All drivers of Karwa taxis, airport limousines and school buses have been vaccinated against H1N1, Mowasalat said yesterday.

A senior social scientist yesterday disagreed with the media reports that Qatar’s divorce rate is one of the highest in the world. He said the reports did not have the backing of any scientific study.

Making Qatar a major winter shopping destination, eight-day long biannual Doha Trade Fair (DTF) opened at Doha Exhibition Center, yesterday. Ahmed Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Qatar Tourism and Exhibitions Authority opened the fair in the presence of a number of officials and diplomats from various embassies, ministries and private organisations.

Alfardan Automobiles completed its successful sponsorship of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2010 with an autograph session for tennis fans. As ‘Official Car’ of the tournament, BMW also provided a host of services inside and outside the stadium with chauffeured limousines.

Qatar is set to receive a huge ‘vegetable garden’ that would sail all the way from Japan to Qatari shores in the month of April. The scientifically developed shipping container, meant for growing vegetables, would be delivered to Qatar by a Japanese company.

Demand for tattooing whether as a means for beauty enhancement or a form of self expression is growing in Doha despite ban.

Nowadays, there are mobile phone applications for almost anything one could possibly think of — even for tracking police speed traps on the streets and highways of the city you live in.

The multi-million riyal Dukhan Highway project will be completed by the end of this year. A works of major part of the project would be accomplished by June-July, Al Sharq reported.

Qatar is set to increase the arable land area in the country with the support of cutting-edge technology and engineering tools. The State is working to provide sufficient quantity of water for farmers by tapping the huge solar energy potential in a bid to multiply agriculture production, according to the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP). The QNFSP wrapped up a two-day meeting of its Taskforce committee here on Thursday.

Vodafone Qatar is celebrating 2010 by granting all customers 2,010 Vodafone minutes, or bonus minutes which can be used for domestic calls within the Vodafone network in addition to value included with their