The prognosis is grim.
Insurance market in Qatar
will have zero growth in 2009
as compared to 2008 and,
according to the data available
for the first two months
of this year, the sector faces
difficult times ahead. This
was stated by the General
Manager.
EVIDENTLY, the rich still
carry influence in
Washington. President
Barack Obama´s plan to
cap itemised deductions
for high-income taxpayers
at a 28 percent rate flew
like a lead balloon in
Congress, reportedly sending
the White House.
Ahigh-tech way of monitoring
hand washing, a better means
of disinfecting rooms and
improved tracking of patients
as they transfer from one hospital to
another could all help prevent the
spread of the MRSA "superbug".
Qatar Navigation
shareholders on Sunday elected
Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al Thani
the company's new chairman and
managing director as the company
gears up for merger with its industry
peer Qatar Shipping Company.
Qatar Airways
announced its latest expansion
plans that will see a 30% increase
in frequencies of its flights
on Doha- Muscat route by the month
end. The airline is scheduled
to begin operating 21 flights
a week from Muscat.
Qatari shares
rose to the highest level in more
than a month, led by banks, after
a report that the central bank
bought 6.5 billion Qatari riyals
($1.8 billion) of local banks'
investment portfolios. Qatar National
Bank, the country's biggest lender.
Cricket's
lucrative Indian Premier League
will be held abroad this year,
organisers said on Sunday, blaming
the government for being unable
to provide security for the showpiece
tournament. An IPL source said
South Africa.
The four members
of the Fray felt a certain satisfaction
when they came off the road in
2007. Their debut album, How to
Save a Life (2005), was a double-platinum
smash. The title track and Over
My Head (Cable Car) were Top 10
hits, and they had been nominated.
The management of City Center Doha (CCD) and the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Interior are collaborating to launch an awareness campaign among the public to ensure safer roads in the country. At a press conference held at CCD on Sunday, the City Center Manager Majd Machfej, said, "We issued around 100,000 stickers that say ´Drive Safe, Stay Safe´ to be distributed among drivers in different regions of the country.
Students from Education City and teachers from Qatar Foundation, along with representatives of the Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) left here recently for Cambodia as part of the ROTA volunteer trip to work with less-privileged children and help upgrade facilities at orphanages there. The members of the trip, which is being conducted in partnership with Education City, will work in Cambodia till March 25. This trip is part of the ROTA efforts to enhance access to quality education.
The fashion show at the ongoing International Wedding Exhibition at the Doha Exhibition Center on Friday had lined up an assortment of breath-taking creations of different designers displayed by a number of models and the latest beauty aids and accessories. Creations of Zahra, Al Ghala Sheila and Abbaya, Abbaya Sheak, Habibs Hair and Beauty and the Brands were showcased at the show. The designs of different designers on display ranged from formal...
Indian energy-to-steel conglomerate Essar Group is planning to become totally private, and none of its group companies will be listed, two newspapers said on Sunday, quoting group Chairman Shashi Ruia. "Our wish is to become a privately held group which gives us enough freedom to function in a more aggressive way," the Financial Express newspaper quoted him as saying. The Business Line report also quoted Ruia as saying the Essar group would go private, with none of its operations.
Vivendi SA Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy is proving it takes an engineer to show that anomalous businesses can be more profitable than complementary ones. While News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone have been more visible in the media industry, their shareholders have missed stock gains Levy has delivered since joining Vivendi in 2002. The shares have more than doubled from a low of 9.30 euros...
This city has become a front line in a generational battle for jobs, as older workers increasingly compete against applicants in their 20s for positions at supermarkets, McDonald´s and dozens of other places. And older workers seem to be winning. With unemployment at a 26- year high and many older workers chasing entry-level jobs like those they held a half-century ago, 70 has become the new 20, as one economist put it. Millions of older Americans have delayed retirement because of plummeting.
