Qatar’s Second Human Development Report issued on Wednesday has called for reviewing the country’s existing policy of supplying water and electricity to nationals and residents either free of charge or at heavily subsidised prices.

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

In what appears to be a big scam, a number of people who were promised lucrative returns for investing in so-called money-spinning real estate and stock deals, have been cheated to the tune of QR100m.

The Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces, H E Major-General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah arrived in Tehran for defence talks on Monday amidst continuous speculation of a potential attack on Iran.

Qatari female students at Qatar University represent 80 percent in the academic year 2007-2008, according to report issued by the Permanent Population Committee (PPC).

Qatar has made remarkable progress in human development, but the country needs to consider the extent to which it can sustain the rapidly growing population, said the Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP) yesterday.

People who will go out of the country for a summer vacation are advised to be wary in using their mobile phones and Internet connections on their laptops to avoid huge bills when they get back home.

The Qatari rescue investment in Barclays at the height of last autumn’s financial crisis saw the country sitting yesterday on paper profits of more than £700m.

With the official launch of Vodafone Qatar’s services to the public yesterday, Qatar Telecom’s (Qtel) chief executive officer said they are gladly welcoming the competition.

The weather in Qatar will be hot and dusty" Widespread Dust".