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Some private schools will have a shorter winter holiday this year due to the delayed reopening after the summer break.

The public apprehensions about possible side effects of the H1N1 vaccine were reflected in a survey conducted by a local Arabic daily, with a majority of the participants saying that they would not go for the vaccination.

With a large number of residential projects scheduled to be completed within a year, the proportion of vacant buildings in the residential sector would cross the 10 percent mark in Qatar in 2010. The rents of commercial buildings, meanwhile, would bottom out next year, according to a real estate market survey.

A criminal court here is hearing a case in which 11 Arab expatriates are accused of circulating fake Qatari currency.

ictQATAR Secretary General, Dr. Hessa Al Jaber, led Qatar's official delegation to participating in the 11th ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 in Geneva. TELCOM WORLD, is one of the leading events in the global telecommunication and information communication technology (ICT) sector, with attendees from around the globe attending the opening on October 5th.

The weather in Qatar will be relatively hot with slight haze.

The weather in Qatar will be relatively hot by the day with slight haze and some scattered clouds at times.

Tickets for the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) will go on sale on October 16 at venues throughout the city and online at www.dohatribecafilm.com.

The sixth Islamic Conference of the Culture Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), meeting the Azerbaijani capital Baku, yesterday approved Doha as “Capital of Islamic Culture for 2021”.

Qatar will the annual “World Solidarity Day With the Blind” with a march on the Doha Corniche tomorrow afternoon, officials at the Qatar Social and Cultural Centre for Blind (QSCCB) announced yesterday.