al khaliji, a new regional bank headquartered in Doha, announced yesterday the launch of its retail banking operations in Qatar, with the opening of the "al khaliji Qpost Centre" in West Bay set for June 16.

Stung by a steep hike in air fares, several holiday makers from Qatar are planning to travel by road to some neighbouring countries and spend the summer holidays there.

Several Qataris and expats have criticized the calculation procedures used by insurance companies to settle compensation claims. In most cases the companies pay the lowest possible amount, to the disappointment of clients.

As usual I want to highlight some points with these damn 'prominent Qataris'. They DO NOT represent everyone. Just because THEY want something a certain way, it's not their right to enforce it on everyone!

AL JAZEERA English won the award for ‘Best 24 Hour News Programme’ at the 48th Monte Carlo Television Festival, beating entries from BBC News, Sky News, Lisboa TV and the Phoenix Satellite TV.

QATAR Airways has “relaxed” conditions in its three-tier fare structure which came into effect on November 1, sparing some “no-show” passengers from total money loss.

Philippine Ambassador Isaias F Begonia hailed the Overseas Filipino Workers as major players in ensuring the vibrancy of the Philippine economy and urged every Filipino in Qatar to work together to further support the country’s (Qatar) development, in his message during the celebration of the 110th Independence Day of the Philippines at the Embassy premises yesterday.

Some people said that the government doesn't care, but it's quite clear that the government DOES care!

Doha Municipality will soon launch an awareness programme for employees of food establishments, Nasser Ibrahim Al Malki, head of food inspection at the Doha Municipality, said.