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Regular monitoring by the consumer protection cell of the business and trade ministry seems to have led to competition among major shopping centres here as their price lists for food items show some uniformity now.

In old Cairo's Al Darb Al Ahmar district, the minarets of several historic mosques reach out from the modern grunge surrounding them. They are timeworn but elegant, with windows and walls adorned with carved wood and dome ceilings tiled with colorful mosaics.

The weather in Qatar will be hot with blowing dust and some clouds.

The formal synchronization of power grids of Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait in the first phase of the GCC Interconnection Power Grid was completed yesterday.

The current lack of demand for office space is causing problems within the commercial real estate market in Qatar, according to officials who said that the situation should resolve itself in the future but that prices may not return to the high levels seen in the recent past.

In a first in the Middle East, Qatari courts have begun registering cases online. This way, the registration time is reduced drastically to some five to seven minutes.

Qatar is still on track to implement its 2020 plan to transform the economy to zero dependence on hydrocarbon, though there could be a delay, says the country’s Economy and Finance Minister, H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal.

Qatar Airways, in a move that will fortify its commitment and presence in the US market, officially opened a new office in the capital city of Washington, DC, with a festive ceremony attended by locals VIPs and business leaders, including Qatar’s Ambassador to the United States Ali bin Fahad Al-Hajri.

Groceries and restaurants in Doha’s Industrial Area are facing the ire of residents, mostly low-income groups of Asian workers, for charging “exorbitant” rates.

Strict family traditions, financial constraints and dearth of suitable young men are among the major reasons for the growing number of single Qatari women, sources said.