The contract of a major road developer working on the ambitious Doha Expressway project has been terminated by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal), sources said yesterday.

After painting the country green for weeks, Qatar Foundation on Monday evening launched its first-ever outreach campaign, THINK.

Qatar for the first time has introduced online registration for expatriate Haj pilgrims, which begins today.

Keeping off the roads in Qatar would be the best way to safeguard one’s life, as per the Economist magazine’s annual book of global economic statistics and quirky facts — Pocket World in Figures. The 2009 edition of the book, often described as the fact-lover’s Bible, contains facts and data on 182 countries and profiles of more than 65 of the world’s major economies.

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The Doha Players are once again preparing for another year of community theatre in Qatar, welcoming a large number of new members and promising to persevere in organising as many events and activities as possible despite lacking a permanent home for the theatre.

Grand Hyatt Doha has launched its own ‘School of Hospitality,’ which hotel officials have described as “an enhanced and comprehensive training module that will benefit the hotel’s over 550 employees”.

Hyatt Plaza teamed up with The Qatar Centre of Social Cultural for the Deaf to organise Garangao celebrations at the shopping mall.

The Ministry of Interior has said it has successfully tracked and identified some perpetrators of Internet crimes involved in duping people.