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Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher has suggested the appointment of an ombudsman to ensure ‘proper business practices’ in the country’s telecom sector.

A Labour Ministry official has said it is up to the discretion of employer’s to decide on minimum wage for workers.

A Doha criminal court has rejected a request made by an insurance company asking that it should not be held responsible for payment of blood money to the family of a cyclist who died in a car accident.

Residents of Ain Khalid say they are living in ‘absolute chaos’ for the past three years as internal roads of the locality are being used by motorists and lorry convoys to reach the Industrial Area.

Residents say lack of supervisory control over neighbourhood stores has emboldened them to take customers for a ride.

Vodafone Qatar announced it will introduce unlimited mobile messaging on weekends to its subscribers starting this weekend.

There are presently six driving schools in the country, but given the expected increase in the number of licence seekers over the next few years, they are not sufficient to cope with the rising demand, say experts.

The Consumer Protection Cell of the Ministry of Business and Trade has now begun using red and green indicators in its weekly price lists for basic food, non-food and children’s items to show whether the prices have gone up or down.

Qatari women have reacted with disappointment at media reports saying that the first batch of 30 Saudi housemaids has begun work, entering an occupation which has been the domain of mostly Asian women in the oil-rich

The weather in Qatar will be hot during the day and dusty at places.