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EXCLUSIVE: CCTV footage shows moment abandoned baby discovered at airport

Doha News has obtained exclusive footage that shows the moments immediately after a newborn baby girl was found at Qatar’s main airport. Want more from Doha News? Website: dohanews.co Facebook:…

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Vodafone and Ooredoo confirm Doha News is blocked in Qatar

The heads of Qatar’s two telecom companies have confirmed that dohanews.co has been blocked inside the country. In a statement to Doha News on Sunday, Ooredoo CEO Waleed Al-Sayed said:…

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Politics

Doha News statement on the blocking of its website in Qatar

by Doha News Team Doha News Publisher Omar Chatriwala. Credit: Lance Cenar As many are aware, Doha News became inaccessible to most online users in Qatar as of yesterday, Nov. 30.…

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Politics

What you need to know about Qatar’s new sponsorship law

by Lesley Walker Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Navin Sam/Doha News In less than two weeks, a new law in Qatar governing expats will come into effect. The legislation will…

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Life
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PHOTO: Admiring Al Khor

Photographed by Ameer Abdul Razak -- lovely and melancholic.

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Culture

QMA installs five-meter Zidane ‘head-butt’ statue on Corniche

The controversial sculpture - created by Algerian artist Adel Abdessemed - captures the moment when French football player Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup.

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Business

Q-Post: Mail and packages will soon be delivered to homes in Qatar

Several Doha-based courier and delivery companies have been invited to apply to run the service, Q-Post Marketing Officer Mohammad Ansari told Doha News.

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PHOTOS: New homegrown luxury brand Qela launches in Qatar

Qatar Luxury Group’s (QLG) new line made its debut last week with the opening of a boutique store at the Pearl.

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Culture

Updated: National dress now allowed at Russell Peters show after boycott threat

Event’s organizers have retracted earlier remarks about those in national attire being banned from comedy show, calling the prohibition a “misprint.”

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