On September 24, when it was
announced at the congress of
the ruling party of Russia that
our next president will once
again be Vladimir Putin, my
wife said to me: "That's it. We need to
leave. I don't not want to spend the rest of
my life ...
MITT Romney is a rich
man, but is Mitt
Romney's character
formed by his wealth?
Is Romney a spoiled,
cosseted character? Has he been
corrupted by ease and luxury?
The notion is preposterous. All
his life ...
MINISTER of State for
Human Resources and
External Affairs E Ahamed
said on Saturday that the
Indian government was in
talks with the Qatari counterpart
for the opening of
an Indian Institute of ...
LEADERS of Qatar and Democratic Republic of Timor- Leste held official level talks in Doha on Saturday. The talks were held under the co-chairmanship of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE ...
AS part of the plan to promote and strengthen the Sino-Qatari relations, the Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the China-Qatar Business ...
INDIA ended the 12th Asian Shooting Championship with a bang, winning three gold medals and one silver, besides claiming two Olympic quota places at the Losail Shooting Range on Saturday. Manavjit Singh ...
THE actress Kristin Bauer, of True Blood fame, has an annual ritual when she visits her family home in Racine, Wisconsin: She takes a black marker and scribbles on the sides of specific products and cosmetics, "Tested on ...
THE thirteenth lecture of the Distinguished Lecture Series, organised by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), will feature Dr Leroy Hood, president and co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington, US. His presentation, ´Systems Biology, Systems Medicine and Proactive P4 Medicine´, is open to the public ...
THE Pak Shama School and College held a research fair on its premises in Mesaimeer area recently. The event was organised under the auspices of Supreme Education Council (SEC). M A Shahid, president of Pak Shama School Management Committee, welcomed the guests. Ibrahim Hassan Marhoon, inspector of expatriate school, witnessed the competition. Marhoon expressed satisfaction over the research projects which were categorised grade-wise into...
SCHOOLS must teach the students how to use the internet to gain beneficial knowledge, said CEO of the Indian High School Dubai Dr Ashok Kumar. Speaking during a session at the 24th CBSE Principals´ Conference on Friday, Dr Ashok focused on youngsters who use the web to get healthy information. Principal of Our Own English high School, Fujairah, Srivalsan Murugan chaired the session. The session was held ´Computer in the class room – opportunity...
THE representatives of Greece´s private creditors left Athens unexpectedly on Saturday without a deal on a debt swap plan that is vital to avert a disorderly default, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters. Negotiations will continue over the phone during the weekend but it is unlikely that an agreement can be clinched before next week, the sources said, as Athens races against the clock to strike a deal. A lot of progress has been made on the details of the plan during ...
GROUP of 20 nations agreed to push Europe to take extra steps to resolve the debt crisis on Friday as they inch toward a deal to boost the International Monetary Fund´s firepower. Mexico Deputy Finance Minister Gerardo Rodriguez said talks between G20 officials in Mexico City on Thursday and Friday were a "good starting point" but no specifics were agreed on how to shore up the Washingtonbased lender. "I think there is a good willingness ...
WAL-MART Stores on Friday named Rosalind Brewer president and chief executive of its Sam´s Club warehouse retail chain, marking the first time that the world´s largest retailer will have a woman and an African-American leading one of its three business units. Brewer, 49, will replace Brian Cornell on February 1 at the start of the company´s fiscal year, Wal-Mart said. She most recently ran ...
AFTER enjoying one of the most successful years in his European Tour career, Denmark´s Thomas Bjorn is fired up to defend his title at the 2012 Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy, to be staged from February 2-5. For the world No 35 it will be a welcome return to the Doha Golf Club, a venue where his stellar 2011 season took off with a four shot victory ...
STRENGTH in depth rather than actual numbers is the feature of the final entry list for next week´s Qatar International Rally, the round one of the 2012 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, which takes place in the Qatar deserts on January 26-28. Organised by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), Qatar´s premier international rally has attracted a provisional 19 starters and ...
FERNANDO Torres´ threemonth goal-drought continued as Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap on the Premier League leaders with a 0-0 draw at Premier League newboys Norwich on Saturday. Chelsea enjoyed the better chances of a scrappy game at Carrow Road but were left frustrated as 50 million pounds striker Torres drew a blank yet again. The draw left Chelsea in fourth place ...
COMPULSIVELY checking your smartphone may not actually be that smart, British researchers warn. The cautionary observation stems from a new study that finds an association between the increasingly popular use of Web-enabled cellphones and a rise in stress levels. The reason: a relentless need to immediately review and respond to each and every incoming message, alert or bing. Surprisingly, h o w e v e r , investigators did not link stress to ...
AMAN with a criminal history who showed up at Oscar winner Halle Berry´s house in the Hollywood Hills pleaded no contest on Thursday to a charge of stalking her, and a judge ordered him to stay 200 yards away from the actress for 10 years. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin also handed down a 386-day jail sentence to the 28-year-old man, Richard Franco. But Franco will soon be released because he has already served half that term behind ...
