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Police temporarily close Karwa bus station after unattended briefcase reported

Police temporarily close Karwa bus station after unattended briefcase reported A forgotten briefcase at a bus terminal off of Grand Hamad Street disrupted travel for commuters late last night when…

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Lauded by conference-goers, COP18 buses cause consternation for many Doha residents

While convenient for most climate change participants, the 400-strong fleet of busses shuttling COP18 convention-goers around Doha are causing mounting frustration among many Qatar residents. Shuttles run regularly through 32…

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Official: No more pay-for-parking planned until Qatar’s public transportation system improves

As traffic congestion woes multiply, Qatar is seeking ways to keep an ever-increasing number of cars off the roads. But officials at the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning said…

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New blue-roofed Karwa taxis begin Doha rollout

Al Ijarah Holding has rolled out 80 new blue-roofed taxis in a soft launch over the Eid holidays, with more cars set to hit the streets “very soon,” the Peninsula…

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Al Million’s first maroon-roofed taxis hit Doha streets today

Story and photos by Ramy Khalaf Three hundred new maroon-roofed taxis are set to hit Doha roads starting today, Al Million Taxis has announced. The company, one of three that…

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Guest post: Al Million’s new maroon-roofed Karwas to hit the streets next month

More taxis are set to hit the streets of Qatar next month, Karwa’s first franchise partner Al Million Services and Contracting Company has said. Doha News contributor Ramy Khalaf interviewed Al Million…

Public transportation in Qatar: Driving people crazy

The weekend is almost upon us! Here’s the fourth in a series of spectacularly reported audio slideshows produced by freshmen journalism students at Northwestern University in Qatar. Qatar’s public transportation…

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Report: GCC pours billions into public transport; Qatar’s spending far outpaces other nations

At a staggering $41.8 billion, Qatar plans to spend more on railways in the next decade than any other Gulf country, a new Zaywa report has found. The country’s investment…

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Peninsula: Illegal taxis, not Al Million, are Karwa’s ‘real’ competition

Private, illegal taxis – and not Al Million’s new cabs – remain the true competition to Mowasalat’s green Karwas, the Peninsula has asserted. Residents have long complained that the state…

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