The energy of the future is solar, or so believes a French electronics engineer based in Doha who sees good prospects for solar powered boats in Qatar, especially along the Corniche and around the man-made island, The Pearl Qatar.

Qatar is planning to launch a Media City in Doha, which is expected to host around 25,000 people from around the world, at a specially designated zone.

Food prices are expected to come down in the local market soon as supply has started stabilising in the international market, according to the senior official of a leading hypermarket here.

Qatar Airways is likely to launch a low-cost carrier with better services than the existing low frills carriers in the Middle East, the CEO Akbar Al-Baker said yesterday.

Lebanon's bickering politicians asked Qatar on Saturday to come up with a proposal on the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons during Arab-brokered talks aimed at ending a feud that drove their country to the brink of a new civil war.

Qatar leads the fixed line broadband penetration as a percentage of population in the Arab World in 2007, according to research firm Arab Advisors Group.

DOHA - Qatar Telecom (Qtel)Qatar Telecom will today be offering a 50 percent discount on all international calls as its way of commemorating Telecom Day.

DOHA • The routine offerings of Qatar's FM channels may soon be facing competition as new players enter the FM broadcasting market.