The weather in Qatar will be hot and blowing dust.

Funding small income-generating projects is behind the success of Qatar Charity’s programmes worldwide, a spokesman for the organisation has said.

Empowerment of women in Qatar in recent years has opened up tremendous opportunities for them to be gainfully employed.

While almost all enclosed public spaces sport the “No Smoking” signs and posters on entrances and hallways, many complain that some smokers are ignoring the ban on smoking in these spaces.

In a bid to effectively crack down on audio, video and software piracy and deal strictly with design and trademark violations, Qatar has set up an Intellectual Property Protection Centre.

In a major restructuring of government bodies, various independent authorities and institutions set up over the past few years — some of them carved out of ministries — have been brought under a ministry or directly under the Cabinet.

With Philippine Senator Manny Villar offering help to the 12 jobless Filipino workers stranded in Qatar, the hapless workers are in an upbeat mood.

The Qatar National Hotels (QNH) announced it plans to hire more than 40 Qataris to work in their hotels early next year as part of their Qatarisation programme.

Hamad Medical Corporation’s Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Unit of has helped in integrating many patients with disability into the society. Many Qataris and expats have found jobs here in Qatar and those who have returned to there own country have been able to be reemployed.