This is a sad story of a citizen and his family, including three children, who has opted to live in a tent 20km deep in the Al Shahaniyah desert in harsh conditions, despite having a decent job.

Qatar's economy is expected to pick up this year and inflation will ease to around 11.5 per cent as the country moves to halt a rapid rise in rents that have been blamed for most of the inflation, according to official estimates.

THE Cabinet has accepted the Advisory Council’s recommendation on the need to review the new Traffic Law No 19 of 2007 on completion of one year of its implementation, according to reports published in the local Arabic press.

A team from Qatar's Omar bin Al Khattab Scientific School won the BOTBALL championship after edging out eight other schools in an action-packed Middle Eastern regional competition on Saturday. The team of five students, along with their teacher, will head to the United States to compete in the US BOTBALL competition in July.

Yep the tallest building in Europe is in London and called The Shard. It's a project thats a join venture between Qatar National Bank, Sellars Property, QInveset, Barwa, and Qatar Islamic Bank. It's amazing. www.shardlondonbridge.com http://www.e-architect.co.uk/london/jpgs/london_bridge_tower_rpbw031007_63hayesdavidson_johnmclean.jpg