Gulf | Qatar
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Saturday Nov 21
Qatar benefits from diversification
Doha's readiness to look beyond hydrocarbons as a growth engine bodes well
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Friday Nov 20
Shrewd foreign policy earns both friends and enemies
Egypt unhappy with Doha's ties to Hamas and Iran
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Wednesday Nov 18
Qatar introduces 10% flat corporate tax
The present corporate tax structure of 10-35 per cent for foreign-owned companies will be replaced by a flat rate of 10 per cent from January
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Tuesday Nov 17
Qatar's Amir donates $5million to Islamic research centre
The donation will be used to support the centre and help fund its activities and programmes.
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Monday Nov 16
Education more than keeping up with tech advances, says Shaikha Moazah
Shaikha Mozah said that education was a key to building a culture of peace instead of a culture of despair for present and future generations.
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Monday Nov 16
Qatar joins UN fight against corruption
The Convention makes it mandatory for countries to prevent and criminalise corruption, promote international cooperation, recover stolen assets, and improve technical assistance and information exchange.
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Sunday Nov 15
UN anti-corruption convention approved in Qatar
A mechanism to monitor the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) has been endorsed following a week of intense negotiations in Doha, Qatar.
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Sunday Nov 15
No journalist jailed in Qatar, says attorney general
Qatar was ranked 94 in the 2009 report issued by the Paris-based Journalists Without Borders.
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Thursday Nov 12
British boy Adam to remain with Qatari family
The verdict stunned campaigners who have been offering tremendous support to his mother Rebecca
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