How to get plastic surgery done in Qatar - at a fraction the normal price!

Qatar is undergoing a plastic boom, with more and more women (and some men!), both local and expat, going under the knife.

While the procedure is free for locals, expats also benefit from prices which are a fraction of those in the West!

In our latest article on the QatarVisitor website, Yousra Samir reports on whose getting it done, where, how much it costs - and how to choose a good surgeon.

See Plastic Surgery in Qatar for the full article.

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Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways is the fastest growing airline in the world - and with a gigantic new airport under construction it's likely to stay that way. It's also an integral part of Qatar's plans - the airline's advertising positions Qatar "half way to anywhere" - and as such the idea location for the stop over market needed to fill the rapidly increasing number hotels in its capital.

All of which mean it is well overdue some attention from a website dedicated to Qatar! Following on from our interview with the Qatar Airways HR team, we take an indepth look at the Qatar airline. See Qatar Airways for the full profile.

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Qatar Airways Jobs

Qatar Airways is a huge employer, with thousands of employees working for them both directly and indirectly, and both within and without Qatar.

Unfortunately for job seekers, there can be intense competition for these jobs. So in our latest article for Qatar Visitor Yousra Samir asks the people in the know, the Qatar Airways HR team, for tips for finding jobs with the Doha based airline.

Check out Qatar Airways Careers for the full interview!

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Qatar sponsorship changes coming!

Update: After double-checking, we have been told that this is still under discussion, with a decision to be made safely.

As long term Qatar residents know, employees leaving their jobs (and failing to obtain a letter of no objection from their employer) face a ban of two years before they are allowed to return to Qatar.

A reader recently wrote to us asking if it was true that the two year ban had been changed to six months.

We have been asked this before, and always upon checking had found that the ban was still six months. However, we thought we had better check again.

To our surprise our HR contact (no use checking with Qatar embassies - they never reply!) informed us that the sponsorship ban will be changing from 2 years to 6 months in 2011. He also told us that big changes were going to happen to the Qatar sponsorship situation as a result of the 2022 World Cup.

We are still trying to verify this information, but it looks like the Qatar sponsorhip system could face some drastic changes!

Also see: Qatar Visas

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Qatar Comedy

A message from Amesia at ILoveQatar. net:

Don't forget that famous comedian Edwin San Juan will be performing in Qatar this Wednesday along with Erik Griffin , Mohammed Kamal, and Fahad Qureshi! But that's not all, Ahmed Ahmed has also just announced that he's going to be bringing some laughs too!

Click here for details.

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Qatar wins world cup bid!

The UK bookies who recently pushed Qatar into the the favourite position for the World Cup were right.

Against all odds, Qatar has won the 2022 World Cup.

Admittedly, Edwin Eduardo, writing about Qatar 2022 World Cup chances for QatarVisitor.com earlier this year, had assessed their chances as being extremely good:

Qatar is very close to going down in history as the first ever Arab nation to host the World Cup.

And as we quoted then, the Fifa President was keen on the idea:

The Arabic world deserves a World Cup. They have 22 countries and have not had any opportunity to organise the tournament.

Huge hurdles

But Qatar still had huge hurdles to overcome in winning the bid.

The FIFA team assessed Qatar as having the riskiest bid, while the US queried whether Qatar intended to air-condition the whole country.

Not so often voiced were other problems: the difficulty of a conservative Islamic country playing host to thousands of drunken fans, the issue of Israel...

These hurdles still have to be overcome. But for now Qatar, which will be the first Arab country ever to win the Qatar World Cup, can ignore the inevitable sniping and celebrate.

Also see:

Hundreds of Thousands of New Jobs in 2022 World Cup

Qatar Asian Cup
Qatar Football
Qatar Football Crowd and the Qatar National Anthem

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Want accommodation in Beverly Hills, Qatar?

The following is a message from a QatarVisitor reader:

We live on the Beverly Hills Al Rayyan compound. We have a three bedroom family apartment.
We are leaving Doha on 14th December 2010 (this month)

Anybody interested in taking over our apartment please contact us:

email address: david_lewington@hotmail.com

mobile number: 33210543

David and Natasha Lewington

Note: If you are looking for accommodation be sure to check out Qatar Accommodation: Essential Do's and Don't.

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Birds of Qatar

Hot on the heels of her book Common Birds of Qatar, Fran Gillespie provides an introduction to the birds of Qatar for QatarVisitor readers.

In Qatar Birds Frances explores the surprising variety of birds the tiny country attracts - a variety of species which in part are due to the changes in the environment caused by both industry and a desire to green and beautify the country.


Fran follows up with an Introduction to Birdwatching in Qatar, a great guide to (desert proof!) equipment and identification for less experienced birdwatching.

The articles are accompanied throughout by superb photography by Dileep Kumar, who also took the images here.

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Blogging Competition

This is completely unrelated to Qatar, I am afraid, but over on TheDisabledShop I am helping to run a blogging competition. If you are disabled or have a connection with disability (through work or friends/family) check it out. There is a cash prize of £250 ($400) and the chance to win a permanent blogging position. Click here for more information!

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Zubara

Our latest article on the QatarVisitor website is not about the fort which can be found on every Qatar postcard (and which is not actually that old!) but about the ancient town of Zubara.

Continuing excavations are finding new evidence of an extensive town at Zubara, including evident town planning, wealth and large walled houses. This wealth may not be surprising - because as our article reveals, at one point the town was the largest center of pearl fishing in the Gulf.

To read the full article see: Zubara.

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Qatar Birds: The Book

Fran Gillespie, Qatar Visitor writer and author of Discovering Qatar, has published her latest book, Common Birds of Qatar.

The first field guide to Qatar birds ever to be published, the book covers 215 birds illustrated by more than 400 pictures - pictures taken by world famous photographers Hanne and Jens Eriksen.

For more information about the book or to purchase it see Birds of Qatar on the Qatar Visitor website.

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Where can I learn Arabic in Qatar?

That's one of the most frequent questions we get from readers.

We've covered the question to an extent in our article Language Schools in Qatar. Sadly, one of the best places to learn Arabic in Doha, The Language Institute, has closed after nearly 40 years in business. However, our writer Yousra Samir has been digging to find other places - check them out here in Where to Learn Arabic in Qatar.

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