Q-POST’S ongoing radio frequency identification (RFID) pilot, involving Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, will help boost the country’s postal service in future, communications equipment manufacturers Motorola said yesterday.

With a power crunch looming, Qatar is studying the possibility of adding up to 5,400 megawatts (MW) of nuclear capacity between 2011 and 2036, according to the ‘Arabian Gulf Electricity Industry’ report released by Moody’s yesterday.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is expected to attend a conference on information and communication technology to be held in Doha in April next year.

The Traffic and Patrols Department has announced a ban on lorries from entering the city during the rush hours. Lorries would be prohibited from entering Doha from 6am to 8am, from 12 noon to 2:30pm and from 5pm to 10pm . The department has called upon drivers to follow the time. The Pen

A unit of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) said on Monday it was looking into investing in Europe, including buying London office blocks worth up to 500 million pounds ($878.4 million), as prices were expected to fall.

Gulf real estate shares suffered further declines on Monday as the annual Cityscape exhibition in Dubai failed to cheer investors.

Think Pink Qatar, a volunteer based charity, jointly with Qatar National Cancer Society (QNCS) will organise a breast cancer walk on the Corniche on October 25.

LONDON, Great Britain – The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced today that Doha, Qatar, successful host of the 2006 Asian Games, will host the 2008-2010 Sony Ericsson Championships, the most prestigious event on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Under terms of the $42 million, three-year agreement, the Sony Ericsson Championships will feature record prize money of $4.45 million, equal to that of the ATP's season-ending Championships, the Tennis Masters Cup. The singles winner's check of $1,485,000

A DOZEN tenants of an upscale neighbourhood housing 60 villas near the D-Ring Road had been living a true Gulf dream - until an eviction notice came.