Public Works Authority Ashghal has decided to close the Wadi Musheireb Roundabout (Jaidah Roundabout) beneath the Jaidah Flyover for two days from today to complete the final asphalt works.

Many parents who had remained sceptical about vaccinating their children against seasonal flu are now responding positively to the campaign, after its successful launch in a number of private and Independent Schools yesterday.

Qatar needs a new press and publications law to keep pace with the demands of the changing times, the State Cabinet said yesterday. The Cabinet also stressed the importance of opening up channels of communication between journalists and government officials to make sure news is reported correctly.

H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, the Unesco Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, made a fervent plea for right to education for all at the Unesco General Conference which opened in Paris yesterday.

Gold prices hit a record high in the global as well as local markets yesterday. A gramme of 24-carat of the yellow metal was available here for an incredible QR123.68.

The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) does not approve of the way in which photographs of expatriate workers are displayed in newspapers by their employers when they are either leaving for good or on long vacations.

There are plans to provide new access routes to the Industrial Area and upgrade its pothole-dotted internal roads as part of a plan to give the area the much-needed facelift.

A traveller from Mexico won the brand new Mercedes S350 in the latest Qatar Duty Free car raffle. Hundreds of transiting passengers witnessed the draw which took place at Qatar Duty Free in Doha International Airport.

The weather in Qatar will be relatively hot and hazy at first.

The weather in Qatar will be hot and humid with slight dust.