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Potentially a source to be used as the Qatar “yellow pages”, containing useful links and contact information.
Before accepting a job offer in Qatar, ensure that you get a copy of the employment contract, as you are bound to meet the terms on the written contract. On the other hand, it is also possible that you may not receive what you expect in case it is not included in the contract. Therefore, you will have to...
Reem Saad / Doha News
Restaurant staff
With fasting set to begin on Saturday or Sunday, Qatar’s labor ministry is reminding employers to adhere to legally required shortened workdays – or face penalties.
Qatar’s Labor Law states that employees should work a maximum six-hour day during Ramadan, or be paid overtime for longer days.
But while this is a rule is strictly adhered...
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The MSC Fantasia, which first docked in Qatar in December 2016.
Nearly 50,000 people visited Qatar via cruise this season, an increase of more than 1,000 percent from last year, officials have announced.
The surge in visitors was helped by an increase in the number of cruise ships coming to Qatar.
Another big factor was the rollout of a new free 96-hour transit visa...
Sulieman Fayyad
The road sign, before it was changed
A new temporary sign posted near the Al Saad Sports Club elicited chuckles from several passersby this week.
The sign, which read “In Arabic/New Road Layout Ahead,” appears to be missing the actual Arabic translation of the message.
“I stopped my car when I saw it because I was about to get myself killed from laughter,”...
All photos courtesy of SCDL
Qatar’s first World Cup stadium opened with a bang yesterday, wowing 40,000+ spectators with fireworks, cultural performances and a 20C pitch.
The venue’s launch comes five years before Qatar hosts the tournament and is seen by many as a huge step forward in 2022 preparations.
Last night’s match also...
AFP/Minya, Egypt
Egypt launched six air strikes on militant camps in Libya yesterday after masked gunmen attacked a bus of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital, killing at least 28 people.
Assailants in three pick-up trucks attacked the bus as it was heading for the Saint Samuel monastery in Minya province, more than 200km from Cairo, before fleeing, the interior...
Doha
The Directorate of Moral Guidance at the Ministry of Defence announced that one of the members of the armed forces was injured as he was performing his duties as part of the Qatari forces defending the southern border of Saudi Arabia.
Bandar Hamad Mohammed al-Marri from the Qatar Emiri Land Force was injured as a result of an enemy missile...
Actors on the set of the MBC series "Black Crows" at the group studios in Lebanon.
They are mothers, daughters, wives -- and suicide bombers: an Arab television drama timed for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan tells the untold stories of women and the Islamic State group.
Inspired by true events, Black Crows airs over Ramadan -- prime time for...
Muslim children and their relatives march to Manchester Arena to show their revulsion at bombing
Hundreds of Muslim families marched in support of the victims of the Manchester atrocity Credit: MEN
Patrick Sawer, Senior Reporter
27 May 2017 • 8:47am
Hundreds of Muslim families marched with their children to the Manchester Arena to...
Mobile phones may have made telephone boxes obsolete, but now a British company is hoping to give them a new lease of life.
Mobile repair shop Lovefone is opening up a series of the world's tiniest repair shops inside the traditional British red telephone booths.
The company recently opened its second booth on Brompton Road in Knightbridge, following a Greenwich launch...
iPhone 8: Release date, price, rumours and news about Apple's flagship phone for 2017
Apple's iPhone 8 - which could be called the iPhone Edition or iPhone X - is expected to be the company's biggest smartphone launch in years
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If your life is anything like mine, I am so, so sorry. Between the general malaise and the fact that your many illegitimate children have tracked you down and launched a class-action suit for all the Christmas presents they missed out on, you're probably having a bit of a rough time. You also probably have a habit of consulting...
The aim is for it to be the most accessible World Cup for those with disabilities and the environmental aspect is at the forefront of the planning
Qatar 2022 might just be the best World Cup you ever go to.
Last week, I visited the capital Doha and the surrounding area which will host most of the games. I have heard...
ESPN FC's Stuart Holden and Shaka Hislop discuss the latest decision made by FIFA that will see the first winter World Cup final set for Dec. 18 in Qatar.Qatar is spending $500 million a week on the country's infrastructure to ensure it is prepared to host the 2022 World Cup.
The country's finance minister Ali Shareef Al-Emadi said that over...
