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Shisha: A sweet taboo for women, or accepted practice?

UAE-based newspaper The National is carrying a report about the increased restrictions being placed on smoking shisha in public there. First it was banned at “family areas” like beaches and parks,…

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Creative Commons Qatar meet-up today

Creative Commons Qatar meet-up today Looking to creatively collaborate with others in Qatar? Today’s Creative Commons meet-up is probably the place to be! The networking event is on this eve,…

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KSA prince eyes Doha as HQ for new international news channel

Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has announced plans to launch a new 24-hour Arabic language international news channel next year called Alarab. The channel’s headquarters has…

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Confirmed: Mobile phone market Souq Najada will close by April 1

Souq Najada, the shopping plaza opposite Souq Waqif and oft referred to as the “mobile phone souq” will be closing in the coming weeks, local media reports. Speculation has been…

Qtel field teams have laid out over 1,200 kilometres of fiber optic cable throughout Doha, which would allow the fastest-ever Internet & HDTV

Qtel field teams have laid out over 1,200 kilometres of fiber optic cable throughout Doha, which would allow the fastest-ever Internet & HDTV Reportedly, some 2,000 Qtel customers already have…

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Ramadan screening: DFI showing HBO documentary ‘Koran by Heart’

The Doha Film Institute is screening the HBO documentary “Koran by Heart” at Katara this Wednesday as a special Ramadan film. “A coming of age story about Muslim kids in…

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Recruitment experts: Maid ban could also affect skilled Filipino labor force

Recruitment experts: Maid ban could also affect skilled Filipino labor force The National reports: Skilled and professional Filipinos could suffer a knock-on effect if the country bans its citizens from…

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“There is no freedom of expression in Qatar and yet there is so much to be disclosed about its problems and injustices”

An anonymous Bahraini contemporary artist, as quoted by The New York Times in the article “Qatar’s Royal Patronage of the Arts: Glittering but Empty.” Agree, disagree? Link submitted by Owen Watson…

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Reach Out To Asia launches next leg of its Adult English Literacy Programme, aimed at teaching basic English to low-skilled workers in Qatar

Reach Out To Asia launches next leg of its Adult English Literacy Programme, aimed at teaching basic English to low-skilled workers in Qatar ROTA is still accepting applications from students interested…

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