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From works made out of recycled materials to deconstruction of common concepts like �chair�, the Faculty Focus 2009 that opened at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU-Q), yesterday, brings a whole world of different concepts of art and design.
Tags: Qatar, Doha, Chairs, Furniture, Virginia Commonwealth University, Pattern, Sitting, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
The Qatari authorities are reviewing the health standards being followed by the Haj tour operators (Muqawils) here after a huge quantity of contaminated food was seized from the Qatari camps during the pilgrimage. About 1,000 pilgrims escaped a disaster...
Tags: Qatari Haj Mission, Qatari Mission, Qatar, Doha, Environment, Western Asia, Food safety, Foodborne illness, Disaster Accident
Foreign institutions came back to the Qatari bourse in full force yesterday after exiting rather en masse on Tuesday in what was a panic reaction to the unfolding debt crisis in neighbouring Dubai. �They eventually realised the futility of bowing out...
Tags: Qatari, Qatar, Doha, Finance, Economic consequences of the 2006 Thai coup d'ᅢᄅtat, Western Asia, Business Finance, Short
Senior officials in the Obama administration say US troops will start to return home from July of 2011. That is when Afghan forces are supposed to be ready to take over.
Tags: Qatar, Doha, Afghan National Army, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Al Jazeera, War Conflict
At least 180 people were injured in separate road mishaps that happened during the first four-days of Eid Al Adha in Qatar. An average 45 people were hurt on each day due to the violation of traffic guidelines and safety measures, traffic department...
Tags: Qatar, Doha, Eid al-Adha, Adha, Disaster Accident
QNA Doha: The population of Qatar till Monday is 1,580,050, according to statistics released by Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) yesterday. These data represent the number of individuals of all ages (Qataris and non-Qataris) within the state on Monday,...
Tags: Qataris, Qatar Statistics Authority, Qatar, Doha, Emirates, Western Asia, Social Issues
A popular outlet in Doha selling chocolates faced a temporary closure by the Doha Municipality for violating health regulations. The Municipality has also closed down a shopping outlet in the Duhail area, for similar violations, said Mohammed Lahdan...
Tags: Mohammed Lahdan Al Kaabi, barber shops, Doha Municipality, Qatar, Doha, Barber, Hairdressing
Qatar Charity has distributed sacrificial meat for 45,000 families in the Gaza Strip, on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. More than 200 sacrificial animals worth $500,000 were slaughtered. �At least 207 sacrificial animals were slaughtered with the help...
Tags: Gaza Strip, Qatari, Gazan, Qatar Charity, Palestine, Gaza, Gaza Strip aid, Qatar, Western Asia, Social Issues, Israel-Gaza conflict, Gaza Governorate, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Fed up with the way it is being treated by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), German construction major Bilfinger Berger is planning to pull out of Qatar. The company, which is involved in some key projects in the country, announced yesterday it was...
Tags: Bilfinger Berger, Qatari, Ashghal, Qatar, Doha
Gold prices hit a record high in the local and international markets yesterday as a gram of pure or 24-carat gold was selling here for an incredible QR141. Only a day ago, on Monday, the price of gold was QR6 less at QR135. Gold of 22, 21 and 18 carats...
Tags: Qatar, Doha, Precious metals, Carat, Jewellery making, Jewellery, Business Finance, Gold, Diamond, Gold investments