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Travel
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Number of visitors to Qatar almost doubles since last year

Compared to July 2022, the number of visitors has increased by 91.4 percent. Qatar drew in 287,963 visitors during the month of July, according to official figures, despite scorching temperatures…

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Culture
News

Qatar tops the charts for world’s ‘shortest sleepers’

Some speculate that it’s the influence of cultural practices; others think it’s all about the bustling life of the country at night. In the global race to catch some sleep,…

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Health & Wellbeing

Viral Ronaldo video sparks global conversation on soft drinks

A recent video of famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo removing Coke bottles from a press conference has gone viral. A video of Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo removing Coca Cola bottles from…

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News

Final phase of Qatar Census to kicks off

The census will resume online starting from 1 December 2020 after being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. After a long suspension due to COVID-19, the Planning and Statistics Authority…

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Ministry: Qatar’s population increased by 40 percent since 2010

The 40 percent growth equates to an average annual growth rate of 7.2 percent, officials from the Ministry of Development, Planning and Statistics said as they shared the figures to mark World Statistics Day.

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Life

Summer’s end prompts population spike in Qatar

Some 157,000 more people were in the country at the end of August than in July, signaling the return of many residents ahead of the start of the school year.

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Life

More than 90,000 Qatar motorists caught breaking road rules in March

The figures suggest that traffic violations for this year are on par to tally with statistics for 2012, when there were nearly 1.2 million citations – an average of 100,000 a month.

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Culture
Life

Report: Qatar ramped up culture spending to $1.3bn in 2012

Spending on imports of cultural items has risen three-fold since 2009, with QR2 billion spent on jewelry, the Ministry of Development and Urban Planning's Cultural Statistics report for 2014 shows.

Life
News

Fun fact: Qatar has 33 citizens who are 100 years old and up

Fun fact: Qatar has 33 citizens who are 100 years old and up That’s according to the latest figures from the Qatar Statistics Authority. Another random tidbit: The number of…

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