The second hand car market in Qatar has become alive with the onset of summer, as a number of vacationers as well as laid-off employees are trying to sell out their cars before heading home.

A foreign doctor has been accused of illegal practice after he fraudulently obtained a licence from the Ministry of Health by presenting fake certificates and documents, reports Al Sharq.

ILQ has a new news poster! Orwa! He'll be providing translated news from the Arabic newspapers. I think it'll be handy for those who want to know what's in them!

The Al Waab Signal will be partially closed from today for up to a week for urgent maintenance work on irrigation lines, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture and Arts and Heritage yesterday announced details of the summer activities planned for this year.

A Qatari philanthropist has come to the rescue a five-member family in Gaza which lost its breadwinner in Israeli attacks.

The Government Network initiative, being implemented by ictQATAR's i-Gov program, will allow for Qatar's government agencies to be directly linked together over a secure communications platform, allowing for improved data sharing and enhanced security for e-services.

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The Advisory Council has called for amendments to the law governing publications to allow proper action against “irresponsible” writers and journalists.

The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has launched the implementation of the country’s first power submarine cable project. The first of its kind in the country, the submarine cable will cover a total of 7km to connect Ras Abu Aboud super station and West Bay super2 substation. The over QR763m project is expected to be completed by October 10, 2010.