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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.
More than a dozen men wait to use the ATMs at City Center Mall.
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Report: 1.5mn Qatar residents now covered by Wage Protection System

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 22, 2016
However, that means that some 200,000 residents of 1.7 million eligible individuals are still not covered by the WPS, more than seven months after the law made it mandatory for employers to use to program.
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What does the dust bring? Qatar ecologist aims to finds out

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 21, 2016
A team of scientists in Qatar has spent the day taking swabs from buses, buildings and sand dunes, participating in Global Sampling Day for the first time to better understand the microbes that blow in from the region and how they affect our health.
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Qatar court upholds human trafficking conviction after woman dies

  • Peter Kovessy and Riham Sheble
  • June 21, 2016
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal upheld an eight-year prison sentence for Adnan Mustafa Eid Muhammad. He stands accused of dumping the body of an Indonesian domestic worker outside Hamad General Hospital in 2014.
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Ashghal announces Al Wakrah Road closure south of Doha

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 20, 2016
The Najma Extension is a 2.4km roadway that starts at the old foot of Najma St. at F-Ring Road, and hooks east to meet Al Wakrah Road.
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Indian embassy in Qatar moving to West Bay area this week

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 20, 2016
Many Indian expats had complained about overcrowding at the old embassy. However, the new location has been criticized by some for not having any dedicated parking and for being located in an already high-trafficked area.
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Khalid Al Attiyah, Qatar's Minister of State for Defense, visits the Qatari Armed Forces' detachment stationed in the Saudi city of Najran, near the Yemen border.
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Defense minister visits Qatar troops near Yemen border

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 19, 2016
Khalid Al Attiyah's visit follows several days of confusion about the future role of UAE troops in Yemen.
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Higher utility bills, new ‘sin’ taxes may be on the horizon for Qatar

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 19, 2016
In its semi-annual economic update yesterday, the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) confirmed publicly for the first time that Qatar will introduce a 5 percent value-added tax in 2018 as part of a GCC-wide agreement.
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Construction on new Qatar warships to begin in 2018

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 17, 2016
Italy’s Defense Ministry said the total value of the deal, which also includes weapons systems, is €5 billion (QR20.4 billion).
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Millionaires in Qatar increasing at highest rate in the region

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 18, 2016
The report by New World Wealth found that the number of wealthy people – which it terms “high net worth individuals,” or those with more than US$1 million (QR3.64 million) in net assets – in Qatar has increased by 80 percent since 2007.
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