With the onset of the harvest season in Qatar, locally produced vegetables are flooding the market, causing the prices to plummet drastically.

The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that laser shows and firework displays that can send strong flashes of light to the airport and its surrounding areas would now be strictly regulated.

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.