Mall’s family-only policy: ‘discriminatory’ or ‘safe’?
Videos of crowds in several areas around the country during Eid have circulated on social media. They were perceived with two different views. After a month of fasting and connecting…
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UPDATE: Visa-on-arrival hotel booking option removed from Discover Qatar’s website
Labelled as “unfair” and “racist”, the new changes introduced to the ‘Visa on Arrival’ requirements for three nationalities has fuelled anger in many. Discover Qatar has removed the mandatory hotel…
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New free app helps residents learn to speak Arabic like a Qatari
The Qatari Phrasebook aims to teach non-Arabic speakers more than 1,500 common Arabic words and phrases, all in the Qatari dialect.
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10 things you’ll miss about Qatar (if you’re a pampered expat)
From boozy brunches to generous per diems to ambitious infrastructure projects, former Doha resident Mikolai Napieralski shares what he and other expats miss about living in Qatar.
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Depressed in Qatar? Former resident launches online therapy service
The service was recently launched by a former Qatar expat who believes people should have a chance to talk out their problems, instead of just being prescribed medication.
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Report: Qatar is the second happiest country in the Middle East
Qatar ranked 35th overall out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017, one place higher than last year.
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Qatar residents should carry ID cards ‘at all times’
In the past, officials have clarified that residents don’t necessarily have to present an ID card on the spot if a law enforcement official demands it. But refusal to present ID can result in a fine of QR10,000.
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Qatar slips in expat quality of life rankings again
The nation is now 29th out of 45 countries in HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey 2016, down from 22nd out of 39 last year.
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Why expats must speak up about human rights in Qatar
After working as a lawyer in Qatar since 2013, entrepreneur Kristen Jarvis Johnson left the country earlier this year. Here, she admits regretting staying silent about rights violations while in the country, and urges other expats to do more to challenge the status quo.
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