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Damac launches Business Square Gulf Times - Doha,QatarBy Arvind Nair DAMAC Properties has announced a discount on Business Square, an urban project spanning 39000sq m, it is developing in Lusail's Marina ... DAMAC to build first commercial tower in Doha Peninsula On-line - QatarDOHA • Dubai-based DAMAC Properties, a part of DAMAC Holdings, has announced the launch of its first commercial

Billiards buddies, pool players, and fans, here is a very good read on Dennis Orcullo’s championship at the 2008 Qatar International 9-Ball Open billiards competition! It’s another great read from the Gulf Times! And I kid you not! Philippines’ world No.1 Dennis Orcullo lived up to his top billing to clinch the 2008 Qatar International 9-ball Open Championship title with a comfortable 13-5

A new statistics website has been launched for Qatar at - which is great, because as things are changing so fast many of the statistics quoted not just on websites but on major and respected news and facts sources are now out of date.The new website, for example, gives the current population of website as 1,448,446. This contrasts to the 928,635 given by the CIA world factbook, which it says is a

Congratulations to Filipino pool player Dennis Orcullo, aka The Robocop, for winning the 2008 Qatar International 9-Ball Open billiards competition! Dennis Orcullo, who plays under Bugsy Promotions, owned and managed by Perry and Verna Mariano, won the 2008 Qatar International 9-Ball Open championship and the $40,000 top prize in stunning fashion – with a 13-5 score over Niels Feijen, aka The

Billiards friends, pool players, and fans, here is another update on the ongoing 2008 Qatar International 9-Ball Open billiards competition! It's Gulf Times once again! And I kid you not! Two-time world champion Ralf Souquet, aka The Kaiser, entered the semi-finals of the 2008 Qatar International Open 9-ball Pool Championship after an 11-9 win over Filipino pool player Alex Pagulayan of Puyat Spo

Billiards friends, pool players, and fans, here is an update on the ongoing 2008 Qatar International 9-Ball Open billiards competition! It is a direct update from the Gulf Times! And I kid you not!Germany's Ralf Souquet ended Filipino pool player Efren Bata Reyes' run with an 11-7 win yesterday to enter the last 16 of the Qatar International Open 9-ball Pool Championship! In front of full-house a

QATAR AIRWAYS Company Description Deliver Excellence with One of the World’s Fastest Growing Airlines! As the Middle East’s only 5-star airline and one of the world’s fastest growing carriers, Qatar Airways is dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement. We apply this same philosophy to our people, providing diverse career focus, continual development and training. If you are

In our latest book review on the website we look at the Emergence of Qatar: the Turbulent Years. The book covers the history of Qatar from the bombardment of Qatar by the Portuguese at the start of the seventeenth century till the signing of a treaty of protection between the Al Thani family and the British in 1916. The history of this period is covered in detail, and this is probably the only de

An exciting archaeological find has been made by Danish Archaeologists in Qatar, according to UPI.com. A Danish team excavating in Qatar has found a prehistoric settlement which may be more than 700,000 years old. A total of eight dwellings by an early species of human has been found in the desert of Qatar. The discovery could be used to sound out theories of early emigration patterns from Africa,

Sama Dubai, the international real estate investment and development arm of Dubai Holding, has commenced infrastructure work on the QAR 2.3 (Dh20) billion mixed use corporate towers - ‘Dubai Towers - Doha’. Ongoing construction work includes advanced enabling (substructure) works and tower piling. Podium piles have already been installed, with the main structure ‘building’

A late goal from Seyd Ali Bechir gave Qatar a 1-0 win over Iraq on Sunday to dump the Asian champions out of qualification for the 2010 World Cup.Both teams started the match in Dubai level on seven points but Iraq’s superior goal difference meant that they needed a draw only to progress to the fourth and final round. The visitors, playing in Iraq’s temporary ‘home’ of Dubai, attacked fro

The weather in Qatar has been murky and dusty for more than a week now, with mild dust storms kicking up whenever the wind gets going. While there has been an improvement in the weather this weekend, things are forecast to get worse again from tomorrow, and the local met estimates that conditions are the dustiest they have been for six years.These dust storms are a mixture of dust and sand. Within

