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3 hrs ago | The Peninsula

Qatar ranks 7th in fibre optic penetration

Fatima Al Kuwari , Director of Public Relations at Ooredoo and Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operating Officer of Ooredoo during the press conference at Ooredoo Tower Doha yesterday.

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7 hrs ago | The Motley Fool

AECOM Inks $148 Million Qatar Contract

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11 hrs ago | The Peninsula

HE Al-Attiyah meets outgoing UK ambassador

DOHA: HE Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah met today with HE Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Qatar Michael O'Neal on the occasion of the expiry of his term of duty in Doha.

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15 hrs ago | Al Jazeera

Taliban 'set to open office in Qatar'

The office of the Afghan armed group in Doha is aimed at facilitating peace talks.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Middle East, Hamid Karzai

17 hrs ago | GlobeNewswire

DGAP-PVR: Porsche Automobil Holding SE: Release according to Article...

Porsche Automobil Holding SE 17.06.2013 10:59 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.

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21 hrs ago | The Peninsula

UK envoy has three reasons to return

DOHA: The outgoing British Ambassador, Michael O'Neill, yesterday expressed his desire to visit Qatar again - at least on three important occasions - to fly from the new airport, and the other two visits after the completion of Qatar National Museum and Musheireb Downtown projects.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Malaysian National News Agency

Qatar Airways Flies Newest Boeing 787 To Paris Air Show

Qatar Airways will take part in the 50th International Paris Air Show this week with its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner taking centre stage during one of the world's largest aerospace events, Qatar News Agency reported.

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Related Topix: Boeing Aircraft, Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing 787, Qatar Travel, Middle East Travel, World News, Middle East, Doha, Qatar Travel

The Peninsula

Qatari exports to UK decline by...

DOHA: The value of Qatari exports to the UK has declined by 23 percent from QR27.45bn in 2011 to QR21.16bn in 2012, statistics provided by the British Embassy in Qatar said.

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Related Topix: World News, Middle East, Middle East Travel, Qatar Travel, Europe, United Kingdom

The Peninsula

Qatari bourse index loses 55.39...

Doha: Qatar Exchange index yesterday lost 55.39 points or 0.58 percent to 9,424.41 points from the previous closing of 9,479.80 points.

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The Peninsula

Many child abuse cases not reported

DOHA: Many child abuse cases in Qatar go unreported because healthcare workers do not have the training and experience to identify cases, according to experts at the Hamad Medical Corporation .

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The Peninsula

International Islamic wins awar...

Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, International Islamic Chairman and Managing Director, receiving the award at the Global Sukuk Summit in London.

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The Peninsula

QU unveils research agenda

Qatar University President, Prof Sheikha Al Misnad, with other officials during the launch of the university's five-year research agenda.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Al Bawaba

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute opens new avenues towards diabetes stem cell therapy

Scientists at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, in collaboration with researchers at Imperial College London, have made a potentially significant breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes.

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Related Topix: Circulation, World News, Middle East, Health, Diabetes, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin

The Peninsula

Rota honours youth for making a change

DOHA: Reach Out To Asia , hosted a celebration event at QF Recreation Center to honour members of its Rota Youth Service Clubs whose service projects are making a difference in Qatar's local communities.

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The Peninsula

Stricter safety rules urged after petrol station fire

Civil Defence fire trucks after a fire that broke out in a small cafeteria at the Falcon petrol station on Friday.

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The Peninsula

Eating out gets more flavour

Gordon Ramsay, Guy Savoy, Alain Ducasse, Vineet Bhatia -- names most food lovers are familiar with through television shows or recipe books -- now have a presence in Doha.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Gordon Ramsay, Chefs, Alain Ducasse, Recipes, World News, Middle East

Salon

Al Jazeera: The most-feared news network

The Arab media explosion that recently has culminated in uprisings across the region springs from two interrelated sources: the growth of satellite television and the affordability of the receivers to the Arab masses, and the common language that Arabs share across state boundaries.

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Daily Mail

All aboard Qatar's floating hotels as Arab state prepares extra accommodation for 2022 World Cup

Plans to build floating hotels on the Persian Gulf have been put forward to help provide accommodation for the influx of visitors expected in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.

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AME Info

Colliers International issue Qatar Real Estate Overview Q2 2013

Qatar has become one of the most vibrant economy in the Middle East, on the back of its hydrocarbon reserves.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Foreign Policy

Regime Change in Qatar - By Simon Henderson

Which country is most actively throwing its weight around in Syria and Egypt? It's not the United States or Iran, Saudi Arabia, or even Russia.

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Related Topix: Middle East, World News, Mohamed Morsi, Nicolas Sarkozy