THE Arab League repeated its demand on Sunday for the Syrian government to immediately stop all violence and allow more monitors in, as activists reported at least 10 more civilians killed by ...
DOHA QATAR Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Foundation (QF) for Education, Science and Community Development have signed an agreement for strategic cooperation for the implementation of training and...
GULF Arab banks will have an opportunity to boost their lending in 2012, as they enjoy relatively healthy capital ratios compared with their international peers, though growth in their loan books will be contained by...
DOHA THE Al Kass International Cup for U-17 football clubs kicked off at the Aspire Zone Outdoor Football ground on Sunday with the grand opening ceremony featuring a stunning formations by parachutists of Qatar's...
AT last year's Golden Globes ceremony, when Hailee Steinfeld, then 14 and a star of True Grit, traipsed down the red carpet in a cream-colored Prabal Gurung gown that artfully toed the line between age-appropriate and...
DOHA FORTY-FIVE more students have been admitted to pursue the Bachelor of Nursing degree at the University of Calgary – Qatar. The figure brings the total student enrolment to 225. "We are on the move. We are growing. We are becoming well recognised in the Qatar community. They know we have a quality programme and most importantly, more people are realising the value of a career in nursing," said Dr Carolyn Byrne, dean and CEO of UCQ. While welcoming the students at an orientation session, Byrne said, "Students are often overwhelmed when they join any university...
DOHA OVER 120,000 people visited the ongoing 10-day Doha Trade Fair within the first six days of its opening on January 1
Thousands of visitors and shoppers can be seen every day at the Doha Exhibition Center checking out the latest in fashion, gadgets and accessories. The fair which is recognised as one of the prime trade shows in the region, is featuring more than 560 international exhibitors and showcasing a wide range of exclusive and traditional products from countries across the globe. The exhibition has proved popular not only because of the variety and quality of the products on offer....
DOHA A DELEGATION representing the Stanford Graduate School of Business of the US visited the Qtel headquarters last week. Dr Nasser Marafih, CEO of the Qtel Group, outlined the group's progress from being a single-country operator with fewer than 500,000 customers in 2005, through to being the regional leader, with more than 82 million customers, and a presence in 17 countries. He also examined the challenges and opportunities facing the telecommunications sector in 2012 and discussed the Qtel Group's robust strategy for staying ahead of changing industry trends...
BEIJING CHINESE banks ramped up lending at the end of 2011, official data showed on Sunday, after Beijing relaxed credit restrictions and ordered banks to boost support for small businesses. China's state-owned lenders issued 640.5 billion yuan ($101.5 billion) in new loans in December, compared with 562.2 billion yuan in November, the People's Bank of China said in a statement. The late surge in lending takes the total value of new loans handed out last year to 7.47 trillion yuan, the central bank said. The full-year figure was below the 7.95 trillion yuan in 2010 as Beijing hiked interest rates and increased the amount of money ...
TOKYO SCANDAL-TAINTED Olympus Corp is considering suing current and former executives for compensation totalling about 90 billion yen ($1.2 billion), while its new president is considering resigning, a source familiar with the matter said. The endoscope maker is preparing a suit to help cover damages from a $1.7 billion accounting fraud that has savaged the 92-year-old firm's finances, market cap and reputation, the source said. The suit is likely to include current executives who failed to spot the 13-year cover-up or question exorbitant advisory fees made for acquisitions, he said...
BRUSSELS THE European Union has often responded to the debt crisis plaguing its common currency area with too little too late, EU President Herman Van Rompuy said in an interview released by Belgian broadcaster RTBF on Sunday. But the euro "as a currency has never been in danger," the former Belgian prime minister also said. "What we have is a sovereign debt crisis in some countries of the eurozone," he said. "We had hoped that we would have found solutions much faster. We often acted a little bit too late and our decisions have been a little bit too weak - I say this openly....
BRISBANE WORLD No 4 Andy Murray laid down a marker for the Australian Open with a 65-minute demolition of Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. Murray, runner-up at Melbourne Park for the past two years, showed no mercy against the world No.15 from Ukraine as he cruised to the title 6-1, 6- 3 in the Pat Rafter Arena. The Scotsman was lethal in all departments as he dominated Dolgopolov, a player who pushed him to four close sets in the Australian Open quarter-finals last year but who took a slight groin injury into the final...
DOHA WORLD number 15 KJ Choi of South Korea is the latest big name player from the US PGA Tour to confirm he will join a star-studded line-up when the 2012 Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy gets underway at Doha Golf Club from February 2-5. Over the past few years, the $2.5 million tournament has consistently attracted the cream of the US PGA Tour and this year is no exception with Choi Doha-bound nine months after winning the biggest title of his professional career and the one considered golf's "fifth Major" The Players Championship...
LONDON MANCHESTER United knocked holders Manchester City out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 third round win in an incident-packed derby at Eastlands on Sunday. Wayne Rooney scored twice, netting either side of the controversial sending off of City captain Vincent Kompany, with Danny Welbeck also on target to make it 3-0 before the break for the visitors But City pulled a goal back early in the second half when Aleksandar Kolarov bent a free-kick round the wall from the edge of the box. And 10-man City struck again when Sergio Aguero made it 3-2 in the 65th minute following a mistake by United substitute Paul Scholes, summoned out of retirement by manager Sir Alex Ferguson following an injury crisis...
HIGHER hotel prices, airline capacity cuts and rising travel demand mean traveller will have to work harder to find a good deal in 2012. But there are plenty of online tools to help keep your vacation expenses in check. Here are 19 go-to websites to help you save money this year. FLIGHTS Looking for sales on a specific route, or just want to go somewhere cheap? AirfareWatchdog.com hunts down deals computers tend to miss, like promo codes that airlines include in email newsletters. It also finds sales from Allegiant and Southwest, which typically aren't listed on major airfare search engines...
THE book case this weekend is lighthearted and peppy - matching the mood as a new year begins. With bad jokes and corpses. Let Me Tell You About Quinta Written by Savia Viegas; Published by Penguin Books India. "Houses are like people, you live in them and they look beautiful; you neglect them and they wither and slump." When Queirozito wins the protracted litigation against relatives who had laid claim to his 200-year-old ancestral home Quinta, he gets a new lease of life. He invites his grandson Suraj from the US to take a look at the half-slumping villa for possible repairs...
THEY took fans by surprise with their whirlwind wedding last year. But it looks like Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz's romance is taking a more public turn these days. The pair looked gorgeous together as they made their red carpet debut at the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo premiere in Madrid, Spain. Rachel looked stunning in a fitted black dress which flared below the knee to a gorgeous mermaid's tail. The 41-year-old drew attention to her tiny waist with a brown leather belt, while wide capped shoulders gave her outfit additional structure. Daniel looked sophisticated in a pale brown suit and pale slate blue shirt...
SEOUL SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung-bak will this week ask China to use its influence to lean on North Korea to show restraint amid a delicate transition to a new leadership in Pyongyang focused on projecting a militaristic image.
LAGOS NIGERIA has entered one of the most crucial phases in its recent history with attacks on Christians sparking fears of religious conflict and nationwide strikes set to begin on Monday over soaring fuel prices...
