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Sheikha Hanadi seeks residential quality

700,000-year-old tools found in Qatar

RESIDENTS can file complaints round-the-clock about beggars with the section concerned at the Criminal Investigation Department. The telephone numbers to be contacted are 4823812, 4714222, or 4714220 and the fax number is 4714256. GT

Law to protect abandoned pets needed says QAWS

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The Ethisphere Institute, a think-tank dedicated to the research and promotion of profitable best practices in governance, has named Doha in its '2020 Global Sustainability Centres' list. The list comprises 20 cities with a population of more than 60,000 notable for their long-term city planning and for building strong and principled foundations.

Local businessmen and investors have welcomed the law issued on income tax exemption saying it would attract investments into the country.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani underlined yesterday that Qatar, which chairs the GCC current session, is making every effort to maintain security, stability, economic and trading prosperity in the GCC region, and to prevent any attempt to affect its stability.

The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, extended Ramadan wishes to all Muslims.

The decision of the Australian government to highlight Qatar as one of the countries whose citizens pose a lesser immigration risk has been welcomed by nationals here.