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| | Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Qatar has no electoral system, and imposes a ban on political parties. | | | Qatar's national income primarily derives from oil and natural gas exports. | | | Increased freedom of the press followed, and the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television channel (founded in late 1996) has acquired a unique reputation as a free and uncensored source of news in Arab countries. |
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| | Human Rights Watch: Middle East and Northern Africa : Qatar |
| | Qatar should arrest and prosecute Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, a visiting senior Iraqi official suspected of responsibility for crimes of genocide, mass murder and torture, Human Rights Watch urged today. | | | The upcoming meeting of the World Trade Organization should not be held in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. | | | We have also written to the other member governments of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, requesting that they also begin the process of ratification or accession to this important new international treaty. |
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http://hrw.org/doc?t=mideast&c=qatar
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| | BBC NEWS World Middle East Country profiles Country profile: Qatar |
| | Qatar formally lifted censorship of the media in 1995 and since then the press has been essentially free from government interference. | | | The station has a reputation for being extremely outspoken on issues traditionally deemed as very sensitive in the Arab world although it is careful not to criticise Qatar itself and some of its close Gulf allies, specifically Saudi Arabia. | | | Press freedoms have been extended and the Qatari satellite TV station Al Jazeera has become one of the most important broadcasters in the Arab world. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm
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| | Qatar Country Analysis Brief |
| | Qatar Petroleum and Cosmo Oil concluded a contract in October 2003 for the development of two small offshore oil deposits, Al-Karkara and A-North. | | | Another significant proposed project will tie Qatar into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dolphin Project, an integrated natural gas pipeline grid for Qatar, UAE, and Oman, with a possible subsea connection linking Oman to Pakistan. | | | The Qatargas downstream consortium comprises Qatar Petroleum (65%), Total (10%), ExxonMobil (10%), Mitsui (7.5%), and Marubeni (7.5%). |
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/qatar.html
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| | Qatar - definition of Qatar in Encyclopedia |
| | Qatar's national income is primarily derived from oil and natural gas exports. | | | Unlike most neighboring emirates, Qatar declined to become a part of Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates. | | | The State of Qatar (قطر) is an emirate in the Middle East. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Qatar
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| | Qatar |
| | Read the Department of State Background Notes on Qatar for additional information. | | | However, U.S.-citizen travelers will be able to clear Qatari immigration more quickly and be granted a longer stay in the country by obtaining visas prior to arrival. | | | Americans planning travel to Qatar should read International Parental Child Abduction Qatar available on the Department of State web site at http://travel.state.gov |
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| | The Country of Qatar |
| | Qatar, officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (1995 est. | | | A profile of Qatar and its political system, its royal family, and visa regulations | | | In the late 1990s Sheikh Hamad eased press censorship and promoted ties with Iran and Israel. |
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http://www.hejleh.com/countries/qatar.html
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| | Qatar - Wikitravel |
| | Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. | | | He was overthrown by his son, the current Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, in a bloodless coup in 1995. | | | During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the amir who had ruled the country since 1972. |
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http://wikitravel.org/en/Qatar
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| | Qatar |
| | Qatar joined the League of Arab States in 1971. | | | West coast of Qatar, Hawar Islands (STS68) 25.9 N 51.2 E | | | Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia (STS68), 26.3 N 50.9 E |
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http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/mlas/qatar.html
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| | washingtonpost.com: Qatar |
| | A description of the history, government, politics and economy of Qatar. | | | Qatar Advances Plans To Privatize Al-Jazeera: U.S. Has Criticized Arab TV Network | | | Tiny Qatar Discovers the Pitfalls of Its Alliance With U.S. (Post, March 19, 2003) |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/mideast/gulf/qatar
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| | Qatar |
| | Amnesty International: Qatar -- News and Reports Archive (New York and Washington, DC) | | | Press releases, testimonies, and reports on human rights situation. | | | State of Qatar: Minstry of Foreign Affairs (Doha) In Arabic or English. |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Qatar.html
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| | Country briefing: Qatar |
| | The Ottoman Gulf: The Creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, 1870-1914 | | | The Ottoman Gulf: The Creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar | | | Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar |
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http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/qatar.htm
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| | Qatar |
| | Qatar has borders to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, while Bahrain's Hawar Islands is just a couple of kilometres off the Qatari coast. | | | Qatar is strongly urbanized with 90% of the population living in towns and cities. | | | The highest point of Qatar is 83 metres above sea level. |
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http://i-cias.com/e.o/qatar.htm
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| | AdmiNet - Qatar |
| | NCR - Gulf/Pakistan Sub-Area : Our Family - Qatar Branch Office (ae) | | | AdmiNet > World > Middle East > Qatar | | | ArabNet -- Qatar, Business, Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
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http://adminet.com/world/qa
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| | Qatar News |
