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The weather in Qatar will be haze at first, partly cloudy with chance of rain in north.

Vodafone Qatar announced today that Red customers can now purchase Flexi plans on Red prepay vouchers at all Qatar National Bank (QNB) ATMs. This will allow all Vodafone customers, whether they are QNB card holders or not, the convenience of purchasing Flexi on Red vouchers at over 160 QNB ATM machines located throughout Qatar, 24 hours a day.

Barwa and Qatari Diar Real Estate companies yesterday avowed their implementation of green building codes by adopting the Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS) in all future projects.

Qatar house prices are poised to ease 15% in 2010 on higher supply but the construction sector would grow as 40% of the state budget is earmarked for infrastructure, The First Investor Asset Management said.

The socio-cultural barriers and lack of awareness on the need for schooling stand in the way of Arab women getting educated and employed, according to some opinion leaders in education.

Saudi Arabia announced that today (Wednesday) will be the first day of Dhul-Hijja of 1430 H. The pilgrims will ascend the mountain of Arafat on 9 Dhul-Hijja (November 26) and will celebrate Eid Al Adha on Friday, November 27, a statement released by the Supreme Court in Riyadh said. QNA

About 100 victims of a local investment firm involved in fraud filed a lawsuit against the firm’s officials who cheated nationals, residents and people abroad of tens of millions of riyals.

The Court of First Instance heard a case against a citizen accused of defrauding banks and financial institutions of QR900m after making major tenders and contracts in favour of many parties with giant projects in Qatar.

A year after a Qatari student was killed in a racist attack in the United Kingdom, two Qatari students have allegedly fallen victim to racial attack in Scotland.

The recent purchase of Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) of Volvo trucks marks another milestone achievement for DOMASCO, exclusive dealers of the Volvo brand in Qatar. The initial purchase of 40 units FM 400 4x2T tractor heads births QPMC’s truck fleet.