Gulf | Qatar
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Tuesday May 29
Qatar mourns mall fire victims
Prayers for fallen servicemen to be held at Doha cemetery
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Tuesday May 29
Qatar's traditional media outperformed by online media
As news spread about the tragedy at Doha's Villagio mall, social networks sprang to life with pictures, videos and updates gathered at the site or through witnesses and relatives
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Tuesday May 29
Qatar reels under the shock of worst tragedy
Messages of condolences and sympathy flood social networks as 19 people die in Doha mall fire
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Tuesday May 29
Family devastated after triplets from New Zealand die in Doha mall fire
Two-year olds died along with 16 other people after fire broke out at Villaggio mall
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Tuesday May 29
Qatar arrests owner and managers of fire-ravaged mall
Owner and senior employees of fire-hit Villagio mall held; 19 people died in the blaze
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Monday May 28
Deadly Qatar mall blaze started at nursery, minister says
Fire that killed 19 including 13 children, at Doha’s main shopping centre started at a nursery, State Minister for Interior, Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani
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Monday May 28
Nineteen killed in fire at Qatar's Villagio Mall
UAE leaders offer condolences to Qatar Emir on tragedy that also claimed 13 children
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Monday May 28
‘Gandhi’s Three Monkeys’ installed at Qatar cultural village
The gears worn by the three men in the sculptures represent the historical meaning of Ghandi's three monkeys: 'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil'
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Sunday May 27
Qatar launches mobile library to promote reading among children
Project to help develop reading into a daily habit among children
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Wednesday May 23
Doha and Baku face scrutiny in 2020 Summer Olympics bid choice
If the IOC decides to keep four cities competing to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, Doha would be safe
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Sunday May 20
Israel must rethink policies after losing friends: Qatar Emir
Israel's failure to make a long-awaited step towards achieving peace based on the end of settlements, the 1967 borders, and the two-state solution, will leave it more isolated after losing support
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Saturday May 19
Qatar urges its citizens to leave Lebanon
Qatar on Saturday urged its citizens to avoid travelling to Lebanon, citing unstable conditions
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Thursday May 17
Qatar to host Cirque du Soleil extravaganza
legendary Cirque du Soleil, a dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment, will be performing for the first time in Qatar on July 4-7
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Wednesday May 16
Qatar fund awards $140 million for research proposals
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has awarded $140.5 million to research proposals
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Tuesday May 15
Charity dinner raises $ 6.5 million for religious scholars’ union
A charity dinner in Qatar has raised money for the Renaissance of a Nation endowment programme
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Tuesday May 15
Qatar scraps plan for metered parking areas
Qatar’s municipality and urban planning ministry has cancelled a plan to introduce metered parking space
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Thursday May 10
Qatar to liberalise Haj services
Qatar has decided to allow Haj (pilgrimage) operators to decide the fees to be paid for would-be pilgrims
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Sunday May 6
Qatari organisation launches two community schools in Afghanistan
With funding support from ROTA, CARE International in Afghanistan began in October 2011 implementing a three-year project that draws on its extensive experience and lessons learned in community-based education
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Sunday May 6
Qatar charity society launches housing project for Turkey earthquake victims
Qatar Charitable Society has launched a housing project in the city of Van, in eastern Turkey
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Thursday May 3
Calls to improve road discipline as three Qataris die in accident
Qatari tweeps have called for stringent action and drastic measures to help curb alarming fatal accident figures
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Thursday May 3
Scientific English courses for third grade pupils in Qatar
The scientific English courses will be in addition to the regular English classes
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Wednesday May 2
Date palm research proposal wins major Qatar award
The awarded proposal, "Establishing world leadership in date palm research in Qatar" was submitted by Professor Karsten Suhre, Director of the Bioinformatics Core at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
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Tuesday May 1
Qatar may allow trade unions, scrap 'sponsorships' for foreign workers
Qatar is considering a move to scrap the controversial sponsorship system for foreigners working in the country
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Monday Apr 30
Qatar seeks solutions as water consumption reaches high levels
Per capita consumption of water in Qatar is 460 liters per day, one of the highest in the world
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Sunday Apr 29
Google honours Carnegie Mellon students in Qatar
Qatar students join an elite group of young women recognised for their potential in computer science and technology
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