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Nobu, dubbed as the A-list crowd’s favourite Japanese restaurant and recognised for its groundbreaking modern and authentic Japanese cuisine, is expected to open here in the first half of 2010, said the Doha Four Seasons Hotel’s general manager.

The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is all set to launch a stem cell bank. The bank, first of its kind in Doha, will be set up at Al Amal Hospital soon, according to an HMC official.

A number of respondents to a survey conducted by Al Sharq have supported the idea of Qatari women marrying foreigners as a likely solution to the problem of an increasing number of single women in Qatari society.

Qatar has requested an emergency Arab League summit to discuss the Israeli offensive in Gaza, the Arab League said yesterday, but regional heavyweight Egypt said it favoured unofficial consultations among Arab leaders.

The real estate registration and documentation department at the Ministry of Justice has been adjudged the best government department in the country by the local media, which released the findings based on an extensive survey among newspaper readers.

Banks here have raised the minimum salary limit for customers seeking loans to finance purchase of a vehicle. Some banks have also made it mandatory for customers to have had at least two years of continuous stay in Qatar to be eligible to apply for a car loan. The requirements differ from bank to bank.

QATAR is to be promoted as the regional hub for healthcare, medical education and research at the Arab Health Exhibition & Congress being held in Dubai from January 26 to 29.

State-owned Qatar National Hotels Co (QNH) has acquired a five-star international hotel and food chain group for $274.6 million, it has announced.

Qatar is able to withstand a fall of oil prices to less than $30 per barrel because of expanding gas production in the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil minister Abdullah Al Attiyah said on Sunday.

People living in the UAE enjoy one of the lowest ADSL broadband internet rates in the Gulf, a study by media and telecommunications analysts has found.