The next US president, whether it be Barack Obama or John McCain, is not going to change the American policy towards Israel and the Middle East, thanks to the powerful Jewish lobby in the country, according to John J Mearsheimer, a noted American author and academician.

Providing facilities for pedestrians to cross roads is not the responsibility of Traffic Department but it is the duty of Ashghal, a senior official has said.

Shoppers at Hyatt Plaza can visit the interactive booth providing services of Hukoomi, Qatar's online gateway to the government, until June 23. The portal provides more than 290 services, including 56 e-services, and information on government entities, with more services and information planned.

Mowasalat is planning to introduce more taxis and buses in the near future to serve the fast-growing population in the country. The move is expected to address the severe shortage of cabs in the city and help the bus service expand to new regions.

Qatar has the potential to become a stronghold for entrepreneurship and establishing start-up firms, Doug Richard, entrepreneur and specialist in technology transfer, commercialisation and business education, told The Peninsula in an interview yesterday.

The Traffic and Patrol Department at the Ministry of Interior has launched the 'Fourth National Campaign for Road Accidents', with the focus on young drivers and pedestrians on highways.

MORE than 260 electricity distribution stations were built throughout the country in April and May, a senior official of the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has said.

Three Indians jailed for raping Nepali workerTHREE men have been jailed after a Nepali worker was plied with booze and then raped. The defendants, all Indians, were each sentenced to ten years in prison followed by deportation.

Eco-friendly taxis fuelled with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) will soon be on the roads of Doha as Mowasalat is all set to open the first LPG refilling unit at its premises in the Industrial Area.

The development of Lusail, the biggest project by Qatari Diar in the country, has metamorphosed in the last couple of months from the stage of conception to one in which the outline of the upcoming districts have started taking shape.