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Prayers, festivities mark Eid Al Fitr
DOHA: Mass prayers, community gatherings, festivities and fire works marked Eid Al Fitr, the end of the fasting month Ramadan, in the country yesterday.
Scores of worshippers participated at the special Eid prayers held at selected masjids and public grounds (Eid Gahs) across the country.
The  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Shopping outlet charged with violating price freeze
DOHA: The government has cracked the whip on a major shopping outlet for taking consumers for a ride and showing flagrant disregard for the ministerial decision which froze the prices of 104 consumer items of mass use during the holy month of Ramadan.
The outlet is a famous one and has branches i  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Sales dip during festive season
DOHA: Sales dropped considerably during Ramadan and on the eve of the country’s main festival, Eid Al Fitr, this year as compared to 2008, say market sources.
They attribute the drop to the ongoing global recession and a mix of other factors, including a large number of people remaining out of th  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Shopping outlet charged with violating price freeze
DOHA: The government has cracked the whip on a major shopping outlet for taking consumers for a ride and showing flagrant disregard for the ministerial decision which froze the prices of 104 consumer items of mass use during the holy month of Ramadan.
The outlet is a famous one and has branches i  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Prayers, festivities mark Eid Al Fitr
DOHA: Mass prayers, community gatherings, festivities and fire works marked Eid Al Fitr, the end of the fasting month Ramadan, in the country yesterday.
Scores of worshippers participated at the special Eid prayers held at selected masjids and public grounds (Eid Gahs) across the country.
The  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Emir exchanges Eid greetings with leaders
Emir exchanges Eid greetings with leaders
Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in a phone call he received yesterday from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas exchanged greetings of Eid Al Fitr.
The Emir in a phone call he received yesterday from the Chief of the Palestinian Ha  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Indonesians celebrate Eid with mass prayer

DOHA: In keeping with their tradition, the Indonesian community in Qatar yesterday greeted the Eid Al Fitr with a mass prayer, listening to a sermon and asking for forgiveness for the past mistakes they made to their fellow countrymen.
Some 2,500 Indonesian Muslims responded to the call by th  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

CNN’s Amanpour to be aired tonight

DOHA: CNN’s Christiane Amanpour said the media in the Middle East had been doing “good” and developing gradually.
Amanpour, who will launch tonight her programme Amanpour, the centrepiece of CNN’s new programming, said “media in the Middle East is doing well and will grow more and develop in   [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Work on Dukhan Fields projects progresses well, says official

Doha: Ahmad Saif Al Sulaiti, Operations Manager at Dukhan Fields, said that construction of the projects on the field included in the 2009 budget were well on their way.
Al Sulaiti said that there were intensified efforts to finalise the geographical survey done for the mega projects in the   [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009

Beggars back on the streets
DOHA: A number of children and women were seen begging in different areas of the city on Eid Al Fitr day yesterday.
Some women were seen outside mosques and Eidgahs, big and open places specially assigned for Eid prayers, where Eid prayers were held.
This is the first time since Qatar made beg  [more...]
Posted on:9/21/2009