A Syrian man has been jailed for a year for molesting a 15-year old girl.

Mowasalat Karwa scored some green points yesterday when the public transport company announced its new E-recruitment system as a part of its Qatarisation policy at a press conference held at Chopsticks Restaurant, Grand Regency Hotel.

Mowasalat will be replacing its old fleet of taxis soon, a company spokesperson said yesterday.

The Qatar flag will be raised at the Beijing Olympic Games Athletes Village on August 6, it was announced yesterday.

Credit card holders should be vigilant in using their cards to avoid fraudsters, a bank official said

The Qatar Business Women Award (QBWA) has extended the last date of submitting applications for the award to October 13.

A top official has allayed fears expressed in certain quarters that the plethora of projects currently on in Doha would suffer due to the lack of utilities and infrastructure.

Countries in the region, including Qatar is paying a heavy price for not utilising resources, including human resources, efficiently. The less than optimum contribution of youth the so-called ‘youth exclusion’ is a drain on the economy.

THE National Health Authority (NHA) plans to operate the air ambulance service round the clock from September following the purchase of two MD 902 helicopters, which proved to be the most suitable for Qatar’s hot weather.

A Syrian expatriate has been sentenced to five years in jail for bringing in counterfeit currency from his country and trying to use it in Qatar’s shops in November 2007. His two brothers and an Indian shopkeeper were also convicted for not informing the police and destroying evidence.