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Qatar has completed the preparation for the regulations of the law regulating the entry and exit of expatriates and it will come into effect from 13th of December this year. Executive regulations are bye-laws that explain each article of a law and explain in detail how they are to be put in force. The law (Number 21 of 2015) regulating the...

Extra-marital $ex and adultery are illegal under Qatari law. Muslim or Non-Muslim involving themselves in illegal or immoral acts will have to face serious repercussions in Qatar. According to Article 296 of Qatar law whoever grooms female or Instigates, induces, seduces a female in any way to commit adultery shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of no less...

A Bangladeshi man who was deported two years ago, failed in his attempt to re-enter the country with a forged passport, and was sent for deportation once again. The discovery was made when his fingerprints were taken. His original name was found to be different from that on the man’s current passport. Share: Someone You Know Needs to Hear This

A complaint has been launched against a pirated website owner for the violation of piracy laws. The Abu Dhabi Court has found him guilty that the administrator of a pirate website was using material with copyrights illegally. He was uploading torrents and providing illegal streaming of copyrighted TV series, movies and misusing premium television platform and hence violating the...

An Egyptian woman was sentenced to death in absentia for murdering her husband at home in the district of Khitan. The woman left her eight-month-old baby with her compatriot neighbour after committing the crime and fled to her country. A few hours later, she sent a message to the neighbour informing her that she travelled to Egypt and that somebody else...

The Dutch airline carrier ‘KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ has revealed that the airline will be putting an end to flights from Amsterdam to Doha in the coming year. The airline plans to halt all services to Qatar in the month of March after a period of 33 years because operations to the country have proven unprofitable ever since Qatar...

It is raining cats and dogs in Qatar as it was predicted by the Qatar Met Department last week. According to report filed by Doha News, many shops in the popular Villaggio Mall in Doha had to close down after rain water began to leak into the mall at several places. The Qatar Meteorology Department had last week announced via its...

Less than a month remains before Qatar makes drastic changes to its sponsorship system, which critics have said left workers open to exploitation and abuse. Qatar’s Emir signed into law new legislation governing the entry, exit and residency of foreigners and set a deadline of Dec. 13 for its implementation. While changes to the law have been lauded by critics for...

Moving to a new country has its own stresses and hurdles, it isn’t as easy as it sounds. Every years thousands of expats move to Qatar for the purposes of employment, however, in the recent times changes have been made to many rules that in one way or another affect expats such as the Kafala Law. Moving to new place...

Salary raises across Qatar in 2016 to be lowest in five years Qatar employers are expected to show more restraint when doling out raises in 2016 compared to past years thanks to a slowing economy, a new report has found. Qatari families earn almost three times as much as expats The average Qatari household earns QR72,700 ($19,918) a month, nearly three times...

http://www.the-wau.com/post/legal-qatar/insulting-muslim-beliefs-can-prove-detrimental-in-qatar/1564Qatar has maintained its cultural and traditional values as an Arab and Islamic nation. The wise leadership of HH the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the country continues to modernize while preserving its traditions. Qatar embodies to protect public and personal freedoms and to promote religious values and traditions.  In 2008 State of Qatar saw opening of $20m...

Kalawani has spent the past six years hiding from the Qatari authorities, but finally she is going home to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2010. The former housemaid is one of 9,000 undocumented residents expected to leave Qatar before December 1 after Doha introduced a three-month amnesty for those living in the country illegally to leave without "legal...

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Test beepers and radios to ensure communications equipment works properly. Place requested items such as rollaway beds and refrigerators in guest rooms. Deliver extra towels, bathrobes, and other items to guest rooms. Provide complimentary toiletries to guests, such as toothpaste, razors, and shampoo. Deliver items (e.g., messages, mail, faxes, packages, flowers, sundry items, gift items) to guest rooms. Deliver...