Rescuers recovered five more bodies from a Dubai-based supply ship which sank off the Qatari coast, bringing the number of dead to six.

Five people, including the captain, were rescued after the vessel with 35 people on board sunk near the Doha Channel, about 10 nautical miles off the coast on Tuesday

According to The Peninsula, the ship was carrying 9 crew and 24 employees of HBK Power Cleaning and two caterers working for a company hired by HBK

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What if Qatarliving.com did not exists?
Where are we now?

Good to have one like this...

Any other forum like this?

Now, do tell me how you would react in this situation. This has happened to me twice, and both times I took the path of least resistance, but wonder if I should have been more assertive. First time was at the souq waqif car park and second time at the Centre/mega mart... >

I am looking for a parking space and driving around. There are not many parking spaces. I find one. Then I see a person standing in the middle of it, on their phone. I indicate to them to move to the side. They wave their heads and say 'no'. I open the window and say, "What do you mean, no??!!" They say "this space is reserved. My friend is coming. I am keeping it for him".

From a Q-Tel release:

Broadband Internet users in Qatar can now enjoy a wider range of speeds and more competitive pricing than ever before, with the launch of two new speed plans for Qtel’s ADSL service.

Customers now have a wider choice of options when they choose to surf the Internet, with 4Mbps or 8Mbps now available for those who want to enjoy an even faster browsing experience.

The higher speeds will enable customers to download films, music and games faster and more easily. The enhanced speeds now available are among the many benefits delivered through Qtel’s major ADSL upgrade, which began on 1 April 2009 as part of Qtel’s ongoing ’Broadband Anywhere’ initiative.

The new 4Mbps speed is available for QR400 a month, with the 8Mbps plan costing QR600. Both new speeds are subject to technical feasibility.

DOHA: Doha Centre for Media Freedom has announced yesterday that it has terminated the services of Robert Ménard, director-general of the Centre beginning from June.

The decision was taken following Ménard’s announcement that he had quit his post and left Doha. The statement added that Doha Centre for Media Freedom will continue carrying out its mission in institutional manner and as per its by-laws. QNA/THE PENINSULA

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ictQATAR continues its series of useful consumer tips.

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Big Chief Eagle Eye, my Canon EOS 400D camera, came into my life on an unexpected note. A miscommunication with my cousin brother led BCEE to my doorstep. Despite my not-so-happy financial situation at the time, I knew that it wouldn’t be a wasted investment. I’m glad I’m right.

The first few days, I and BCEE went crazy around each other. We travelled to places I didn’t know existed in Qatar and to places I’d promised myself I’d go only once I got a good partner (of the camera kind) with me. The fish market fell in the second category.

Source ::: The Peninsula/ BY SATISH KANADY
DOHA: Qatar has one of the highest paid expatriates in the Middle East, with one in four expatriates earning more than $200,000 per year. The expatriates have a monthly disposable income in excess of $3,000, an international expatriate survey has revealed.

The 2009 Expat Explorer Survey, commissioned by HSBC Bank International, revealed Asia is home to the highest paid expatriates in the world. The survey identified Qatar as having some of the wealthiest expatriates after Russia and Japan. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were among the other GCC countries listed as having the richest expatriates.

Well, after seeing everyday accidents mostly due to HIGH SPEED... I have named the all the streets in Doha as Sport Streets... coz every day I see cars racing up and down/ left and right ... enjoy these photos of after effects of racing event yesterday :-) (Airport Road)

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but the Huffington Post is running a contest to see who's the best dressed first lady, Carla Burnei or our own elegant, lovely and devastatingly gorgeous Sheikha Mozah! (I think you can guess who I voted for) :) Click to see the pics.

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Oh, and they didn't ask, but Frankly I think the Emir looks much more handsome then Sarkozy!

Since it's the summer season, and with scorching temperatures reaching up to 50C, I wanted to share with you a list of beaches I regularly visit around here, as well as their access route and GPS coordinate (in standard format: LAT/LOND: hddd°mm.mmm'

Generally, beaches are safe in Qatar. In the summer season, one has to worry about jelly fish, therefore a lycra or neoprene skinsuit will do the job in protecting from jellyfish and sunburns. There are some stone fish that hide between the rocks of the the Northeast beaches of Qatar and they are mostly active during night. Sea snakes are now rarer, as their season is March till the end of May. Sea snakes are generally peaceful and not aggressive, unless harassed. As for sharks, there are sharks in the Qatari water (Tiger sharks, bull sharks, great hammerheads, blacktips, and around 23species in total). However, it's rare to sight sharks, even offshore, and it is virtually unheard of sharks approaching the beaches of Qatar where swimmers ventures (within 10-100m from shore). However, the greatest risk involving swimming in the Qatari water is the drive to the beach (mind you with the high number of traffic accidents in Qatar and the highway drive to the beach!!!).