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German premium car manufacturer Audi launched the new Audi A5 here, Qatar, yesterday. The new car, the vision of former Audi Head Designer Walter de�Silva, is the perfect coupe. With its first coupe since 1996 Audi enters the highly emotionally charged coupe segment with a truly fascinating new model. The Audi A5 has been crafted into a modern grand tourer, based on a classic vehicle concept but

The Gulf Times reported today that the British Embassy has warned of a serious threat of an attack in The UAE."There is a high threat from terrorism. We believe terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the UAE. Attacks could be indescriminate and could happen at any time, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers such as residential compounds, military, oil,

Our latest addition to our website is an interactive map of Qatar. Click on the map to the left to get to the full size Qatar map, and follow the instructions to activate the controls. When you have activated the controls, you can zoom in or out or pan around Qatar to get more of an idea of the country.Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other traveller

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We attended the Qatar- Australia match, along with a few thousand enthusiastic Qataris. As usual, the Qtaari supporters showed their enthusiasm with chanting, drumming and throwing thousands of small pieces of white paper in the air.The first half of the match proved quite exciting, and the Qatari team managed to create quite a few chances. However, excellent goal keeping by the Aussies managed to

The Gulf Times reported today that the blocking of large number of Asian Labourers from entering souqs caused tempers to flare yesterday. It is common to see labourers blocked from entering souqs and malls in Doha. I've been in Souq Waqif and in Villagio and seen men being turned away for no apparent reason other than they looked poor and Asian. It is a tough life for labourers here. They often

What's going on with the Qatar BlogosphereIt's a long time since we blogged about Qatar Blogs - more than a year ago in fact (see the best blogs in Qatar) - and it seemed like time for an update. There are a lot more blogs worth including than there were last time, so this time we are just going to highlight a few of our favourites.Happily, Like Clockwork Orange, one of our favourite blogs, has be

Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, and Qatar Petroleum agreed to invest as much as $70 million to research carbon dioxide storage projects in the Middle East and beyond. The companies will work together with the Qatar Science & Technology Park and Imperial College over the next... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Trading in the country's second largest mobile phone operator, PT Indosat Tbk ISAT.JK, was suspended on Monday after Qatar Telecom QTEL.QA increased its stake in the firm to 40.8 percent. The Indonesia Stock Exchange said the bourse will ask for more clarifications on the transaction before lifting the trading halt.Earlier: Singtel disposes stake in Indonesia's IndosatIndonesia News Blog:

This is an exciting time for Qatar Football. Not only have Qatar just beaten China 1-0 with a penalty at half time during their away game, the country is also now joint first with Australia after Australia's shock defeat at the hand's of Qatar. The upcoming Saturday game against Australia will prove interesting, although the heat is likely to preclude dramatic play from either of the two sides. Ch

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Qatar Airways Tourist Visa:How to Obtain a Tourist Visa via Qatar AirwaysIf you are not a member of Qatar's list of approved nationalities for visa on arrival, you can get a visa either via a hotel or via Qatar Airways. However, to get a visa with Qatar Airways, you have to book a room for your stay with a five or four star hotel. We have included a list of approved hotels below.The hotel can be

I was a little surprised that Qatar fell out of the Olympics at the first hurdle. I didn't expect them to get the 2016 Olympics on their first attempt, but I did think they'd get further than they have.Then today the Gulf Times had a front page article on the bid, entitled "IOC bends own rules to kill Doha bid."The article pointed out that on technical points Doha finished ahead of Rio, yet the IO

There have been several reports of the Qatar-China match but what most seemed to have missed was just how hot it was. Even the spectators were soaked through with sweat, so it must have been awful for the players, even though they were gulping down fluids at every opportunity. Obviously the Chinese players' special water cooled vests had less effect than they had anticipated, as they seemed the mo

This tiny beach can be found on Doha's Corniche, by the former jetty and close to the Sheraton Hotel. Unfortunately, swimming is not allowed on the Corniche, but children always seems to enjoy a paddle and a pad in the sand.Also see:Beaches in Doha (on the forum)Qatar Beaches: Al KhorAt the beach: Qatar StyleQatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other trav

