Doha - The Qatar Development Bank (QDB)Qatar Development Bank (QDB)'s capital increase to QR10bn will set the bank in a stronger position to provide financing newer sectors, particularly agriculture, livestock and fisheries, according to a senior bank official.

doha • Qatargas has donated a laser device, used in helping people to quit smoking, to Al Khor hospital.

Doha • The College of the North Atlantic-Qatar has opened its new Electrical Engineering laboratory this week.

Doha • More than 210,000 road accidents took place in the country last year, claiming 199 lives. Most of these accidents were, however, minor. The death toll in traffic mishaps in 2006 was 270, with more than 156,000 accidents taking place. In 2005, 206 people perished while the number of accidents totalled 93,000.

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Please let us pay our respects to the police who have died on duty. Three members of the State Security Force (Likhwiya) died due to explosion of inflammable substances at the premises of the force here on Monday. Arab daily reported that the trio was trying to dispose of the expired combustible materials when they suddenly exploded, leading to the death of two of them on the spot. The third person succumbed to his injuries later in the night. The Peninsula

Qatari Diar has signed an agreement with the Republic of Cuba for a $70m investment to develop an exclusive five-star resort in Cuba.

Recent research has revealed that 30 percent of employees in Qatar are highly satisfied with their work, making them the most satisfied workers in the Gulf and third most highly satisfied employees across the region as a whole.

Doha's landmark Ramada Plaza has introduced a ‘Ladies Only’ floor, a first for Qatar. In response to customer demand and to cater for the growing number of businesswomen travelling alone in the Gulf and to the rapidly growing hub of Doha, a total of 17 guest rooms have been transformed to make the female traveller “feel more comfortable and at home”.