Day to Day Qatar Whether you are a resident or a visitor to Qatar, there are many things to know about your stay in Qatar, from day to day activities to government tasks.
Visas See Traveller Information in the Discovering Qatar section. Accidents and Medical Emergencies Call 999.
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There are three local English daily newspapers published in Qatar: Gulf Times Founded in 1978, the newspaper is the first English newspaper in Qatar, and the first publication of the Gulf Publishing and Printing Company in Qatar. gulf-times.com The Peninsula Launched in 1996 by Al Sharq, the newspaper has extensive news coverage from around the world with a primary focus on life in Qatar. thepeninsulaqatar.com Qatar Tribune Launched in 2006 by Dar Al Watan publishing, printing and distribution, the newspaper covers news from Qatar and around the world. qatar-tribune.com There are other international titles that arrive in Qatar, but a little later, including the international New York Times. The Arabic dailies published in Qatar include Al Arab alarab.qa, Al Sharq al-sharq.com, Arrayah raya.com and Al Watan al-watan.com. Most newsagents deliver newspapers if asked. Dailies are also available online.
Television and Radio Al Jazeera The most watched Arabic news channel in the Arab world is broadcast from Doha in English (101.7 FM, aljazeera.com) and Arabic (102.6 FM, aljazeera.net) 24/7. Alkass A group of eight sports channels that are broadcast 24/7 from Qatar focusing on domestic football. alkass.net Al Rayyan TV An Arabic satellite television network that broadcasts cultural and family entertainment programmes. alrayyan.tv beIN Sports Watch and stream live sports including La Liga, Ligue 1, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, and MLW. beinsports.com Golfo Radio Spanish and Portuguese radio station in Qatar transmits on 98.3 FM. golforadio.com Habaieb FM 93.7An Arabic broadcast and internet radio station. habaiebradio.com QFM Malayalam 98.6 FM First Malayalam radio station in Qatar. radio986.com 252
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Oryx FM A French service, transmits 24/7 on 94.0 FM. oryxradio.qa Qabayan Radio First and only Filipino radio channel in Qatar, operating on 94.3 FM. qabayanfm.com Qatar Television (QTV) Government-owned public service national television channel, operating Channel 1 in Arabic. qtv.qa QBS Radio Operates daily under Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) on 97.5 FM in English. qbsradio.qa QFM 95.3 Bangla, Sithula, and QFM Tamil First Sri Lankan radio stations in Qatar broadcast in Sinhalese, Bangla and Tamil languages. sithularadio.com, qfmradio.qa Quran Radio Qatar Operates 24/7 in Arabic with more than 10 talk shows on 103.4 FM. quranradio.qa Radio Olive A Hindi FM station, broadcasts 24/7 with information, music and entertainment to the diaspora fom the Indian Sub-Continent on 106.3 FM. olive.qa Sout Al Khaleej (Voice of the Gulf) An Arabic live radio station, broadcasts Arab music and entertainment on 99.0 – 100.8 FM.soutalkhaleej.fm Urdu Radio Operates daily on 107 FM in Urdu under Qatar Media Corporation (QMC). urduradio.qa
Places of Worship Islam is the official religion of Qatar but many expatriate communities hold church services. All religious associations need to register with Qatar International Christian Ministry (QICM) to be considered legitimate. Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary E4 The Catholic Church in Qatar is a part of the universal church whose spiritual head is the Pope. Daily Mass: early morning and evening in English and other languages. 4416 5550/5400, ourladyofrosarychurch.org, catholicchurchqatar.org Immanuel Mar Thoma Church – Doha, Qatar E4 Member of Inter Denominational Christian Church. 4416 5701, imtcdoha.com RCCG Rehoboth Assembly E4 A parish of the redeemed Christian Church of God. Teenage Church and Children's Club available. 7770 7783, rccgrehobothqatar.org
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