Qatar is to freeze the prices of four basic construction materials for three years, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani told businessmen here yesterday.

Democracy should be adopted as a means of participation by the people, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani said yesterday.

Hotel rates in Qatar are not raised during the summer, according to managers in the local hospitality industry.

A recent survey on the traffic law found that 67 percent of the respondents support amending it. Thirty percent said the law was acceptable while three percent were neutral, Al Sharq daily reported.

The Report: Qatar 2008, which claims to be the most extensive, independent, unbiased and accurate intelligence resource on Qatar, will be published this month.

The Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal has said that Qatar had gone a long way in protecting rights of the foreign workforce in the country.

With yesterday's signing of a QR6.4bn deal to acquire a controlling stake in PT Indosat, Indonesia's second-largest telecom operator, Qtel has pretty much thrown down the gauntlet in front of Vodafone.

From the Guardian