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Report: Private clinics in Qatar are overprescribing antibiotics (and it’s dangerous)

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Lamentables/Flickr Nearly half of all antibiotic prescriptions in Qatar’s private clinics are for illnesses that cannot be cured with such drugs, a new report…

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Report: Qatar’s population is in really bad shape

Ministry of Public Health advertisement A new report analyzing the health data of some 5,000 Qataris and longterm residents has painted a grim picture of the nation’s population as overweight,…

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Report: Qatar residents spend 109 hours a year in traffic

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Chantelle D’mello/Doha News Commuters in Qatar spent an average of 4.5 days on the roads last year, thanks to traffic congestion. Up seven hours…

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Report: Qatar led the region in building tall towers last year

Abraj Quartier Commercial Towers. Credit: UDC Four of the nine tallest buildings constructed in the Middle East last year were made in Qatar, according to a new international review. That means…

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Report: Car usage in Qatar growing at the fastest pace in the Gulf

By Victoria Scott Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Raja Raman/Flickr If you think Qatar’s traffic is bad now, just wait until 2020. A new report is predicting that an…

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Qatar prepares to welcome its first mega cruise ship

The MSC Fantasia. Credit: QTA Note: This article has been corrected to reflect the Fantasia will dock at Doha Port, not Hamad Port. Qatar will welcome its first mega cruise ship…

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Qatar’s Corniche to be closed for two hours during Saudi king’s visit

Qatar prepares to welcome Saudi King. The Corniche will be closed from noon to 2pm tomorrow (Monday), Dec. 5 to mark an official visit from King Salman of Saudi Arabia. According…

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