Qatar meets China tonight at the Al Sadd stadium in the Group one qualifying stage of the world cup at 7 pm tonight. Qataris I have spoken too are quietly confident that the heat, which reached 44 degrees in the day yesterday and is still cloying at night, will prove too much for the China players. China thinks differently, as they have been training in heat, and their players will be equipped wit

I have subscribed to the Gulf Times for some time, and I chose it because, although I often prefer the Peninsula’s style of writing (which is a bit more spiky), I have generally found that the Gulf Times has better coverage of Qatar stories.However recently I have noticed Qatar stories popping up in the Peninsula (through my Google alerts for Qatar, which pick up stories from both newspapers) wh

JSM Indochina Ltd., the Viet Nam and Cambodia property fund whose shares trade in London, said Qatar's sovereign wealth fund bought 14.2 million shares representing a 5.74% holding. The Qatar Investment Authority ranks behind shareholders including JSM Chief Executive Officer Craig Jones with 13.3%, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. with 12% and Swiss Re with 6.5%, JSM said in a statement e-mailed

Vodafone and the Qatar Foundation consortium will pay 7.72 billion Qatari riyals (2.1 billion dollars) for Qatar's second mobile phone licence, the Gulf state's telecom regulator said on Tuesday. Vodafone and Qatar Foundation will hold 45 per cent of the share capital of Vodafone Qatar, government institutions hold 15 per cent.The remaining 40 per cent of the share capital will be allocated to an

Qatarisation (or Qatarization if you are American) is Qatar's attempt to increase the proportion of Qataris employed in a country where most work is still done by expatriates. Obviously, in a country where Qataris themselves number less than 15% of the population, this can only go so far.What's more, the population is increasing at an incredible rate - when I arrived here three years ago the popul

La Cigale have opened up a new restaurant: a ¥en Sushi Bar, which will feature a revolving belt and rice paper walls, and guests will be able to watch the sushi and sashimi prepared in front of them. My Japanese friends will be overjoyed - they were already excited to hear that the new Carrefour, based in Landmark, had a sushi section.Sadly, members of our forum report that the Korean restaurant

Qatar Airways plans to operate scheduled flights to Kozhikode,the northern city of Kerala,India, beginning June 15. Qatar Airways will operate daily non-stop services between Doha and Kozhikode using... Click the title or visit the site to read more !

Qatar Airways plans to operate scheduled flights to Kozhikode,the northern city of Kerala,India, beginning June 15. Qatar Airways will operate daily non-stop services between Doha and Kozhikode using... Visit Live Kerala ! or click the news TITLE to read the complete news and More !

Men in Qatar outnumber women 3:1, the Peninsula reported today. In total men make up 75.7% of the population compared to just 24.3% who are women. However, this number applies only when taking into account the mostly male expatriate workforce - native Qataris are pretty evenly split between men and women.The total population was confirmed at just under one and a half million: 1,448,446 to be exact

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According to The Interpreter, Qatar is punching above its weight again in regard to Lebanon. After the recent strife in Lebanon which raised fears of a return to civil war Qatar moved rapidly to host talks between the different factions, and the different factions are now attempting to talk it out in Doha.Qatar is an ideal host for the talks. In addition to the fact that many Lebanese live and wor

Tokoh penting Gerakan Hezbollah Lebanon menyatakan bahwa perundingan antar faksi politik Lebanon di Qatar tidak membahas tentang perlucutan senjata Hezbollah. Mohammad Raad, ketua fraksi Hezbollah di parlemen Lebanon yang mewakili Hezbollah dalam perundingan Doha Qatar kepada televisi Al-Manar mengatakan, pertemuan Doha tidak membahas masalah senjata Hezbollah, sebab kubu oposisi tidak akan member

Want to be part of something big? We are looking for a Reservoir and Production Staff Qatargas Operating Company has exciting opportunities available for qualified professionals to join our company in the development of the vast North Field in Qatar. Qatargas currently has under development over $20 billion worth of major projects, including the construction of four new Liquefied Natural Gas