| | Egypt, Qatar agree on aid to Palestinians Qatar - Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2006 The ruler of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak agreed in conclusion of their talks in... | | | Arab and Islamic governments should pressure the United Nations to ban the slandering of... | | | DOHA: Qatar's new finance projects could amount to more than $130 billion in the coming decade, as the country is named the most competitive in the Middle East, according to Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Jassim... |
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http://www.topix.net/world/qatar
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| | Embassy of Qatar in washington DC- Home Page |
| | Qatar shares with the Gulf countries many inherited customs whose influence are still evident in Qatari society. | | | Qatar petroleum (QP) and the US Exxon-Mobil announced on Monday May 16, 2005 they have signed principles of agreement to set up the world's largest petrochemicals plant. | | | His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, currently on a visit to the United States, expressed thanks for the warm reception, welcome and hospitality accorded to him and asserted that the state of Qatar and the United States have equally shared obligation towards peace and stability in the world. |
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| | Qatar AME Info Country Guide |
| | Qatar is an oil-rich peninsula jutting out into the Gulf between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. | | | Live entertainment is infrequent, but some international artists do perform in Qatar. | | | Content in the country guide is updated every 3 months and is to the best of our knowledge accurate and up-to-date. |
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| | Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries |
| | The energy-rich Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar has been ruled by the al-Thani family since gaining its independence from Great Britain in 1971. | | | The World Bank reports that the government consumed 24.2 percent of GDP in 2001. | | | The government does not impose income taxes on individuals. |
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http://cf.heritage.org/index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Qatar
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| | WTO Qatar - Member information |
| | This page gathers key information on Qatar's participation in the WTO. | | | Qatar has been a member of WTO since 13 January 1996. | | | Provides consolidated texts: click “predefined reports” and select “All sectors in each country”, then double-click Qatar. |
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http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/qatar_e.htm
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| | Home |
| | Qatar Foundation believes that people are a nation's greatest asset... | | | Education City, our flagship project, is home to a number of elite learning and research institutions... | | | Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a private, chartered, nonprofit organization, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar. |
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| | Maps of Qatar - Qatari Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... |
| | This map of Qatar is intended for representational purposes and no claim to technical accuracy is made. | | | Click on the link above to read the terms for use of this Qatar map on your web page. | | | Maps of Qatar - Qatari Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |
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http://www.geographic.org/maps/new2/qatar_maps.html
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| | Gulf Times Newspaper - Qatar, Gulf and World News - Qatar |
| | IF the efforts of human rights officials working in the Gulf region bear fruit, all schools in the Arab world, including Qatar, will have human rights education in their curricula. | | | AN employer is obliged to compensate a worker for his injury, irrespective of the fact that the employee is insured or not, said advocate Nizar Kochery while speaking at a seminar on the ‘Legal System in Qatar’, organised by FOCUS Qatar. | | | Gulf Times Newspaper - Qatar, Gulf and World News - Qatar |
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| | qatar |
| | Qatargas 3 is owned by project sponsors Qatar Petroleum, the state oil and gas company of Qatar, and ConocoPhillips Company. | | | ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum Sign Heads of Agreement for LNG Supply to the U.S. for 25 years | | | The LNG trains will be built at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar by RasGas II, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil, that has been operating since 2001. |
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| | Shell in Qatar - Welcome to the Shell in Qatar website |
| | Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign a Heads of Agreement for the development of Qatargas 4 - a large-scale LNG project | | | Qatar Petroleum (QP) and The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (Shell) signed today in Doha a Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the development of a large-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. | | | Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign a Letter of Intent for the Development of a World-Scale Petrochemical Complex |
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http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=qatar
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| | Qatar Central Bank Home Page |
| | Qatar is the first country to have its metadata organized in DQAF framework | | | Investment funds operating in Qatar are required to issue and publish financial reports | | | Effective 5/1/2006, banks operating in qatar are allowed to finance up to 2/3 of IPO. |
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| | qatar map and information page |
| | Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that the Qatar Peninsula, jutting north into the Persian Gulf from Saudi Arabia, was initially inhabited during the Middle East Stone Age. | | | This event helped move Qatar into the most desirable position of having one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, and helped propel Qatar into a progressive Middle East state. | | | Landforms Most of Qatar is a flat and rocky, sandy plain. |
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http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/qa.htm
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| | British Council -Qatar |
| | Find out more about what we do in Qatar. | | | Visit our history site where you can read how we developed from small beginnings in the 1930s to become the major international organisation that we are today. | | | We connect people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and aim to build lasting relationships between the UK and Qatar. |
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| | Qatar |
| | Despite the near-villification of this flag over its individualistic approach to proportions (11:28, a reflection of a "do your own thing" view of national policy?), there is a fascinating story here. | | | Source for the image is Flaggenbuch [neu92], which shows the flag with the hoist at veiwer's right and a red field. | | | To make a long and involved story very short, the histories of the two states have overlapped and occasionally collided since the 18th century. |
