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The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has urged the public to take the necessary precautions against swine flu while visiting crowded places during the Eid holidays.

Action and adventure; laughs and giggles; horrors and mysteries; love and romance — cinemas in Doha have lined up a heady mix of different genres of movies to entertain film buffs during the Eid holidays.

As part of its Eid Al Fitr activities, City Center Doha is bringing in international performers who will entertain visitors as they enter the mall’s central courtyard.

A consumer watchdog group has found lead, arsenic and other potentially harmful chemicals in an array of everyday products, from handbags to pet supplies to car seats and backpacks.

An Asian man has been sentenced in absentia to 10-year imprisonment and subsequent deportation for embezzling QR138,073 belonging to his employer, a gas transport company, during 2007.

Barwa Real Estate Company says 93 percent of its two-room apartments in the upcoming Brawa Village in Al Wakra are booked, while 44 percent of its commercial properties also have confirmed takers by now.

Qatar will host the seventh Interfaith Dialogue on October 20 and 21, under the theme Humanitarian Solidarity and Interdependence.

Banks in Qatar will be closed for three days for Eid Al-Fitr holidays starting on the first day of Eid, according to a statement issued by Qatar Central Bank (QCB). Qatar Exchange (QE) announceed yesterday that the Eid Al Fitr holiday will be three business days starting from the first day of Eid. http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=September2009&file=Local_News20090917309.xml

The Al Jazeera satellite channel on Tuesday broke a long established taboo by broadcasting a football match featuring an Israeli team on Arab television for the first time. The UEFA Champions League match between Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich was aired on the Qatari channel and commentary was in English. Agencies Way to go for Media Freedom :D