YOUNG people should think out of the box, HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad urged yesterday.

The Advisory Council recently discussed the draft law piloted by its Services and Public Utilities committee pertaining to increasing the fine for people who violate Qatar's building maintenance rules.

With the world celebrating Environment Day tomorrow, many eco-friendly organizations in Qatar have come together to boost environmental awareness among people in Qatar.

ictQATAR, in cooperation with the Supreme Education Council (SEC), yesterday announced 25 more Independent schools will take part in the second phase of ‘School Knowledge Net’.

QATAR’s construction industry has been hit hard because of price escalation, severe sand shortage and inadequate supply of cement.

CISCO announced yesterday that the company will deepen its commitment to supporting Arab youth by designating its globalisation centre to support Silatech, an initiative of HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, in developing a region-wide technology platform.

SEVEN students from Qatar University have been selected to attend the 2008 Student Leader Programme in the US, organised by the Middle East Partnership Initiative.

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will have to depend on foreign expertise for a long time, a senior official has said.