Qatar Charity Society (QCS) yesterday launched two developmental projects in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which are valued at over QR18m.

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is set to take over Songbird, the listed owner of Canary Wharf, as the country steps up its London spending spree.

Qatar’s investment drive into London property is poised to focus on an unexpected area in the next few years: the 2012 Olympic Games and its real estate legacy.

There are several loopholes in the current pricing mechanism at the central market which some importers might be taking undue advantage of, say market sources.

Cancer patients in Qatar now have access to more advanced radiotherapy treatment with the installation of two new linear accelerators at Al Amal Hospital, the cancer care facility of the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).

Lots of users are excited about the prospect of Google jumping into the television market but some are still a bit confused about what Google TV actually will be. Google just released a nice short video that gives you a good understanding of what your Google TV experience will be. (watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS0la9SmqWA&feature=player_embedded)

Two years before Twitter exploded onto the scene, a young Arab entrepreneur had a dream: an Arabic website that uses micro-blogging to connect Arab users, blending the personal features of blogging with the easy access features of SMS to extend online relationships further.