Qatar Gas; 4 positions Want to be part of something big?We are looking for a Reservoir and Production StaffQatargas Operating Company has exciting opportunities available for qualified professionals to join our company in the development of the vast North Field in Qatar. Qatargas currently has under development over $20 billion worth of major projects, including the construction of four new

"HIGH-POWERED delegation from the Qatar Museums Authority, comprising the board of Trustees’ chairperson HE Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, vice-chairman HE Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed al-Thani and chief executive officer and president of the Museum of Islamic Art Abdulla al-Najjar, will visit Paris to brief French media and cultural groups on the opening of the Qatar Museum of Islamic A

In what is bad news for, well, everyone, Qatar inflation is set to rise still further, the Peninsula reported today. The news followed on from an earlier report this week that inflation this year would reach 16-17% from almost 14% last year. Inflation has been hurting everyone, recently, and while even the better off expatriates among have been feeling the pinch those on low wages - of whom there

The Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) will ensure supply of large amounts of urea to Viet Nam over a three year period, according to PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemical Joint Stock Company (DPM). A principle commercial contract on the long-term supply of urea to Viet Nam has been signed between QAFCO, a world leader in fertiliser export, and the DPM, a member of the Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (

“We are not in the charity business. Whoever will give me the best price, I will follow him.” -- Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Oil Minister of Qatar by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): Qatar is already taking advantage of this situation. And they’re making no qualms about their motivation: make [...]

Qatar Airways recently upgraded all of its planes with the very latest in mobile phone technology - only to encounter a wave of passenger protest.80% of passengers voted against the system, finding it disturbed their sleep and comfort.As a result the system was switched off - a move which drew high praise indeed from British newspapers The Times:Accordingly, the Travel section would like briefly to suspend its editorial impartiality and say what a wonderful, sensible airline Qatar is.Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagsQatar Doha

Various township development projects and designs of residential complexes in Kerala were displayed at a property show in Qatar which aimed at attracting investments from NRIs. Kerala Property Expo, a three-day exhibition, featuring about 50 builders, is currently on in Doha. The show organised by the Kerala Builders Forum (KBF), is sponsored by HDFC bank and [...]

The women’s 100-meter was completely lit up by Allyson Felix. She won the race in 10.93, setting a new personal best. A half and an hour and a half later she ran a world leading time of 49.83 in the 400. All in a days work for one of track’s brightest stars.American David Oliver set a new personal best time in winning the 110-meter hurdles in 12.95. He was 0.07 off the world record held by China's Liu Xiang. Oliver's previous personal best was 13.08.Norway's Jaysuma Saidy Ndure won the men's 100 in 10.01, edging Darrell Brown of Trinidad and Tobago by 0.01. Jamaica's Michael Frater was third with 10.08.The most concerning news of the day is about reigning 400 champ Jeremy Wariner. He pulled out of the 200 because he felt a cramp in his right thigh during warmups. Wariner had entered t

For me the first shock arrived three days before I left for Qatar, when my sponsor informed me that my wife and children would not be able to join me until I had my residence permit. Until that time I thought we were going together. In fact I very nearly didn't go.It was actually longer than three days, as the journey to Qatar was delayed and delayed. I actually had another job lined up in case this one fell through, but in the end I had to make the choice, and then I felt very nervous indeed - not least because the savings in my bank were disappearing rapidly.Incidentally, I have since met other people in Qatar who had to wait much longer than me. Against this, I am convinced that I made the correct choice - both my wife and I are very happy here.ArrivalWhen I arrived I was picked up by a

WCSN.com to Provide Live Webcast of First 2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix.World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will provide LIVE coverage of the 2008 IAAF Super Grand Prix being held in Doha, Qatar, at the Qatar Sports Club on May 9, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Fans can logon to watch more than 100 of the world's top athletes compete live on www.wcsn.comKicking off this Friday on WCSN, track and field fans will be able to catch the first IAAF Super Grand Prix competition launching the anticipated 2008 IAAF outdoor season. Athletes to look out for at Friday's Doha showdown include 100m world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica and world indoor and outdoor high jump champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia. Both are predicted to start the season on a high note.Representing Team USA will be Olympic 400m cha