Andy Murray defeated world number two Roger Federer Saturday and will get a shot at number one Rafael Nadal in the final of the Indian Wells ATP Masters series tournament. Murray, ranked fourth in the world, defeated Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, while Nadal, who solidified his hardcourt credentials with his Australian Open triumph this year, defeated seventhseeded American Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Murray has now won six of his eight encounters with Federer.
Shaquille O´Neal appreciates his place among the greats of the NBA. He just thinks he should have done more. O´Neal scored 13 in the Phoenix Suns´ 128-96 victory over Washington on Saturday night to pass Moses Malone as the No. 5 scorer in NBA history with 27,411 points. Since No. 4 Wilt Chamberlain is 4,008 points ahead of him, O´Neal seems to have risen as far as he´ll go. "It was good, but I´m still kind of disappointed in myself," O´Neal said. "Mathematically,I´ve missed three years worth of games.
Sachin Tendulkar may not want to talk about it, but the foremost batsman in the world today has in sight what once seemed an unachievable record — a century of centuries. The "little master", cricket´s leading run scorer, already has 85 centuries — 42 in Tests and 43 in one day internationals — more than anyone else in both forms of the game, and 15 more for the ultimate 100 is not beyond him. Fast approaching his 36th birthday, there are not too many years left for Tendulkar although it´s likely.
Acell phone´s ringtone can be just about anything. It can imitate the ring of an old-fashioned telephone, reproduce a snappy 1980s pop song or even sound like a frog ribbeting. But in particular social situations it´s best to play it safe when setting the ringtone. While out with a group of friends or business associates, a straight-forward ringtone or a silent vibration are stylistically the most elegant choices. It could put others off, if the ringtone sounds like a toilet flushing.
Anurag Kashyap´s Gulaal has got rave reviews and Ayesha Mohan, the hitherto unknown leading lady of the film, has also come in for much praise. The newcomer, who was actually the director´s assistant, is thrilled as she landed the role ´by default´. "That´s true. I got the role totally by default. I was assisting Anurag. When he asked me to do the role I was zapped. But I was game for it. I had no idea how complex the character was. I went blindly by Anurag´s interpretation."
I took my daughter, who recently turned 10, to see Race to Witch Mountain. Yes, this is one of those Dad-goes-to-the-movies reviews, but surely you didn´t think I was going to see it alone. When the movie was over, as my own impressions buzzed distractingly around in my head, I asked her what she thought. "It was OK," she said. "It was pretty noisy, though." Really, what more can I add? And also, what else did she expect? When I was around her age, there was Escape to Witch Mountain.
The Indian Premier League
Twenty20 tournament will be held
outside India this year after the
country’s cricket board failed to
secure government approval for its
matches due to a clash of schedule
with general elections.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
has ordered flags at California’s state
capitol flown at half-staff for the
three Oakland police officers killed
by a gunman. A fourth police officer
who was wounded on Saturday is
hospitalised.
The management of City Center Doha (CCD) and the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Interior are collaborating to launch an awareness campaign among the public to ensure safer roads in the country. At a press conference held at CCD on Sunday, the City Center Manager Majd Machfej, said, "We issued around 100,000 stickers that say ´Drive Safe, Stay Safe´ to be distributed among drivers in different regions of the country. 
Students from Education City and teachers from Qatar Foundation, along with representatives of the Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) left here recently for Cambodia as part of the ROTA volunteer trip to work with less-privileged children and help upgrade facilities at orphanages there. The members of the trip, which is being conducted in partnership with Education City, will work in Cambodia till March 25. This trip is part of the ROTA efforts to enhance access to quality education.
The fashion show at the ongoing International Wedding Exhibition at the Doha Exhibition Center on Friday had lined up an assortment of breath-taking creations of different designers displayed by a number of models and the latest beauty aids and accessories. Creations of Zahra, Al Ghala Sheila and Abbaya, Abbaya Sheak, Habibs Hair and Beauty and the Brands were showcased at the show. The designs of different designers on display ranged from formal...
