise tax, on unhealthy items including cigarettes, energy drinks and carbonated sodas, have kicked in, making these items much more expensive than it was before.

Members of the Qatari Coast Guard took part in a maritime exercise, called ‘Dibel 2,’ which tested their readiness to help a vessel in distress and save its passengers from death.

Keeping up with the trend of lowering fuel prices in the country, Qatar Petroleum has announced massive slashes to take petrol prices to a new two-year low.

The Mahaseel Festival, which brings local Qatari produce directly to consumers at very affordable prices, is set to feature 22 local farms, six dairies and meat farms.

The QGate sign, which is posted on both directions of the February 22 Road, piques the interest of social media enthusiasts, leading to heated discussions about it. However, no official announcements have been forthcoming about it.

Qatar has overcome heavy odds against it to become self-sufficient in food and will soon begin exporting food to other parts of the world.

The 2018 Qatar National Day will be celebrated in grand style all across the country, with the National Day Parade beginning at 2.45pm along the Doha Corniche.

The design for Lusail Stadium was revealed last night and it was worth the wait.

The 18th edition of the annual Doha Forum conference will bring together some of the world’s top leaders for two days of policy discussions, plenary sessions and seminars.

Qatar continued with its payout for Palestinian civil servants for the second month in a row, distributing around $15m of a $90m donation package. Qatar will continue to pay Palestinian government employees for four more months.

HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed today, further strengthening ties between the two nations.

Qatar’s first-ever Planetarium, a state-of-the-art facility that can seat up to 200 people, is all set to open its doors at the Katara Cultural Village on December 18, the Qatar National Day.

Qatar’s population at the end of November reached an all-time high of 2.75 million people, with the number of men and women each going up compared to October.

After several months of rising fuel costs, petrol and diesel will be costing significantly lesser in Qatar in December.

Geekdom, the biggest-of-its-kind pop culture event in the country, will feature exciting events at the Katara Cultural Centre during the Ajyal Film Festival.

HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who met in Istanbul,  have signed a number of important agreements and MoUs.

Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has bemoaned the descent of the Middle East from bad to worse due to the several issues in the past decade.

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