SHE usually sports the corporate look with a skirt and coat, but international talk show host Oprah Winfrey created a stir in a Tarun Tahiliani orange and golden Kanjeevaram sari on her maiden visit to India. The veteran designer says she insisted on a traditional outfit. "We were requested for some styles, so I picked some images of outfits which I thought would suit her and then they (her team) chose what she would like to wear. It was pretty simply done ...
A STRING of explosions struck a
police truck transporting prisoners
in a tense area of northwestern
Syria on Saturday, killing at least
15 people, state media and an
opposition group said. Government
troops also battled defectors in the
north in fighting that left 10 people
dead.
PRIME Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs His Excellency
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin
Jabor al Thani and Timor-Leste PM
and Minister of Defence and
Security Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao
discussed ways of strengthening
bilateral relations in Doha on
Saturday. A number of MoUs were
also signed during the meet.
THE thirteenth lecture of the Distinguished Lecture Series, organised by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), will feature Dr Leroy Hood, president and co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington, US. His presentation, ´Systems Biology, Systems Medicine and Proactive P4 Medicine´, is open to the public ...
THE Pak Shama School and College held a research fair on its premises in Mesaimeer area recently. The event was organised under the auspices of Supreme Education Council (SEC). M A Shahid, president of Pak Shama School Management Committee, welcomed the guests. Ibrahim Hassan Marhoon, inspector of expatriate school, witnessed the competition. Marhoon expressed satisfaction over the research projects which were categorised grade-wise into...
SCHOOLS must teach the students how to use the internet to gain beneficial knowledge, said CEO of the Indian High School Dubai Dr Ashok Kumar. Speaking during a session at the 24th CBSE Principals´ Conference on Friday, Dr Ashok focused on youngsters who use the web to get healthy information. Principal of Our Own English high School, Fujairah, Srivalsan Murugan chaired the session. The session was held ´Computer in the class room – opportunity... 
THE representatives of Greece´s private creditors left Athens unexpectedly on Saturday without a deal on a debt swap plan that is vital to avert a disorderly default, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters. Negotiations will continue over the phone during the weekend but it is unlikely that an agreement can be clinched before next week, the sources said, as Athens races against the clock to strike a deal. A lot of progress has been made on the details of the plan during ...
GROUP of 20 nations agreed to push Europe to take extra steps to resolve the debt crisis on Friday as they inch toward a deal to boost the International Monetary Fund´s firepower. Mexico Deputy Finance Minister Gerardo Rodriguez said talks between G20 officials in Mexico City on Thursday and Friday were a "good starting point" but no specifics were agreed on how to shore up the Washingtonbased lender. "I think there is a good willingness ... 
WAL-MART Stores on Friday named Rosalind Brewer president and chief executive of its Sam´s Club warehouse retail chain, marking the first time that the world´s largest retailer will have a woman and an African-American leading one of its three business units. Brewer, 49, will replace Brian Cornell on February 1 at the start of the company´s fiscal year, Wal-Mart said. She most recently ran ...
AFTER enjoying one of the most successful years in his European Tour career, Denmark´s Thomas Bjorn is fired up to defend his title at the 2012 Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy, to be staged from February 2-5. For the world No 35 it will be a welcome return to the Doha Golf Club, a venue where his stellar 2011 season took off with a four shot victory ... 
STRENGTH in depth rather than actual numbers is the feature of the final entry list for next week´s Qatar International Rally, the round one of the 2012 FIA Middle East Rally Championship, which takes place in the Qatar deserts on January 26-28. Organised by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), Qatar´s premier international rally has attracted a provisional 19 starters and ... 
FERNANDO Torres´ threemonth goal-drought continued as Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap on the Premier League leaders with a 0-0 draw at Premier League newboys Norwich on Saturday. Chelsea enjoyed the better chances of a scrappy game at Carrow Road but were left frustrated as 50 million pounds striker Torres drew a blank yet again. The draw left Chelsea in fourth place ...
COMPULSIVELY checking your smartphone may not actually be that smart, British researchers warn. The cautionary observation stems from a new study that finds an association between the increasingly popular use of Web-enabled cellphones and a rise in stress levels. The reason: a relentless need to immediately review and respond to each and every incoming message, alert or bing. Surprisingly, h o w e v e r , investigators did not link stress to ... 
AMAN with a criminal history who showed up at Oscar winner Halle Berry´s house in the Hollywood Hills pleaded no contest on Thursday to a charge of stalking her, and a judge ordered him to stay 200 yards away from the actress for 10 years. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin also handed down a 386-day jail sentence to the 28-year-old man, Richard Franco. But Franco will soon be released because he has already served half that term behind ... 
SHE usually sports the corporate look with a skirt and coat, but international talk show host Oprah Winfrey created a stir in a Tarun Tahiliani orange and golden Kanjeevaram sari on her maiden visit to India. The veteran designer says she insisted on a traditional outfit. "We were requested for some styles, so I picked some images of outfits which I thought would suit her and then they (her team) chose what she would like to wear. It was pretty simply done ... 
