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Prominent Qatari writers and poets want a stringent press law and say the whip must be cracked on erring journalists.

As citizens and residents throughout Qatar are heading out on their summer holidays to escape the heat, most are taking their mobile phones with them to stay in touch with friends in family while away.

Qatar should formulate an effective system of inter-ministerial co-ordination to integrate environmental issues into the development planning process, United Nations Development Programme’s international energy and environmental policy specialist Frank Pinto has urged.

A Kuwaiti has been sentenced to three years’ jail after he was found guilty of attacking Qatar Airways staff during a flight from Doha to Bangkok last summer.

The official dates for the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) have been adjusted from what was announced last year, a spokesperson said yesterday.

A bridge that will link Qatar and Bahrain has finally been approved, after years of being stalemated in its developmental stages, The Media Line reported. The bridge, which will span 40km, will significantly reduce travel time between Qatar and Bahrain: the journey presently takes about five hours and requires a trip to Saudi Arabia, but via the bridge it will take 30 minutes. The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge will begin in Raas Asheerj, Qatar, and will end in North Askar, Bahrain. The bridge

Probably the most environment-friendly and highly resistant new product range of paints that employs the latest technology is now available in the Middle East with the launch of Sigma Guardian Nano Paint in a glittering ceremony at the Sheraton Doha recently.

Vodafone Qatar may soon be the exclusive fixed-line provider in two of the country’s leading real-estate development projects once it has finalised its license application.

Laptop users especially in Qatar where it is fast becoming to be one of the most connected people in the world may not be aware of it but computer keyboards retain incredibly high amount of germs and bacteria, which according to studies by a consumers group in the UK, showed five times as much bacteria as a lavatory seat and to be 150 times above the recommended germ limit.

With residents expected to stay in the country this summer, competition among hotels here is expected to be at fever pitch as they offer value-based summer promotions on hotel packages, food and beverage discounts and summer entertainment, to take advantage of this demand.