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Peter Kovessy

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Peter Kovessy is a reporter with Doha News. Prior to moving to Qatar in 2013, he was the editor of the Ottawa Business Journal in Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University.
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Muhammad Ali exhibition to go up at MIA for Eid

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 30, 2016
The collection of artefacts arranged in MIA’s fourth floor eastern gallery include photography from Ali’s outdoor exhibition bout at the Doha Stadium in 1971, as well as memorabilia from various points in his career.
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Italian airline to cut jobs in return for Qatar Airways investment

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 29, 2016
The deal is expected to lead to a new Doha-Milan-Chicago route and make it easier for Doha travelers to reach other Italian cities such as Meridiana's hub in Sardinia.
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IKEA Qatar recalls children’s staircase safety gates

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 29, 2016
IKEA said tests have shown the locking devices to be unreliable. No receipt or proof of purchase is needed for customers to obtain a full refund, the retailer added.
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Istanbul attack ‘against all human values,’ Qatar foreign minister says

  • Lesley Walker and Peter Kovessy
  • June 29, 2016
Gunmen yesterday opened fire near an entry point to a passenger terminal and detonated explosives after police returned fire, the BBC reported.
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Qatar petrol prices to go up in July

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 28, 2016
Once the new prices take effect, motorists will be paying between 40 and 52 percent more to fill up than at the start of the year.
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Maersk loses Qatar oil field rights, but says no layoffs expected

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 28, 2016
Al Shaheen is located about 80km off of Qatar’s northeast coast and accounts for approximately 40 percent of the Gulf country’s daily oil output, or roughly 300,000 barrels per day.
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Reports: US to meet Qatar, UAE over airline subsidy row

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 28, 2016
According to Politico, the US government is not likely to impose restrictions on Gulf carriers that operate there.
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Researchers: Light pollution in Qatar is the third-worst in the world

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 27, 2016
Some 97 percent of Qatar's residents live under light-polluted skies, according an article published earlier this month in the journal Science Advances.
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Qatar expats race to cash in on Brexit currency swings

  • Neha Rashid and Peter Kovessy
  • June 27, 2016
"It's better money because I'm getting more of it now,” Jaffer, an Indian limousine driver, told Doha News. “I can also send more money back home now because of the rate.”
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