He added, “a law was needed to regulate the use and possession of sharp tools, which is a natural progress of the country’s legal environment that reflects comprehensive efforts to balance between flexibility and public safety.
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Such professions include butchery, carpentry and plumbing.Īrticle 405 of the Penal Law stipulates that people caught in possession of a tool that injures, cuts, pierces, smashes, punctures or stabs without a reason related to their professional activity shall face jail and/or fine for posing a threat to public safety.Įlhais said the new law provision will increase the sense of security and help reduce crime. The only condition where it is permissible to carry sharp tools is if the holder’s profession requires their use. The new law, however, criminalises carrying sharp objects that may pose a threat to public safety. Hasan Elhais, legal consultant at Al Rowaad Advocates, said previously, people found in possession of sharp weapons did not face a criminal offence unless the tools were used to commit a crime. While more people (339,000) are in Doha than anywhere else, the city's population is growing slower than in other municipalities.Dr.The Qatari population has grown from 522,023 in March 1997 to 744,000 in March 2004, according to the primary results of the Census 2004.From December 2003 to the end of June 2004, the individual price index for rents, fuel and energy jumped 20 per cent when compared with 2001.Rents of homes and electricity charges posted a 20.9 per cent increase if compared with 2001, followed by textiles at 18.4 per cent, entertainment and cultural services at 8.1 per cent and transportation at 4.9 per cent.Middle Tennessee defeated Western Kentucky 93-85 on Jan. The Blue Raiders improved to 2-0 against the Hilltoppers this season. "The census shows that rents are pushing the population outside Doha to settle in less expensive areas," he said. Jamarion Sharp had 8 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks. The census, the third to be conducted in the country's history, showed the population has almost doubled if compared with 1986, the year of the first census.Īnother official at the Planning Council, who asked not to be named, said Census 2004 found the distribution of the population in the country's 10 municipalities is changing because of the industrial development of other regions and soaring rents in the capital, Doha. Gas prices in Gods hands, producers warn as Ukraine crisis sparks surge Qatar and other producer nations want long-term contracts of up to 25 years to underpin the huge investments made in. Speaking to Gulf News, Al Emadi said one of the main factors contributing to the prices increases is the higher demand linked to the population growth.
Inflation was 2.3 per cent last year, a relatively low level, QCB said. Prices have gone up even more this year," he said.Īccording to the statistics released by the Qatari Central Bank (QCB) and reported by Qatari daily Peninsula, the general price index rose 5.7 per cent from December 2003 to June 2004, QCB said.
"The increase in rents, for example, is an indicator of the rising inflation and pressure on consumers. "Life here is becoming more expensive," said Hasan Al Emadi, director of statistics department at the Qatari Planning Council. Other categories such as home appliances were up 2.41 per cent, followed by private medical services (up 1.3 per cent) and restaurants, coffee shops and hotels (up 1.1 per cent). Monthly rents of homes and electricity charges, which the Consumer Price Index categorised together, posted a 20.9 per cent increase compared with 2001 prices, followed by textiles at 18.4 per cent, entertainment and cultural services at 8.1 per cent and transportation at 4.9 per cent. The Qatari Planning Council has published the Annual Abstract, including social and economic statistics for 2003, along with the results of the Census 2004.Īccording to the Abstract's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 2003, which compares prices of 40 categories of commodities to 2001, rents, energy and public and private services have experienced a steep price increase. From rents to college tuition, and petrol to healthcare, commodities in Qatar are as much as 20 per cent more expensive than just two years ago, a government report said. Gas prices 'in God's hands', producers warn as Ukraine crisis sparks surge Qatar and other producer nations want long-term contracts of up to 25 years to 'underpin' the huge investments made in.