A high-profile delegation
from Thailand government
led by its prime minister,
is expected to come here soon
to strengthen the ties with
Qatar in the fields of economy,
trade, labour and politics.
According to Somwang
Khruasuwan.
MORTGAGE brokers
are supposed to be
impartial advocates who
search out the best possible
deal for prospective
homeowners seeking a
loan. The mortgage crisis
has revealed a different
truth. Too many brokers
were far more interested
in earning
Astressful work environment
brought on by lack of team
spirit increases worker depression
and the odds that employees
will turn to antidepressants for
relief, a new study finds.
Given the current recession.
A place showcasing among the most scrumptious Chinese cuisines, other popular products and gift items from that country will be inaugurated at the Souq Waqif area very soon.
Children
as well as adults and residents
called for greater awareness on
autism in Doha as they took out
a bike rally here on Friday to
mark the World Autism Day.
Japan's Prime
Minister Taro Aso unveiled a record
15.4 trillion yen ($153 billion)
stimulus package to help revive
an economy headed toward the worst
recession since World War II.
Chad Campbell produced the finest first five holes in Masters history on Thursday and used the momentum provided by that to grab a one-stroke lead in a low-scoring first round.
Everybody
digs Colson Whitehead. Since we're
talking literary fiction here,
let it be understood that when
I say everybody, I mean hardly
anyone. I mean aging former English
majors who wear bookish specs.
Feminist literary movement in the Arab world may be a new phenomenon, but it is taking shape, and fast. That was the outcome of the first session of Arab Women creativity symposium, which was organised on the sidelines of Doha Freedom and Creativity Festival, at the Grand Regency hotel here on Thursday. Yemeni poet Huda Abblan and Saudi poet Dr. Ashjan Hinddi, along with the Tunisian actress and writer Jalylah Bakaar, addressed the opening session.
Arab filmmakers are showing their movies at the Royal Plaza as part of the ongoing Doha Creativity and Freedom Festival here. Famous Lebanese director Burhan Alawya was appreciated for his movie ´Kafar Qasim´, which was screened here on Friday. The movie tells the story of the 1956 massacre in Kafar Qassim, a Palestinian village, which is currently a part of Israel. Forty nine civilians, including 23 young children, were killed by the Israeli...
Families and friends of patrons of Ritz-Carlton Doha shared an afternoon of sumptuous meals and drinks at a special party organised to celebrate Easter at the hotel´s Admiral´s Club here on Thursday. The management team of Ritz Carlton welcomed the guests during the event which featured among the restaurant´s delectable cuisines and drinks. "This Easter celebration is all about finding time to meet and create a bond with our valued guests. We also want to make sure that their friends and families get the kind of food.
The world is awash with oil despite a price rally but the glut is hampering investment in fields which will be needed when demand pulls out of a "relentless" plunge the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The IEA cut its estimate for world demand growth this year because it no longer believed economic activity might pick up in the second half. "For the fourth time since last October, we have slashed the economic assumptions that underpin...
A plunge in the US trade deficit to a nine-year low on the back of falling imports may cushion the contraction of the world´s largest economy but the pain may be passed to the rest of the world, analysts say. The deficit contracted for the seventh consecutive month by a more than expected 28.3 percent to 26 billion dollars in February on a big recessiondriven fall in imports and an unexpected rebound in exports, the Commerce Department said recently. It was the biggest drop in more than 12 years.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is considering a multibillion dollar share sale to help repay a $10 billion government loan, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The New York-based company may make an announcement as soon as next week, according to the report. The Journal said the exact amount is yet to be decided and a final decision may depend on market conditions. Sumiko Iwadate, a Tokyobased spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs.
Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers shared a century partnership to set up a comfortable 25-run win for South Africa in the third one-day international against Australia at Newlands on Thursday. Kallis (70) and De Villiers (80) laid the foundation for a South African total of 289 for six, putting on 114 off 131 balls for the third wicket. With wickets in hand, South Africa were able to score 94 off the last ten overs. Australia made 264 for seven but were effectively out of the game after slumping to 114 for five.
Germany celebrated a winning double in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals on Thursday as English Premier League moneybags Manchester City were left clinging onto European survival. City slumped to a 3-1 first leg defeat against high-flying German side Hamburg despite having taken a 35-second lead. Hamburg´s Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen were also casting an eye on the semi-finals after seeing off Udinese of Italy 3-1 at home. Ukraine came out on top in their double-edged.
Hours after pitching his best game yet in the major leagues, Los Angeles Angels rookie Nick Adenhart was killed by a suspected drunk driver, leaving his teammates and fans stunned he won´t be around to fulfill the promise he had shown. The Angels planned to pay tribute to the 22-year-old pitcher before Friday night´s opener of a three-game series against Boston in Anaheim. They will wear a patch or emblem on their jerseys the rest of the season to honor him.
In a blaze of publicity, Australian actor Hugh Jackman zoomed in by helicopter and flying fox to an event to promote the latest X-Men movie, saying he was ´heartbroken´ that the film had been leaked on the Internet. At the start of a world tour to promote X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Jackman unveiled 20 minutes of footage from the action blockbuster to fans and media on Cockatoo Island in the middle of Sydney Harbour, where some of the film was shot. "Jumped from chopper.
Those who want to see Sonam Kapoor and her dad Anil Kapoor together on screen will have to wait for a long time. The Delhi 6 girl thinks Kapoor senior looks far younger than his age to play a conventional father in a Bollywood flick. The buzz around tinsel town is that there´s a pivotal role in Anil´s home production - of Sonam´s father - that he was supposed to play. But Anil is not doing the film titled Ayesha. "Do you really think he looks like my Dad?
