Qatar Communications

Telephone

Country code: 974. There are no area codes.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone operators. Coverage is good.

Internet

There are plenty of Internet cafes in Doha.

Post

Airmail to Europe takes up to one week.

Post office hours: Sun-Thurs 0700-2000, Sat 0800-1100 and 1700-1900.

Media

There has been no censorship of the media since 1995. Qatar television has been renowned worldwide since the launch of Al-Jazeera in 1996, together with Al-Jazeera English (a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week English language news channel launched in 2006), which is extremely popular in and beyond the Arab world.

Press

• English-language newspapers include the Gulf Times and The Peninsula.
• The main dailies are Al-’Arab, Ar-Raya and Ash-Sharq.

TV

• Al Jazeera is a satellite broadcaster financed by the Qatar government.
• Qatar TV is state-run.

Radio

• Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) is state-run.
• The BBC World Service can be received on FM in Doha.
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