Heba Fahmy

3 min

Life

Owners sought after escaped cheetah cub captured in Qatar

The three-month-old cub was put it in an iron cage and transferred it to wildlife authorities "to keep it in a safe place until (legal) procedures are completed," according to a statement published by the Ministry of Environment.

2 min

Business

Shura Council eases proposed licensing rules for Qatar businesses

A draft law would give businesses a quicker response to their applications, and the opportunity to appeal against petitions that were rejected.

4 min

Katara restaurants losing customers after partial shisha ban

While two eateries continue offering the service, albeit in a limited fashion, one restaurant has been told to take shisha entirely off the menu, and says sales have suffered 50 percent.

2 min

Qatar moves to standardize use of DNA evidence in court

Up until now, it was left to a judge’s discretion as to whether to admit DNA evidence, former Qatari justice minister Najeeb al-Nuaimi told Doha News. However, if passed, the law would require judges to allow DNA evidence to be presented, he said.

4 min

Culture
Life

Instructors: It should be harder to obtain Qatar driver’s licenses

Exercising caution while behind the wheel may seem like commonsensical advice, but several driving instructors said many of the students in their classes - the majority of whom are not from Qatar - simply don't understand the rules.

3 min

Life

Despite recent fires, awareness of home insurance remains low in Qatar

This weekend’s massive fire in a Dubai skyscraper has raised a discussion about the low rates of home insurance among tenants in the region, and the economically devastating consequences.

3 min

Culture
Life

Qatar asks residents to act as whistleblowers exposing corruption

In a play on the famous maxim of the three wise monkeys, who "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil," a new ad from the public prosecution's office features two men and a woman pantomiming, "I hear, I see and I speak."

4 min

Life

Qatar doctors trained to use new tech simulating psychotic episodes

Speaking to Doha News, an HMC psychiatrist said, ''This device helps the doctors understand and appreciate the agony that patients of psychosis go through and helps them understand the disease more."

2 min

Life

Qatar health initiative to launch traveling roadshow this weekend

The big Sahtak Awalan (your health first) trailer will park itself on the Corniche on Thursday and Friday, inviting residents to climb aboard and learn more about working out and eating healthy.