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| GCC Expansion Plan |
 THE
proposal to enlarge the Gulf Cooperation Council to Jordan and
Morocco, made at a council summit meeting in Riyadh last month,
marks a profound change in the nature of the organisation as
it reaches its 30th anniversary. This decision, which went practically
unnoticed in the West, is all the more worthy of attention in
that it is likely to usher in long-term changes in the region´s
political scenario. Initially set up to provide a safeguard
against an Iranian military threat and to create regional economic
integration in the Arabian peninsula, the Gulf Cooperation Council
has moved away from its early... |
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| LESSONS FOR CHINA FROM ARAB SPRING |
 FROM:
Ministry of State S e c u r i t y TO: President Hu Jintao SUBJECT:
The Arab Spring Dear President Hu: You asked for our assessment
of the Arab Spring. Our conclusion is that the revolutions in
the Arab world contain some important lessons for the rule of
the Chinese Communist Party, because what this contagion reveals
is something very new about revolutions unfolding in the 21st
century and something very old about why they explode. Let´s
start with the new. Sometime around the year 2000, the world
achieved a very high level of connectivity, virtually flattening
the global economic. |
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flights to Shiraz in Iran QATAR Airways has launched scheduled flights to the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, marking the first of three route start-ups this month. The airline began biweekly services from its Doha hub to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport...
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in shipping sector: QCCI |  QATAR has an important role to play in the growing market in the shipping sector and its association with the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA) will be beneficial for both, said Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Towar al Kuwari, vice-chairman of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Addressing the opening session of the first conference of the FIATA and Region Africa Middle East (RAME) in Doha on Monday, al Kuwari said the meeting would provide the participants a platform to discuss relevant freight-related issues and challenges in the region. He said the booming economy of Qatar and its huge investments in developing... | | | 100 migrant workers complete
Vodafone English course |
 LANGUAGE
Bridges, an initiative of Vodafone´s
World of Difference programme that offers
free English literacy courses for migrant
workers, held a graduation ceremony
for its students at Carnegie Mellon
University in Qatar (CMUQ) recently.
Altogether, 100 students from Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Philippines, India, Bangladesh
and Egypt who had successfully completed
the programme, were awarded certificates.
In addition, certificates of appreciation
were awarded to 22 volunteer teachers
and to community partners like United
Development Company (UDC) as well as
to behind-thescene supporters who helped
with the programme´s logistics and...
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| | DFI´s ´Harrer, Harrer´ workshop
captures tales of Arab world |
 THE
Doha Film Institute (DFI) joined hands
with different educational and film
bodies to organise a moving workshop
called ´Harrer, Harrer´ (liberate in
Arabic). The workshop encouraged participants
from different Arab cities to tell their
personal stories through oneminute films,
about firsthand account of the revolutions
in their lives and in their cities.
The week-long storytelling workshop
will be organised in different cities
in the region over the next few months
to help train film enthusiasts on the
importance of storytelling through fictional
characters. The programme will take
place in Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Tunis,
Marrakech and Jaffa... |
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