 | | Nepal seeks
to diversify
ties with
Qatar: Yadav |
 THE proposed opening of Qatar´s embassy
in Nepal and the signing of two major pacts
between them will pave the way for diversification
of bilateral ties, the visiting Nepalese
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has said.
In an interview with Qatar Tribune, he said
that the two countries shared a three-decade
old diplomatic
relationship and
it was time both
thought seriously
about diversifying
them beyond... |
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|  |  | | Another Great Depression? |
 ISTUMBLED out into the autumn
sunshine, figures ricocheting
around my head, still trying to
absorb what I had heard. I felt as if I
had just attended a funeral: a funeral
at which all of us got buried. I cannot
claim to have understood everything in
the lecture: Sonnenschein-Mantel-
Debreu theory and the 41-line differential
equation were approximately 15.8
metres... |
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| |  | | THE LEFT-WING
RADICALS |
 THE US economy is probably
going to stink for a few more
years. It is beset by shortterm
problems (low consumer
demand, uncertain
housing prices, too much debt) and
long-term problems (wage stagnation,
rising health care costs, eroding
human capital).
Realistically, not much is going to
be done to address the short-term
problems, but we can at least use
this winter of recuperation to
address the... |
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 | Doha Park with 35 amazing rides to open today DOHA Park, with 35 amazing
rides ranging from children
specific games to fun events,
will be opened to residents
from Thursday.
The 30,000 sq-metre festival
park, located in the Doha
Exhibitions Center complex, will
remain...
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| | Winners of QU-Al Jazeera research
contest to meet in Doha on Oct 31 |  TEN young people, who won
in the first international
research competition organised
by the Al Jazeera Centre
for Studies (AJCS) and Qatar
University, will take part in
the international conference,
which will be organised by the
former in partnership with
the University of California´s
Centre for Public Diplomacy
on October 31.
As many as 219 research
papers from over 20 countries
were submitted to the
competition, which was held
between June and August.
The competition, a first of its
kind, is part of the 15th
anniversary of the Al Jazeera
Network celebrations.
Addressing the media on
Wednesday, AJCS Director
Dr Salah Eddin Elzein said... |
| | QA wins award in Bangkok |  QATAR Airways was voted
the Best Airline in the
Middle East and Africa by
readers of Asia´s travel trade
magazine, TTG Asia.
For the sixth year running,
the Doha-based carrier
retained the title at the
TTG Asia Travel Awards
ceremony held in Thailand´s
capital city of Bangkok.
Readers of the prestigious
magazine based their voting
on the strength of the airline´s
customer service, its
route network, services and
its marketing and advertising
programmes.
Qatar Airways Chief
Executive Officer Akbar al
Baker said the award was a
reflection of the airline´s
continued investment in
delivering the best to its
customers.
"We are constantly working
to expand our... |
| | Over 40 intellectuals take part in
symposium on Arab democracy |  MORE than 40 prominent
intellectuals belonging to
Arab and western civil society
groups took part in a twoday
symposium titled
´Democratic Transmission in
Egypt and Tunisia´. The symposium
was organised by
Arab Democracy foundation
and the Council for Community
of Democracies.
Speaking at the symposium,
Egyptian intellectual
Sad al Din Ibrahim stressed
that the revolution in his
country was faced with three
potential hurdles.
"The role of military and
its relation with the ousted
junta is crucial. The role of
former regime remnants and
the children of the leaders of
the National Party need to be
scrutinised. And the role played
by pro-religious parties... |
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