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‘Scream’ goes for record $120 million; did Qatar buy it?

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jS7h4emZ5w] It took 12 minutes for Edvard Munch’s The Scream to become the most expensive painting ever sold at auction. After a brief bidding war, the world’s second most…

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Expect traffic disruptions this week as military conducts training exercises around Doha

UPDATE: Tuesday, Nov. 13 The Ministry of Interior appears to be tweeting where the exercises will place today. This morning, for example, officials practiced emergency preparedness at Qatar University: Mock…

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Pioneering flying eye hospital pays its first visit to Qatar

The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital, which is housed in a DC-10 aircraft, has flown into Doha for the first time. ORBIS is a British non-profit organisation with a mission to eliminate…

Public transportation in Qatar: Driving people crazy

The weekend is almost upon us! Here’s the fourth in a series of spectacularly reported audio slideshows produced by freshmen journalism students at Northwestern University in Qatar. Qatar’s public transportation…

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Anger rises as floral tributes at Villagio removed by security staff

Since the reopening of Villagio two days ago, many Doha residents who have visited the mall have tried to remember the 19 people who were killed in the fire there. Many…

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Beat the Doha heat: Seven tips to survive the sweltering sun

It’s that time of the year when Hamad Hospital starts seeing an uptick of heat-related illnesses, including sunburn, heat stroke and dehydration. To avoid ending up in the ER this summer,…

Qatar to spend an extra $2bn on New Doha International Airport

Qatar to spend an extra $2bn on New Doha International Airport Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker says the “ultimate phase” of Doha’s new airport will cost “another $2 billion over…

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Qatar secures new anti-Assad Syrian leadership

Syrian opposition groups agreed last night in Doha to move forward against the government of President Bashar Al-Assad under a new leader. The groups elected Ahmed Muaz al-Khatib, the former imam of…

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Aramex closes Landmark branch, shifts Qatar Foundation office

Following the confusing July move of its main offices in Qatar, Aramex continues to shake things up by closing its Landmark location and relocating its office in Qatar Foundation. The…

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