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Begging just got fashionable in Doha. Although the destitute are not a common sight here, some residents are pretending to be beggars and making money the easy way.

Herbal medicine is the new rage in Qatar. Many herbal products are in demand here due to their healing properties.

Qatari flag hoisted atop Mt Kilimanjaro

Practically unimaginable not too long ago, Doha is now actually emerging as a party destination. In five years' time, if things keep going as they are, it should rival Dubai as the place to be.

Qatar has become the first GCC country to join a World Bank programme to bring down its greenhouse gas emissions, which are among the highest per capita in the world. The ambitious programme aims to drastically reduce the gases by controlling gas flaring.

Qatar, Oman sign labour pact

Double-decker buses on Qatar's roads soon

Qatari doctor seeks to break new ground in lymphoma research

Qatargas backs tennis event

A valuable book was donated to the Museum of Islamic Art by Dr Bakr M Nour, a US citizen from Egypt who lives and works in Qatar. The book is a handwritten manuscript believed to be around 450 years old. Titled Al Shifaa Fi Akhbar Al Mostafa, the book has each page ornamented with a gold leaf frame, with an additional gold Islamic relief in the facing page.