Jet fuel prices have risen in Qatar, although officials are unwilling to state by how much.

85 firms penalised for rules violation

Sixty percent of women employees in the Middle East feel that they are treated fairly compared to their male counterparts, an online survey has revealed.

Hamad Medical Corporation's initiative to recruit more citizens to its Nursing Department at Women's Hospital, as part of Qatarisation, has caused consternation among the foreign staff.

Desperate times call for desperate measures and due to the housing crunch in the country some have resorted to living in trailers, families and all.

Three of the biggest Middle Eastern airlines – Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways – have made it to the 2008 list of top 10 global airlines, according to the latest survey by Skytrax, a global air transport research organisation specialising in global airline and airport customer surveys.

A RECRUITMENT campaign for Qataris has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Industry. The campaign is co-ordinated by Qatar Petroleum.

Qatar's economy grew by 53 percent in the year up to March end, to QR84.3bn, compared to QR55bn in the first quarter (Q1) of 2007, according to the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA).