Use of mobile phones during driving causes more than half of the fatal accidents in Qatar, General Directorate of Traffic said today.

The directorate said statistics indicated that engaging in mobile phone caused 44.1 percent of the minor injuries, 52.2 percent of the serious injuries and 51.6 percent of the deaths, of the total traffic accidents recorded recently.

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Qatar Traffic Department has been taking various steps and initiatives to ensure speeding and related accidents do not occur. Mobile radars placed at locations with high risk of speeding has helped reduce the number of accidents say officials.

Here are the locations for the radars today (Saturday, July 14) - Al Shamal (120km/hr), Dukhan Shahaniya (120km/hr), Salwa (120km/hr), Orbital Road (120km/hr) and Air Force Street (100km/hr).

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There is good news for Karwa taxi customers as Mowasalat has waived its taxi booking charges from tomorrow.

Mowasalat has also waived the technology service charge of QR1 from July 15, 2018. This charge was introduced in February.

Telephone booking charge within Doha city per trip was QR5, while booking charge to Hamad International Airport was QR8. From Monday onwards"...

Yamaha develops its oil alongside the engine it will be used in, and this duty is performed by the engineers themselves. Each Yamalube oil has been specially blended to deliver optimum performance through know-how garnered from use on city streets and racetracks to frozen landscapes, scorching deserts and the open sea.

In this second Yamalube video, the oil provides the beautiful melody of a glass harp as it brings both performance and peace of"...

Empire International, the exclusive theatrical distributor of Sony Pictures Releasing International in the Middle East is set to release Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation across the region today. Along with the English movie, an Arabic dubbed version of the film will be out simultaneously featuring the voice of prominent TV personalities Raya Abi Rached and Qusai Kheder. Both voice talents attended several premieres this week in Dubai, Beirut and most notably in Riyadh yesterday.

The General Directorate of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior yesterday launched “Accident-Free Summer” campaign to raise awareness on traffic violations, minimise accidents and spread the culture of road safety and security.

“The first week of the “Accident-Free Summer” campaign will focus on awareness on violations of stopping in a yellow box junction. The General Director of Traffic’s cameras at intersections"...

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. (AAB), the exclusive distributor of Toyota and Lexus in Qatar, inaugurated the Shahaniya express service center in the presence of Abdulrahman Abduljaleel Al Abdulghani, AAB Vice Chairman and distinguished guests from Toyota Motor Corporation led by Yoshiyuki Koike – General Manager, TMC - Bahrain Regional Office and Masayuki Fukumori — Field Operations Manager, TMC—Bahrain Regional Office.

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The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in collaboration with Alfardan Premier Motors, dealer of Jaguar vehicles in Qatar, has announced the recall of Jaguar XF, XE and F-PACE models of 2018 over a possible fuel rail leak.
The ministry said the recall campaign came within the framework of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers and ensure that car dealers followed up on vehicle defects and repairs.
The MEC said it would co-ordinate with the dealer to follow up on the maintenance and repair works and communicate"...