The credit crisis in Dubai will be opened up for public discussion at the latest edition of the Doha Debates today.

Barwa has started delivering outstanding payments that the now-defunct main contractor owed to subcontractors who had completed work on the Barwa Masaken (Alsailya and Mesaimeer) project, the company said yesterday.

Only one percent of all blogging content is in Arabic. This lack of quality Arabic content in blogs maybe due to the cultural differences in the way technology is used in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The weather in Qatar will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered rain, thundery at times.

The weather in Qatar will be cloudy with rain/thundery at places.

The weather in Qatar will be slight dust haze at times and cloudy to partly cloudy with chance of scattered rain at places.

The Department of Meteorology warning that today strong wind and rough seas offshore at first.

Al Doha TV, the official National Day television station, will be offering live broadcasts of National Day activities plus cultural, entertainment and documentary series through December 18.