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Qatar's drive to keep pace with the global initiative on conservation and sustainable development received a fillip on Monday when the authorities resolved to crack down on people who indiscriminately consume water and electricity.

Many Mowasalat bus drivers issue tickets selectively and speak rudely to passengers who insist on purchasing tickets, some passengers have alleged.

Neighbourhood groceries in Doha are charging up to three times more for vegetables and fruits than the wholesale price at the Central Market, Gulf Times has found.

As one negotiates Hamza bin Amro street near The Mall, one is sure to notice gorgeous white and black Hummer Stretch H2 limos conspicuously parked on both sides of the road — every car owner's envy, probably because such vehicles are the first in Qatar.

Expletive laden celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is set to open up a restaurant in Qatar, The Peninsula has learned.

The much-awaited Vodafone Initial Public Offering (IPO) will be open in September-October this year, ahead of time of the November deadline declared by ictQATAR.

The authorities are planning to build separate roads for trucks and trailers, away from the roads being used by cars and other light vehicles, according to a senior official of the Urban Planning Development Authority (UPDA).

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture (MMAA) has intervened to check increasing fish prices in the local market. The Ministry has strictly directed boat operators and traders not to export more than half of the total fish catch to ensure sufficient supplies in the local market.

Qatar's GDP per capita stands at $70,000, third in the world after Norway and Luxembourg, according to a report by the think-tank, Chatham House, home to the UK's Royal institute of International

W Doha will open its doors around mid-October, and it will be the first five-star hotel in Doha to offer culinary concepts by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.