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Local environmental authorities are drafting a national plan to combat desertification and preserve Qatar’s natural habitat, an official said.

Qatar is to issue a new sponsorship law that would ease residence and visa procedures for expatriates in the country, an official said.

The Second South Summit of the G77 and China ended here yesterday with a call to the United States to put an end to unilateral sanctions against Syria and Cuba.

Italy and Qatar could jointly build up to 10 new terminals to supply natural gas from the Gulf nation to the European country, the Italian minister of productive activities announced here on Sunday.

Qatar is set to become the region’s focal point for training emerging sports talent as the Aspire Academy of Sports Excellence (ASPIRE) opens to Gulf and Arab nationals.

Gulf countries neglecting religious education at public schools risk exposing Muslim students to more radical teachings, a top Saudi official said here.

Qatar’s education system is to undergo massive reform, with public schools being turned into self-managing institutions with international curriculum standards, educationists said.

The role of Sharia was discussed in a heated debate during the bill’s drafting process, said Jamal Yahya, an Egyptian constitutionalist and legal consultant for the Qatari Government.

A $12.8 billion (Dh46.9 billion) project that will supply liquefied natural gas to the UK market, called Qatargas II, formally got underway yesterday, company officials said.

A 31-member secretariat with representatives from several countries will work out an action plan for the Global Anti-Aggression Campaign, which is a forum of Islamic clerics who have said the Islamic world is under threat from the West.

Marital problems and domestic disputes will be the focus of the two-day International Conference for the Family, which opens today in Doha.

The rising number of suicide attempts among Indians in Qatar is pushing people to do something about it. Community members are appealing to Qatari authorities and to the Indian Embassy to reverse the growing trend.