DOHA: Per capita household water use in Qatar is one of the highest in the world. People in Qatar use an average of 310 litres of water every day, more than double the average for West European countries.

Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani urged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi yesterday to step down to halt bloodshed and said that he might only have a few days to negotiate an exit.

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W Doha will meet on thursday with Ambassador of Japan in the state of Qatar, to hand over W Doha’s cheque of QR 80,000 for the UNICEF Fund for Japan. The Japanese Ladies Group and the W hotel invite you to a fund raising event More info

A lot of flexibility has been built into the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2011-2016 for accommodating projects related to the 2022 Football World Cup being hosted by Qatar, General Secretariat for Development Planning Secretary General Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim said yesterday.

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has been granted the International Medal Council’s Award. The decision was announced during the council meeting in Warsaw. Sheikha Moza was one of the six winners among 600 candidates this year. She was nominated by children suffering from cancer in the Polish capital. The decision was taken in light of the concern shown by Sheikha Moza for the welfare of children worldwide, a spokesman for the award’s committee said.

The Qatar National Development Strategy (NDS) 2011-2016, a first for the country and prepared to set a path towards achieving the goals of Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030, was launched yesterday. During the five-year period, total gross domestic investment could reach QR820bn, the document revealed.

A bigger Fifth Global Village opened at the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) yesterday with a total of 20 booths representing the diverse population of the College.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of France, Admiral Edouard Guillaud at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Emiri Diwan H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah also took part in the meeting.