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Concerned Filipino community groups have warned their fellow countrymen to be extra careful when boarding private taxis following an incident in which a Filipino engineer was allegedly duped of QR500 by three suspects in a car on Monday afternoon.

Prince Charles has triggered a new row over his architectural views by urging Qatar's leaders to rethink a modern design for a landmark London building, reports said on Tuesday.

Qatar National Bank, the country's largest lender, made a first quarter net profit of QR1.0bn ($275m), 10 percent more than a year ago as the bank said it had effectively managed risk.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has assigned its 'AA-' rating to the $3 billion global bond issue by the State of Qatar (AA-/Stable/A-1+).

The annual global ranking, compiled by Forbes Asia, surveyed 50 countries and assessed whether a jurisdiction’s tax policy attracted or repelled capital and talent by calculating its Misery score. The score is the sum of the corporate, personal, social security and sales tax rates.

Hotels throughout Doha are preparing to celebrate Easter by offering a number of special packages and dining events for guests, most of which include entertainment and activities for children.

Cruise ships brought in around 3,000 tourists to Qatar during the last three months, a senior Qatar Tourism and Exhibition Authority (QTEA) official told Gulf Times.

Barwa and Qatari Diar, in partnership with America’s University of Pennsylvania, have developed the first performance-based sustainability rating system in the Middle East.