The heartwarming story of Chef Roza
Jerry D’ Mouse is the Filipino volunteer who’s brought both smiles and food to more than 15,000 people in Qatar. Watch our latest video for more!
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Researchers: Qatar’s labor policies helping fight income inequality
Two American academics have penned a paper arguing that Qatar, through its large foreign workforce, is doing more to reduce the gap between the world’s richest and poorest citizens than almost any other country.
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Guest post: Why I choose to live a ‘three-star’ lifestyle in Qatar
Even though he could afford it, Canadian expat Glen McKay said he has opted not to drive a luxury car, book business class seats or spend his weekends at hotel brunches in Doha. Here's why.
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What single expat women should know before moving to the Gulf for work
Differences in customs like dating and dress codes, as well as career satisfaction, should be taken into account before moving to the Gulf, expat women advise.
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Survey: Gulf-wide nationalization efforts face similar stumbling blocks
Survey: Gulf-wide nationalization efforts face similar stumbling blocks Amid GCC-wide efforts to reduce a dependency on expat labor, a new poll illuminates some of the challenges facing nationalization efforts. According…
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Ramadan Diary: Confessions of a weary expat
The fourth in our Ramadan Diary series comes from Velvet Garvey, who blogs at Must Love Dust. Before Ramadan actually began, the non-Muslim Australian wrote us an enthusiastic piece about…
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Ramadan diary: Why a non-Muslim observes the fast in Qatar, three years in a row
Part two of our Ramadan Diary series comes to us from Glen McKay, a non-Muslim Canadian expat who has lived in Qatar for six years and has fasted for the last…
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Malaysian expat dies during hockey match in Qatar
Malaysian expat dies during hockey match in Qatar Doha residents expressed shock and grief on Thursday after a 41-year-old Qatar Petroleum employee collapsed and died during a Qatar Hockey League…
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Qatar’s foreign workers ‘overwhelm’ labor market
Qatar’s foreign workers ‘overwhelm’ labor market Despite Qatarization efforts, the country’s workforce remains very much dependent on expat labor, newly released Permanent Population Committee statistics show. Gulfnews reports: Foreign workers…
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