Al Wakrah

Qtel’s BlackBerry service has now been opened to pre-paid (Hala) customers in Qatar.

To coincide with the launch of BlackBerry service in the pre-paid segment, Qtel is offering a reduced activation fee of QR100 and free rental of a BlackBerry handset for two months.
Qtel has provided BlackBerry services for more than two years in Qatar, which it said “is supported by the most reliable network and some of the fastest Internet options.”

CEO Dr Nasser Marafih
To avail of the service, customers with existing BlackBerry handsets can send an SMS activation message to 92550.

New customers who wish to access an advanced BlackBerry model can drop-in at a Qtel Shop.

What used to be a small fishing and pearling coastal town five miles south of Doha’s outskirts has already become the second fastest growing city in an ever-expanding Qatar.
The Al Wakrah municipality, comprising the towns of Al Wakrah, Al Wukair and Al Mashaf are currently seeing unprecedented development never seen before in this former capital of the country, senior officials at Al Wakrah Municipality said yesterday.
“The fact that it is located between Doha and Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) makes it an ideal location for development. And by that I mean development in infrastructure, of housing, and of commercial property,” an official said.
Another feature of the Al Wakrah project will be the South Square Precinct

Ramadan means not only abstention from food and drink from dawn to sunset but also self-restraint in all aspects of life, Muslim scholars pointed out in their Friday sermons yesterday.
Sheikh Ahmed al-Buainain said that fasting was mainly a way to achieve piety and to give spiritual boost for Muslims.
“Fasting is not only about (abstention from) food, water, sex and smoking. It is more than that. It is to give up gossip, falsity and restrain yourself from all types of worldly desires,” Sheikh al-Buainain told a congregation at Sohaib al-Roumi mosque at Al Wakrah.
The scholar urged Muslims to take the month as a “new beginning” for their life and change it for the better, saying that Ramadan was an opportunity for smokers to give up.

Tour guide to Khor Al Udeid" / The Inland Sea via fishing port of Al Wakra.

At the southeast tip of Qatar, the sea pierces through the land to dig a long channel of water into the desert island. For this reason the site is called "Khor Al Udeid" or The Inland Sea. Khor when translated from Arabic to English means Inlet and if one were to visit the site one would see exactly why it is called so, for the sea first surges through the land to divide Saudi Arabia from Qatar and then curves to create a shallow lake.

Also truly amazing are the pink cliffs that rise on the Saudi side of the inlet and the pure white dunes that line the Qatari side.

Qatar is going to be the first country in the GCC region to have dedicated cycle lanes.
A comprehensive study on the subject has just been approved by the Urban Planning and Development Authority (UPDA), which has published details of the plans in its latest in-house newsletter, Future.
“Qatar wants to become the first in the GCC to have a solid alternative transportation system, including cycle routes with amenities and pedestrian walkways,” the article, made available to Gulf Times, noted.
The aim is to encourage a culture of using bicycles for sports, health and other purposes.
Envisioned to take its roots in 10-20 years, the phased project will have various stages, including:
* establishment of cycle circuits across Doha,

List of Camera for monitor vehicle speed limit..

Both Directions:
1. Road between Landmark and Senior Employees R/A (West Bay R/A).
2. Road between The Mall and the airport.
3. Road between Doha and Al Khor x2.
4. Road between Rainbow R/A and Intercontinental Hotel R/A.
5. Road between Decoration R/A and industrial area x2.
8. Road between Education City and Dukhan.
9. Road between Decoration R/A and Al Waab traffic lights.
10. Road near industrial area towards the Mall.
11. Road between Mall R/A and Q-Tel Tower R/A.
12. Road between Abu Hamour to Q-Tel Tower R/A.
13. Road between former Parachute R/A (new traffic signal) and Sela7 Il Jaw.
14. Road between TV R/A and Post Office R/A.
15. Road between Airport traffic signal and former Parachute R/A traffic signal.

By Ramesh Mathew
MOWASALAT has begun bus services to the Barwa Housing complex at Mesaimeer.
The company’s business development director, Ahmed al-Ansari, yesterday said services to Mesaimeer, which houses the Barwa Housing complex, had begun since a week. The area houses more than 1,000 residential units. A number of offices are slated to be set up in the new neighbourhood.
As a first step, Mowasalat has extended bus route No.12, which currently operates from the Central bus terminus to the Medical Commission, to the Barwa housing complex.
“We have also taken into account the possibility of more people frequenting the area in coming days in view of a number of new churches being established there,” said al-Ansari.