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| | Qatargas - First in Qatar LNG |
| | Qatar Petroleum (QP), the state oil company, is the major shareholder in Qatargas 1 with 65%, along with joint venture participants Total (10%), ExxonMobil (10%), Mitsui (7.5%) and Marubeni (7.5%). | | | The Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 projects will be located at Ras Laffan Industrial City. | | | On 20 December 2005, Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (3), “Qatargas 3” signed agree-ments securing $4.04 billion of loans to finance the Qatargas 3 LNG project. |
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| | Qatar National Olympic Committee-Homepage |
| | Stage 12 was his undoing, when he lost time changing a puncture. | | | DOHA: Al-Sadd Sports Club delegation leaves today to Riyadh to encounter against Al-Shabab of Saudi Arabia which in their first match of the first round of Asian Champions League. | | | The match is the first one in group of three in Asian Champions League. |
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| | WWW VL Public Health: Middle East - Qatar |
| | This site is being preserved as it was on 17 September 2001 as a memorial to the life and work of Eberhard Wenzel. | | | Model League of Arab States: Qatar - excellent resources | | | WWW VL Public Health: Middle East - Qatar |
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| | Petroserv - Tenders in Qatar |
| | The Country and People of Qatar Links to Qatar | | | Tenders (In order to browse the tenders you must be a member) | | | You are visitor number 44530 since 8 October 1997 |
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| | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar |
| | Students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar have access to the same world-renowned curriculum and esteemed faculty as at our main campus in the United States and our other branch campuses around the world. | | | Three Carnegie Mellon in Qatar students attend Summit in Pittsburgh | | | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is an international university whose main language of instruction is English. |
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| | CNN.com - Qatar offers $100m to relief fund - Sep 3, 2005 |
| | There was no immediate word whether the United States would take Qatar up on its offer. | | | The U.S. government has received offers of support from dozens of nations across the globe. | | | As of Friday, the White House had not accepted any offers, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the State Department was "working very closely with the Department of Homeland Security to match up what is available with what is needed." |
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| | Explore Qatar - leading portal of the Expatriate community in Doha |
| | No part of this website may be used in any print or electronic form without the prior permission from the publisher. | | | Most complete collection of links to websites in Qatar | | | Part 1 of a 3-part look at the growth of Education in Qatar over the past decade. |
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| | Qatar Newspapers and News Sites |
| | Daily Qatar and Middle East news from official news service. | | | English language site of Qatar based pan-Arabian TV broadcaster. | | | Find general country and tourism information as well as info on visa regulations. |
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| | Qatar Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com |
| | State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر) is an emirate in the Middle East. | | | Information you should read if you're thinking of renting a villa in Spain. |
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| | Qatar |
| | Territorial Dispute: None; On 16 March 2001, the World Court granted Bahrain sovereignty over the Hawar Islands and Qitat Jaradah shallows, and Qatar sovereignty over Zubara and the shallows surrounding the islet of Fasht-el-Dibal. | | | 3 Sep 1971 Independence from Britain (State of Qatar). | | | (b) from 3 Sep 1971: Amir Dawlat Qatar ("Emir of the State of Qatar"). |
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| | Qatar current local time from WorldTimeServer.com |
| | A comprehensive list of other locations in addition to Qatar is also available which you can view current time by country name or by city name. | | | Convert a specific time in Qatar to your local time | | | Before making travel plans for a hotel or flight to Doha, Qatar or placing a telephone call to Qatar with a phone card or direct dial, or even with an online chat room, it can be useful to understand the difference between locations, so make sure you know the correct and current local time. |
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| | Qatar |
| | Recent OECD Gross Oil Imports from Qatar (from the International Petroleum Monthly [html]) | | | To see a complete energy balance for Qatar for a recent year scroll down to the next item. | | | Annual Energy and Energy-Related Data: Data for Qatar for the years 1980-2003, reported by fuel (energy) category, are available to be downloaded in Excel (xls) spreadsheet format. |
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/qatar.html
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| | Qatar: Embassies & Consulates of Qatar |
| | Embassies of Other Nations to Qatar - Embassies of Other Nations to Qatar - | | | Send This Web Page To A Friend | | | Qatar Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook by USA International Business Publications |
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http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/qatar.htm
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| | Qatar Telecom - ISP Services - Virtual Domain Name |
| | Also, if you are based in Qatar, then this is the best way to let users know where you are. | | | If you would like to obtain web space also, please check our web hosting service. | | | If you have your own web space, but require a virtual domain name, then Internet Qatar can help you by directing users from your virtual domain name registered with Internet Qatar to your web space elsewhere. |
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http://www.qatar.net.qa/services/virtual.htm
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| | Omnix Qatar :: Welcome :: Enterprise Solutions, Industry Solutions, ITInfrastructure,Internet&Intranet Solutions, ... |
| | Omnix Qatar Co. is a wholly owned company having its base in Doha-Qatar to serve the IT requirements in the state of Qatar. | | | Established in 1986,OMNIX is a member of the well known SALAM International Investments Ltd Company (previously known as Salam Holding) as their venture into the sophisticated and highly technology intensive field of information management. | | | Omnix awarded Project document management System for Qatar Petrolieum |
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| | Ethnologue report for Qatar |
| | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | The number of languages listed for Qatar is 3. | | | Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Qatar |
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