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise wants his two-year-old daughter Suri to have a well-rounded upbringing. So he is spending $1 million on her education. Suri will turn three April 18 and both Tom and his wife Katie Holmes, who want her to be an all rounder, have made arrangements not only for her basic education but have also invested in dancing, foreign language and art classes. "It doesn´t matter what Suri is doing, Tom wants her to be able to do it better than any other child.
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-
laden truck into a sandbagged
wall on Friday in northern Iraq,
killing five American soldiers and
two Iraqi policemen in the single
deadliest attack against US forces in
more than a year.
Wildfires fuelled by high winds
roared across northern Texas,
destroying two towns and killing two
people, officials said on Friday.
Firefighters battled more than 20
major fires burning across 60,000
acres on Friday.
Feminist literary movement in the Arab world may be a new phenomenon, but it is taking shape, and fast. That was the outcome of the first session of Arab Women creativity symposium, which was organised on the sidelines of Doha Freedom and Creativity Festival, at the Grand Regency hotel here on Thursday. Yemeni poet Huda Abblan and Saudi poet Dr. Ashjan Hinddi, along with the Tunisian actress and writer Jalylah Bakaar, addressed the opening session. 
Arab filmmakers are showing their movies at the Royal Plaza as part of the ongoing Doha Creativity and Freedom Festival here. Famous Lebanese director Burhan Alawya was appreciated for his movie ´Kafar Qasim´, which was screened here on Friday. The movie tells the story of the 1956 massacre in Kafar Qassim, a Palestinian village, which is currently a part of Israel. Forty nine civilians, including 23 young children, were killed by the Israeli... 
Families and friends of patrons of Ritz-Carlton Doha shared an afternoon of sumptuous meals and drinks at a special party organised to celebrate Easter at the hotel´s Admiral´s Club here on Thursday. The management team of Ritz Carlton welcomed the guests during the event which featured among the restaurant´s delectable cuisines and drinks. "This Easter celebration is all about finding time to meet and create a bond with our valued guests. We also want to make sure that their friends and families get the kind of food.
The world is awash with oil despite a price rally but the glut is hampering investment in fields which will be needed when demand pulls out of a "relentless" plunge the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The IEA cut its estimate for world demand growth this year because it no longer believed economic activity might pick up in the second half. "For the fourth time since last October, we have slashed the economic assumptions that underpin...
A plunge in the US trade deficit to a nine-year low on the back of falling imports may cushion the contraction of the world´s largest economy but the pain may be passed to the rest of the world, analysts say. The deficit contracted for the seventh consecutive month by a more than expected 28.3 percent to 26 billion dollars in February on a big recessiondriven fall in imports and an unexpected rebound in exports, the Commerce Department said recently. It was the biggest drop in more than 12 years.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is considering a multibillion dollar share sale to help repay a $10 billion government loan, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The New York-based company may make an announcement as soon as next week, according to the report. The Journal said the exact amount is yet to be decided and a final decision may depend on market conditions. Sumiko Iwadate, a Tokyobased spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs.
Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers shared a century partnership to set up a comfortable 25-run win for South Africa in the third one-day international against Australia at Newlands on Thursday. Kallis (70) and De Villiers (80) laid the foundation for a South African total of 289 for six, putting on 114 off 131 balls for the third wicket. With wickets in hand, South Africa were able to score 94 off the last ten overs. Australia made 264 for seven but were effectively out of the game after slumping to 114 for five. 
Germany celebrated a winning double in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals on Thursday as English Premier League moneybags Manchester City were left clinging onto European survival. City slumped to a 3-1 first leg defeat against high-flying German side Hamburg despite having taken a 35-second lead. Hamburg´s Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen were also casting an eye on the semi-finals after seeing off Udinese of Italy 3-1 at home. Ukraine came out on top in their double-edged.
Hours after pitching his best game yet in the major leagues, Los Angeles Angels rookie Nick Adenhart was killed by a suspected drunk driver, leaving his teammates and fans stunned he won´t be around to fulfill the promise he had shown. The Angels planned to pay tribute to the 22-year-old pitcher before Friday night´s opener of a three-game series against Boston in Anaheim. They will wear a patch or emblem on their jerseys the rest of the season to honor him.
In a blaze of publicity, Australian actor Hugh Jackman zoomed in by helicopter and flying fox to an event to promote the latest X-Men movie, saying he was ´heartbroken´ that the film had been leaked on the Internet. At the start of a world tour to promote X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Jackman unveiled 20 minutes of footage from the action blockbuster to fans and media on Cockatoo Island in the middle of Sydney Harbour, where some of the film was shot. "Jumped from chopper. 
Those who want to see Sonam Kapoor and her dad Anil Kapoor together on screen will have to wait for a long time. The Delhi 6 girl thinks Kapoor senior looks far younger than his age to play a conventional father in a Bollywood flick. The buzz around tinsel town is that there´s a pivotal role in Anil´s home production - of Sonam´s father - that he was supposed to play. But Anil is not doing the film titled Ayesha. "Do you really think he looks like my Dad? 
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise wants his two-year-old daughter Suri to have a well-rounded upbringing. So he is spending $1 million on her education. Suri will turn three April 18 and both Tom and his wife Katie Holmes, who want her to be an all rounder, have made arrangements not only for her basic education but have also invested in dancing, foreign language and art classes. "It doesn´t matter what Suri is doing, Tom wants her to be able to do it better than any other child. 
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-
laden truck into a sandbagged
wall on Friday in northern Iraq,
killing five American soldiers and
two Iraqi policemen in the single
deadliest attack against US forces in
more than a year.
Wildfires fuelled by high winds
roared across northern Texas,
destroying two towns and killing two
people, officials said on Friday.
Firefighters battled more than 20
major fires burning across 60,000
acres on Friday.