After the Katrina disaster, America's slow response was likened to that of a third world country. However, aid did come from unexpected parts of the world - from Qatar, formerly itself a dirt poor country, but now, on a GDP per person basis at least, far richer than America.Qatar set up the Qatar Katrina fund, which, in partnership with local organisations, has been working in the fields of health care, education and housing. One American blogger wrote:"The Children’s Hospital here, Habitat for Humanity, Tulane, Loyola and Louisiana State Universities, students seeking scholarships, the area’s homeless — all have benefited from the oil-and-gas-borne largess of Qatar, one of the most open-handed of the donors to come to the Gulf Coast’s aid after the disastrous 2005 storm. Two other

Dohar, Qatar will host some of the track and field's biggest stars at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2008.The meet in Qatar takes place Friday, May 9, featuring American Jeremy Wariner, Natasha Hastings, Lolo Jones, Allyson Felix, Jamaican sprinter Sheri-Ann Brooks, outdoor High Jump champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia.Wariner will bypass his specialty event and focus on his speed in the 200-meters. Felix is scheduled to take on Brooks in the 100-meters. Look for a good match up in the 400 between Allyson Felix and upcoming star Natasha Hastings. who has been running quite well. World record holder Asafa Powell had previously committed to the meet before announcing he would be sidelined for two months with a pectoral injury.The meet can be seen on WCSN.com. For more information go to

  ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES IN QATAR Qatar Petroleum www.qp.com.qa Qatar Petroleum is the National Oil Company of the State of Qatar. Working in Qatar offers a secure, family-oriented lifestyle where expatriate employees and their families are encouraged to fully participate in the community. All posts offer excellent locally tax-free salaries together with a comprehensive expatriate package including family status, [...]

By Bathandwa Mbola Pretoria - South Africa and Qatar are to advance South-South co-operation by consolidating bilateral political, economic and trade relations. President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by the First Lady Zanele Mbeki, will on Monday depart for Doha, Qatar, for a two-day state visit. President Mbeki with his high powered government and business delegation will visit Qatar within the context of South Africa's priority to strengthen relations between both countries, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. read more

We are holding a competition over on our Qatar website. To enter all you have do is to join our new Qatar forum and post, and you could win $50 dollars either as an Amazon voucher or as money sent to your Paypal account. All you have to do to enter is join the forum - and post! So, if you have ever been tempted to work in a country where there is no tax and petrol costs 10p a litre, or if you are curious about a country which, though just 100 miles long, is the second richest nation in the world head over to ask your questions.See you at the forum!Qatar competition

Today we are launching our new forum. We hope to specialise in answering questions for people thinking of or in the process of moving to Qatar, but everyone is welcome to post.To celebrate the launch of our forum, we will be holding a competition till the end of the month. The prize will be a $50 book token or - if you prefer and you use paypal - fifty dollars sent to your paypal account.To enter the competition simply join the forum - and post.See you at the forum!Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagsQatar forum competition

We have added four book reviews to the book section of our website this week. All of the reviews, which were previously published in the Gulf Times, were kindly donated by the writer, Francis Gillespie, and were written about books donated by the I-SPY Bookstore in City Centre.The Sons of Sindbad tells the story of the Thessiger of the seas, Alan Villiers, who recorded the daily lives of the Arabs who sailed the Gulf through both prose and pictures.The Arab Chest also has an maritime bent, although this time its subject is the intricately carved wooden chests that accompanied the Arab Nakhoda (captain) as he plied his trade round the Arabian Sea.Adobe Building in Saudi Arabia looks at the dying art of building houses with mud and brick. In particular, it focuses on the efforts of Prince

An excellent little documentary made by a visitor to Qatar:>/div>Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagsQatar Doha

