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In puzzling move, govt makes it harder for expats to bring families to Qatar

Expats in Qatar will have to make a minimum of QR10,000 a month if they want to bring their families here, the Ministry of Interior has decided. Previously, the minimum…

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QSA: Expats comprise more than 99 percent of private sector

Non-Qataris constitute 99.7 percent of the country’s private sector workforce, data made available by the Qatar Statistics Authority shows. This is despite a 1997 Emiri decree that nationals account for 20…

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Reminder – lunar eclipse today!

Astronomers are predicting a total lunar eclipse today that will be visible in Qatar for almost an hour. The eclipse, which will be visible to all of Asia and Australia,…

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Total lunar eclipse expected to be visible in Qatar on Saturday

Astronomers are predicting a total lunar eclipse on Saturday that will be visible in Qatar for almost an hour. The eclipse, which will be visible to all of Asia and…

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National Leasing Company is Qatar’s next taxi operator

National Leasing Company is Qatar’s next taxi operator National Leasing Company (NLC) has won the bid from state-owned transport company Mowasalat to operate a fleet of street taxis in Qatar,…

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Qatar’s identity crisis, revisited

Qatar is conflicted. Qatar is unoriginal. Qatar is rich, but soulless. These are the conclusions drawn by the latest renowned journalist to touch down in Doha for a temporary time…

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Study: Qatar’s speed cameras save lives

People love to complain about them, but make no mistake – Qatar’s speed cameras have saved many lives in the past four years. That’s the finding of a new 10-year…

An outpouring of reactions over pork in Qatar!

Perhaps the most talked about news in Qatar during the last 24 hours has been that pork is now being sold in the country, albeit still under heavy restriction. We’ve curated some…

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Bored? Here’s what you should do today

There are a number of things to do in Qatar on this sunny Saturday. Here are a few of them: Doha Park ends today! The entertainment facility next to the…

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