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Qatar Airways announced on Wednesday 5 March 2008 it has plans to add Houston, Texas, to its current US destinations of Washington and New York, starting November 10.

The mass media in Qatar has been witnessing an unprecedented shift which resulted in reinforcing its role in building the society. The year 2007 particularly witnessed a boost in the promoting of professionalism in this sector, especially with the creation of the Doha Free Information Centre, and merge of several information services under the umbrella of a newly transformed Qatar News Agency.

The 6th Arab Forum on the role of the Arab Woman in sustainable development and civilian community organizations, opened on Sunday 2 March 2008. Organized by the Institute of Administrative Development in cooperation with the Arab Administrative Development Organization, and sponsored by H E Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al-Dhabit Al-Dossari Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, the meeting gathers 125 participants from Qatar and other Arab states and will continue until March 6.

The State of Qatar deals with the girl child-related issues from a holistic perspective that considers her as a member of a family that could not be empowered without advancing the conditions of all her family members from the health, educational, economic and cultural aspects. In this respect Qatar believes the empowerment of the girl child requires the active support and participation of parents and family members alike.

Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar is a significant nesting area for the Hawksbill turtles, yet it's also the country's most important gas producer. Ras Laffan has reconciled these two seemingly incompatible functions by teaming up with the Environmental Studies Center (ES Center) of Qatar University in a bid to preserve the marine creature's future.

Just thought I'd share a new site by the Qatar Government.

QATAR Telecom (Qtel) yesterday launched "Mozaic SMS Chat", mainly targeted at the mobile users.

WooHoo less traffic accedints involving walk lovers :D this is also good for Expats that like to walk

Qatar developing QR22bn deep-sea port

Dubai, UAE - January 9, 2008: Six Gulf Arab states linking their electricity networks in a single grid will save billions of dollars in the next 20 years and ensure security of supplies in case of any disruptions, according to a Gulf electricity official.