Qatar Airways announced plans to operate scheduled flights to Kozhikode in Kerala from June 15, 2008. Kozhikode is airline’s third gateway in Kerala. Qatar Airways will operate daily non-stop services between Doha and Kozhikode using an Airbus 320 aircraft. The airline already serves Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and six other cities across India.The addition of Kozhikode, its ninth destination in India, takes the airline’s frequency into the country up to 58 flights a week.Also Read,Subhiksha to enter Kerala telecoms retail industr...Harbhajan Singh 'slaps' Sreesanth-episode over-Har...Emirates Airlines to start service to Calicut from...RAK Airways (Ras Al Khaimah Airways) launches dail...State Bank of Travancore (SBT) to open office in D...Mohanlal withdraws from stunt act

Qatar Airways announced plans to operate scheduled flights to Kozhikode in Kerala from June 15, 2008. Kozhikode is airline’s third gateway in Kerala. Qatar Airways will operate daily non-stop... Visit Live Kerala ! or click the news TITLE to read the complete news and More !

In the latest of her series of articles on Qatar's Natural History, Francis Gillespie, local author and journalist and coordinator of the Qatar Archeology Project, writes about Qatar's Archeology.In the article she explores how archeology in Qatar - which, prior to the 1950's, was considered unimportant by locals and of little interest compared to Bahrain - was a late starter. However, when archeologists did come to Qatar they immediately started to make discoveries, with finds dating back to 6000 BC.Numerous finds have been made since then, some linking Qatar with major civilisations in the past. More discoveries have been made in the last few years, and we are still waiting to find out what excavations currently underway will discover.Also see:Qatar History: The Rise of the Al ThanisQata

Qatar is a great place for holidays if you intend to spend a few days. It is well known for the civilian settlements from the ancient days. Pearl trading is very famous in Qatar and the trade is concentrated in the red sea area. There are frequent flights to Qatar from many parts of the [...]

DOHA (AFP, Apr 23) — Qatar said on Wednesday it was surprised by Ethiopia's decision to cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state, and rejected as unfounded the accusation that it sought to destabilise the Horn of Africa.The official QNA news agency cited a foreign ministry spokesman as saying Doha was "surprised" by Addis Ababa's "unfounded and untruthful allegations," and saw them as "a deliberate attempt to justify its own erroneous policies."On Monday, Ethiopia announced it was severing ties with Qatar, accusing the Doha government of supporting armed opposition groups across the Horn of Africa and citing Qatar's "strong ties" with Ethiopia's arch foe Eritrea.QNA quoted the spokesman as calling on Ethiopia "to refrain from implicating Qatar in regional differences," and adding that "th

Ethiopia severs ties with Qatar ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia announced Monday it was severing ties with Qatar, accusing the Gulf Arab state of supporting armed opposition groups across the Horn of Africa region.It cited Qatar's "strong ties" with Ethiopia's arch-foe Eritrea, and alleged Qatari support to armed opposition groups within Ethiopia as well as to Islamist insurgents in Somalia, where Addis Ababa sent troops in 2006 to prop up a weak government."The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has decided to break diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar," said a government statement received by AFP."Ethiopia has displayed considerable patience towards Qatar's attempts to destabilise our sub-region and, in particular, its hostile behaviour towards Ethiopia," t

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There were dramatically different accounts of what will happen to the sponsorship system in Qatar in Gulf Times and the Peninsula today.According to the Gulf Times there is to be little change in the sponsorship law, and expatriates hoping for liberalisation of sponsership rules - which currently break international conventions, and have been criticised by the US as encouraging people trafficking - will be disappointed.One of the so-called changes, removing the right of the employer to retain the employees passport, was already included in Qatar Labour Law, and in any case makes little difference when the employee does not have the right to leave the country without an exit permit.Intriguingly, the Peninsula has a completely different interpretation:"The exit permit system is all set to be

Both the Gulf Times and the Peninsula today reported on the introduction of educational vouchers for parents. Parents who wish to choose approved private or international schools over local education will be given a voucher. The fee is to be the equivalent to the cost of schooling a student in one of the Supreme Education Councils Independent schools. It was not clear from the article whether this voucher will be extended to residents or is only open to Qataris.The introduction of vouchers is the latest step in a long process of reforming the Education System in Qatar. Rather than trying to overhaul the beaurocratic Ministry of Education the Government decided to set up a new body, the Supreme Education Council. Independent schools have been set up under the auspices of the SEC, within whi