Indian energy-to-steel conglomerate Essar Group is planning to become totally private, and none of its group companies will be listed, two newspapers said on Sunday, quoting group Chairman Shashi Ruia. "Our wish is to become a privately held group which gives us enough freedom to function in a more aggressive way," the Financial Express newspaper quoted him as saying. The Business Line report also quoted Ruia as saying the Essar group would go private, with none of its operations.
Vivendi SA Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy is proving it takes an engineer to show that anomalous businesses can be more profitable than complementary ones. While News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone have been more visible in the media industry, their shareholders have missed stock gains Levy has delivered since joining Vivendi in 2002. The shares have more than doubled from a low of 9.30 euros... 
This city has become a front line in a generational battle for jobs, as older workers increasingly compete against applicants in their 20s for positions at supermarkets, McDonald´s and dozens of other places. And older workers seem to be winning. With unemployment at a 26- year high and many older workers chasing entry-level jobs like those they held a half-century ago, 70 has become the new 20, as one economist put it. Millions of older Americans have delayed retirement because of plummeting.
Andy Murray defeated world number two Roger Federer Saturday and will get a shot at number one Rafael Nadal in the final of the Indian Wells ATP Masters series tournament. Murray, ranked fourth in the world, defeated Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, while Nadal, who solidified his hardcourt credentials with his Australian Open triumph this year, defeated seventhseeded American Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Murray has now won six of his eight encounters with Federer. 
Shaquille O´Neal appreciates his place among the greats of the NBA. He just thinks he should have done more. O´Neal scored 13 in the Phoenix Suns´ 128-96 victory over Washington on Saturday night to pass Moses Malone as the No. 5 scorer in NBA history with 27,411 points. Since No. 4 Wilt Chamberlain is 4,008 points ahead of him, O´Neal seems to have risen as far as he´ll go. "It was good, but I´m still kind of disappointed in myself," O´Neal said. "Mathematically,I´ve missed three years worth of games. 
Sachin Tendulkar may not want to talk about it, but the foremost batsman in the world today has in sight what once seemed an unachievable record — a century of centuries. The "little master", cricket´s leading run scorer, already has 85 centuries — 42 in Tests and 43 in one day internationals — more than anyone else in both forms of the game, and 15 more for the ultimate 100 is not beyond him. Fast approaching his 36th birthday, there are not too many years left for Tendulkar although it´s likely. 
Acell phone´s ringtone can be just about anything. It can imitate the ring of an old-fashioned telephone, reproduce a snappy 1980s pop song or even sound like a frog ribbeting. But in particular social situations it´s best to play it safe when setting the ringtone. While out with a group of friends or business associates, a straight-forward ringtone or a silent vibration are stylistically the most elegant choices. It could put others off, if the ringtone sounds like a toilet flushing. 
Anurag Kashyap´s Gulaal has got rave reviews and Ayesha Mohan, the hitherto unknown leading lady of the film, has also come in for much praise. The newcomer, who was actually the director´s assistant, is thrilled as she landed the role ´by default´. "That´s true. I got the role totally by default. I was assisting Anurag. When he asked me to do the role I was zapped. But I was game for it. I had no idea how complex the character was. I went blindly by Anurag´s interpretation." 
I took my daughter, who recently turned 10, to see Race to Witch Mountain. Yes, this is one of those Dad-goes-to-the-movies reviews, but surely you didn´t think I was going to see it alone. When the movie was over, as my own impressions buzzed distractingly around in my head, I asked her what she thought. "It was OK," she said. "It was pretty noisy, though." Really, what more can I add? And also, what else did she expect? When I was around her age, there was Escape to Witch Mountain. 
The Indian Premier League
Twenty20 tournament will be held
outside India this year after the
country’s cricket board failed to
secure government approval for its
matches due to a clash of schedule
with general elections.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
has ordered flags at California’s state
capitol flown at half-staff for the
three Oakland police officers killed
by a gunman. A fourth police officer
who was wounded on Saturday is
hospitalised.
