Qatar and Turkey yesterday signed a number of agreements as the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani began a two-day visit of the country. On his arrival at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, the Emir was received by Turkish President

Laughter erupted in the room after the screening of the one-minute film Blackberry Flu or Mr Blackberry.

With just a few days left before Ramadan starts, a number of companies are lining up their own charitable programmes for the holy month.

Vodafone Qatar announced the launch of its distribution network yesterday, with the formal unveiling of its partnership with 10 leading Qatar-based companies to augment the provision of its services and products in the local market. The partnerships will increase the number of outlets from which customers can purchase Vodafone’s products and services, with as many as 100 of them set to open this week.

ictQATAR, the Supreme Council for Information & Communication Technology, continues its series of consumer tips, on a variety of telecom issues.

The weather in Qatar will be hot with slight haze at times.

An Asian man has been sentenced to three-year imprisonment following his conviction of sexually abusing his Filipina secretary.

Four Lebanese men have been sentenced to five-year imprisonment and subsequent deportation for forging credit cards and using them to purchase items worth QR24.7mn from different Doha stores. The gang was busted on June 30 last year, after the members went on a shopping spree for three days.