My Google video alert came up with this today - a Lonely Planet video of Qatar. I have actually seen it before, a long time ago, but it is very funny...Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagsQatar movie

Qatar resident Fernando De Guama is planning, with the help of his Qatar Sponsors, to walk to the North Pole next year and raise the Qatar flag there. He is also planning to spend the next year training for the trip, with much of the training taking place on the Corniche. You can check out his website on the link below to keep up with the expedition and the training and to see pictures and video podcasts.Qatar Expeditions websiteQatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagsQatar Doha

An American Fox new report on the new church in Qatar.A rather dumbed down report. At the end the reverend/reporter says:"Reciprocity - that big word - explained from a Muslim".You may also be interested in our report on the church: "The Cross shall not be raised in Qatar"Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagschurch

Hours of work vary enormously in Qatar. Some people work six or five and a 1/2 days a week, other five, or four and a half, some finish at three or earlier, while others have to double shift. The car salesman who sold me my first car told me he was working 6 1/2 days a week - if this was true his employer was breaking the law, as there are strict rules regulating jobs, and about how many hours and days you can work.I recently asked a few people if they thought they worked harder than in their home country.The person who owns my local shop is certainly breaking the rules, if his employees are not exaggerating - one of the employees told me that they work seven days a week, often for fourteen hours a day. They certainly always look tired.Jeff, a 40 year old American computer engineer, reckon

We have been collecting the sounds of Qatar for some time now - I especially like the sound of the Adhan and the animal market. However, while lying awake at three o' clock in the morning listening to the sound of a jack hammer that was so loud it seemed to be in my room, I realised that this is not what I really hear everyday. So I collected the sounds from outside my house over a few days and this podcast is the result:Qatar Real SoundsWhat can you hear from your bedroom?Qatar Visitor FriendsQatar JobsFind the best deal, compare prices and read what other travellers have to say about QatarTagsQatar sounds

Actually, no - or at least not many.A recent article in the Gulf Times, based on claims by a rogue archeologist, claimed that Qatar was settled by traders from the Indus Valley, and that the Romans had settlements in Fuwarit, Jessasiya and Umm Almah. You can read the article on the Gulf Times website.I was very impressed and mentioned it to an archeologist friend - who told me that it was all rubbish. The article was based on claims by an amateur archeologist who had, shall we say, misinterpreted and exaggerated the facts.According to the Amiri Diwan website the Romans may have been in Qatar at some point - however, this seems to have been limited to a temporary fishing station. The truth is that for centuries Bahrain was more attractive to settlers, because of its fresh water springs and

~Snooper~It was first reported from Al Reuters that a B52 had crashed but Al Yahoo later corrected that story with the B1. There is no report yet as to the cause. ABC has confirmed the crash.Stand by for more details.(A sweep-wing B1-B bomber, similar to this one, crashed on landing Friday in Qatar, the U.S. military says.) (photo courtesy CNN)CBS News is reporting:[...] A State Department official says the B-1 bomber caught fire at the end of a runway and some of its munitions exploded, reports CBS News State Department reporter Charles Wolfson The crew was not hurt. [...]U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer jet bomber in flight, file photo (AP)

No official confirmation, but first reports are that a B-1 bomber has crashed upon landing at a US Air Force base in Qatar. DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S. B-1 bomber exploded while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault on Friday, Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported. The television station did not say if [...]

After writing my recent post on environment in Qatar, I was impressed to see that Qatar is now planning to start producing electricity from waste. According to an article in the Gulf Times today, a waste plant which will be opened next year will produce enough electricity (40 mega watts) both to power all the plant's needs and those of its 400 employees and their families. The electricity will be generated through the process of composting organic domestic waste, which can then be used as fertilizer. In total, the plant hopes to recycle 50% of domestic rubbish. The story follows on from news in February that reports Qatar is considering building one of the largest solar power complexes in the world to meet soaring electricity demand, which is predicted to increase by up to four times in t

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