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How this Palestinian businessman in Qatar helps farmers under Israeli occupation

Israel heavily restricts trade in Palestine, depriving farmers from accessing their own lands or selling their homegrown goods. Gifts from Nablus, Gaza, Hebron, Jenin and various other Palestinian cities are…

1 min

Nearly 400,000 plants planted as part of Qatar’s ‘green initiative’

The initiative aims to plant 1 million trees in different districts around the country. The number of trees planted by Qatar’s community has reached 367,386, the Public Works Authority [Ashghal]…

2 min

News

The region’s largest manmade forest is coming up in Qatar’s desert

The wood, which will cover an area of 8.3 square km, will feature 95,000 trees with 28 different species, all of which have been chosen to withstand the local climate.

4 min

Life
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PHOTOS: Qatar flower facility Roza Hassad holds open days for public

The complex, which is located some 30km out of the city, was billed as the “first of its kind in the Middle East” flower facility when it opened in 2012. It is open to the public from 10am to 2pm today (Saturday).