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Qatar yesterday reported its first death from swine flu. The victim, a 36-year-old national, died yesterday morning.

The organisers of the Arabia Fashion Week are inviting budding designers from Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE, and the rest of the Gulf region to participate in the event. The high-profile fashion event will open in Dubai on October 1, the organisers said.

The weather in Qatar will be hot during the day and dusty with low visibility.

Qatar’s rapid economic growth during the past few years has transformed the country’s geo-demographic profile, latest statistics show.

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The Weather in Qatar is to be dusty and hot with some clouds." Widespread Dust ".

Four Sri Lankan workers have been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment followed by deportation for stealing a safe containing QR3,000, nine passports of employees, a chequebook and a mobile handset.

An Asian man who stole QR128 from a wallet that he found in a toilet at the Doha airport on his arrival in the country has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment and subsequent deportation.

Qatar has asserted that a lasting, comprehensive and just peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved unless the UN resolutions and the Arab peace initiative were implemented, based on the “Land for peace” principle, a matter which was referred to at the recent Arab summit held in Doha.

Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) yesterday announced key members of the team heading up the inaugural 2009 Festival. As a major collaboration between the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and the Tribeca Film Festival will be a major step into artistic progress of Qatar — the cultural capital of Middle East.