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Qatar Telecom (Qtel) yesterday warned customers about a highly sophisticated fraud attempting to steal personal details, including bank and credit card numbers, from residents here.

Aspetar, Qatar’s state-of-the-art orthopedic and sports medicine hospital, has signed a service agreement with the Qatar Olympic Committee to treat injured sportsmen.

The Qatar Philharmonic orchestra received a standing ovation on Monday night after thrilling the audience with a wonderfully emotional performance of Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No 1 in D major,” and other works by Schumann and Brahms.

Top Al Jazeera Network official Wadah Khanfar has said his channel represents the “voice of the voiceless” and would continue to be so, notwithstanding the global economic turmoil that has affected virtually every business sector.

Qatar’s leading property developer Alfardan Properties has welcomed its first tenant to The Pearl Qatar’s One Porto Arabia.

Qatar does not have strong civil society groups but the government is working towards strengthening them since they are one of the pillars of a democratic society, the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has said.

The talk of zero inflation by the economic adviser to the Emir has surprised businessmen as they maintain the price levels still remain high and rentals of housing and commercial properties, though, are coming down, they nevertheless continue to be on the higher side.

Qatar Foundation for Woman and Child Protection (QFWCP) is sparing no effort in educating children about their fundamental rights and how to protect them, through its ongoing Friends of Child Protection Programme.

Higher Internet penetration and its use by low-income workers and educational institutions will help foster freedom of information in Qatar, the Doha Centre for Media Freedom has said in

The global Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industry is now shifting its focus to the Middle East, a world renowned business journalist said during a key forum here.