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Qatar sees monthly rise in value of real estate sold

Qatar’s housing market appears to be recovering with December seeing an increase in the amount of money spent on properties. The Planning and Statistics authority released its 95th issue of…

4 min

The View Hospital: Elegancia Healthcare Ali Bin Ali Medical partner up for new hospital in Legtaifiya

The View Hospital set to use state-of-the-art radiology equipment Elegancia Healthcare, operator of The View Hospital, has hosted a signing ceremony at its headquarters in Lusail to commemorate its new…

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The Perfume Museum By Reem Abu Issa – the first in the region

Some of the collections at The Perfume Museum include 1960 Rolex and 1926 Rolls Royce-inspired perfume bottles. The Perfume Museum By Reem Abu Issa – the first of its kind within the region – was opened…

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Scoot over! Karwa introduces a new way to get around The Pearl

The new transport initiative offers people at The Pearl the opportunity to travel within the man-made island using electric scooters. You can now ditch your cars and drive e-scooters around…

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Qatar Rail announces 300 air-conditioned bus shelters, metrolink to The Pearl

As summer comes to an end, Qatar Rail has announced it’s setting up 300 air-conditioned bus stops around Doha, plus a new metrolink service. Although the hottest months are on…

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New Kempinski to open Dec. 1, restarting alcohol sales on Pearl-Qatar

Guests will be able to stay at the hotel following next month's soft launch, but only three of the hotel's restaurants, cafes and bars will be open, with the rest set to launch early next year.

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Business

Luxury towers in Qatar suffer quality issues due to cost-cutting, deadlines

Complaints about some of Doha’s most exclusive developments, including the Pearl-Qatar and Lagoona Plaza, appear to be common.

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Business

Kempinksi and Four Seasons choose different paths on the Pearl

Two leading hotel groups have expressed differing opinions about the future of the hospitality business on the Pearl-Qatar. While the Kempinski hotel group has confirmed that it’s all systems go…

News

Alcohol on the Pearl-Qatar proves as polarizing as pork

Qatar Distribution Company (QDC) is due to open its second liquor store in the country today, and everyone has an opinion about it.

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