Heba Fahmy

2 min

News

Traffic official: It’s illegal to ‘reserve’ street parking in Qatar

In an interview with the Ministry of Interior's monthly magazine titled "The Police is With You," Lt. Colonel Mohammed Radhi Al Hajri, director of the department's Media and Traffic Awareness division, said public parking cannot be reserved "for any purpose."

2 min

Business

Inspectors fine three Qatar retailers for not following sale rules

Violations included charging customers more than the announced prices, using misleading advertising and not advertising or providing information about the merchandise in Arabic.

News

Some 461 environmental violations found in 2015, Qatar ministry says

Omar Salem Al Nuaimi, Director of the Environmental Protection Department added that several people were arrested and referred to the prosecution for hunting and selling wild rabbits and curlew birds and possessing endangered animals.

4 min

Politics

Qatar’s Emir replaces foreign minister in Cabinet shakeup

Heba Fahmy and Lesley Walker and Peter Kovessy
January 27, 2016

This is the first major cabinet reshuffle since Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani became Emir in 2013.

3 min

News

Qatar’s Sheikha Moza: Arabs who lose their language lose their identity

Youth play video games and other entertainment devices that "we have failed to locally produce or Arabize,” Sheikha Moza said.

3 min

Several prominent Qatar eateries shut in November for food violations

This week, a branch of the famous dessert shop Gelato Mondo, located on Najma street in the Al Hilal area, was shut down for 15 days for having "spoiled food," the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) said on its website.

4 min

Culture
Life

CMC calls on Qatar’s malls to revive ‘family day’ policy

During their regular meeting today, Central Municipal Council (CMC) members complained of being uncomfortable when visiting some malls in Qatar due to the growing presence of expat males there.

4 min

Life

Qatar’s Emir amends penal code to protect GCC flag, punish witchcraft

The law now also includes harsher penalties for anyone who collects donations without legal authorization, a stipulation that could affect many local volunteer organizations.