Pearl-Qatar kicks off month-long festival today
Pearl-Qatar kicks off month-long festival today Musical acts, magicians, performers and street art are among the features of a new carnival at the Pearl-Qatar, which kicks off tonight at 6pm.…
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New law promises to protect elderly from abuse
The Supreme Council of Ministers is working on a new law which will protect the rights of Qatar’s elderly, says the Gulf Times. The paper quotes Dr Wafaa al-Yazeedi, member of the Gulf…
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Qatar PM makes Time’s 2012 most influential list (Emir does not)
Though Qatar’s Emir got almost as many votes as US President Barack Obama in the readers’ choice poll, it was the country’s prime minister who made Time’s shortlist for the…
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Qatar’s personal treasures go on show at QMA’s Mal Lawal exhibition
The Qatar Museums Authority is inviting you to take a trip back in time. ‘Mal Lawal’ – meaning ‘from the old days’ in Qatari dialect – is the name the…
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Al Jazeera’s 8th Documentary Film Festival kicks off Thursday
Preparations are almost complete at the Sheraton Hotel for the eigth edition of the Al Jazeera Documentary Film Festival. Starting tomorrow morning, the festival is open to the public and…
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Tired of wasta’s influence, Qataris call for greater transparency in land distribution
Qatar should institute a master plan to distribute land more fairly to its people, say nationals who assert that favoritism and wasta play too much of a role in the…
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UDC, developer of the Pearl-Qatar, names new Qatari CEO
United Development Company, the master developer of the Pearl-Qatar, has named a chief executive officer as part of a restructuring, which would answer to the newly-created executive committee. Ebrahim Mubarak Al-Sulaiti,…
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Qtel: Superfast 4G mobile internet to reach Qatar by year-end or early 2013
Qatar residents are one step closer to obtaining superfast 4G mobile internet as Qtel rolls out a trial of its network in select areas around Doha. The service, which is…
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Updated: Kanye West spotted filming in Doha!
American rappers and songwriters Kanye West and Kid Cudi shot a music video in Qatar last night, witnesses, including a student who was an extra in the production, are saying.…
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