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The circus and carnival based at Hyatt Plaza has proven to be a “huge success” according to officials, who claimed that the response to this year’s attraction has been better than ever before.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry, HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, said the GCC power inter-connectivity grid, is a significant step on the region’s path to sustainable development.

Infrastructure projects in Qatar are not going to be put on hold, despite declining oil prices, as the government is getting ready to make provisions for such expenses in the next budget, the Qatar Central Bank governor has said.

The Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) has lined up a series of events leading to its official opening, which will take place in the presence of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and H H Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned on March 16.

In a consumer-friendly gesture, the government, acting tough on soft drink wholesalers, has ordered that the retail prices of cold drink cans and bottles be brought back to the previous levels. The Ministry of Business and Trade, which closely monitors the prices of food and other items of mass use in the interest of the common man, issued a decision striking down the price rise introduced by Coca-Cola and Pepsi dealers here, as unjustifiable.

Faced with poor demand for residential properties, some landlords have come out with new offers to woo customers.

A fourteen-year-old student from Arizona inspired hundreds in attendance during the opening of the first EduCare Global Issues Symposium yesterday at the American School of Doha (ASD).

The number of private cabs in the city and its outskirts has drastically fallen thanks to an ongoing clampdown by the Traffic and Patrols Department.

Guess what? The government has saved the day by stopping Coca-Cola from raising the price of cokes to 1.5QR People were complaining so much that a governmental order came out returning the price to 1QR! http://www.mec.gov.qa/news/news_detail.php?ID=2835 (in arabic) ILQ News

A Qatari lady who has perfected the art of combining the right type of condiments in the right quantities is on the verge of becoming an international celebrity, says a report published in a local Arabic daily.