FORGET the lines in front of those
flashy fashion stores. They don't
tell the story. Beneath the shiny
surface of Asia's cities, life is far
more challenging.
As is common in periods of soaring
prosperity, rewards are unevenly ...
CAN beauty be stifling?
Paris puts that proposition
to the test, a city manicured
to perfection that has confined
its immigrant underclass
to the invisible suburbs and
burnished every surface of its
seductive allure.
Certainly ...
THE Emir His Highness Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani,
Founder of Qatar Foundation for
Education, Science and
Community Development (QF),
and Her Highness Sheikha Moza,
QF Chairperson, hosted an appreciation
gathering in ...
IMAGINE TV screens which are transparent or cell phones with flexible intelligent screens. Yes, such innovations could become a reality in 20 years, says the physics wizard Dr Michio Kaku. Addressing...
QATAR Airways on Wednesday announced further expansion of its rapidly-growing international network with five new passenger routes, more cargo services and capacity increases to a number of ...
SOUTH Korean midfielder Nam Tae He scored the only goal for Qatar Stars League Champion Lekhwiya in its debut AFC Champions League match against Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia at the Al Sadd Stadium on Wednesday. Qatar's other ...
BETWEEN them, Beyonce, Adele and Lady Gaga have pop sewn up tighter than a tumble-dried Spandex bodysuit, according to Sasha Frere-Jones, the pop critic of the New Yorker magazine ...
ALTOGETHER 154 exhibitors, including 76 local companies, 66 international companies and 12 government agencies will showcase their products at the third Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ 2012) starting from March 13. The exhibition will run till March 16 at the Doha Exhibition Center under the patronage of the Heir Apparent His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. The international participants include companies from Bulgaria ...
THE Qatar affiliate of Creative Commons (CC Qatar) held a gathering to bring together local art creators and invite new members into the group on the sidelines of QITCOM on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Executive Director of Communications at ictQatar Brian Wesolowski and Head of Creative Commons for the Arab World Donatella Della Ratta highlighted the activities organised and supported by Creative Commons in Qatar and the Arab region ...
THE Ministry of Interior will host the 28th GCC Traffic Week at the Doha Exhibition Centre from March 11 to 16. The event will be held under the slogan ´Let us Work Together for Reduction of Traffic Accidents´. Director of Traffic Department Brigadier Muhammed Saad al Kharji announced the programme at a press conference on Tuesday. Director of Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Interior Colonel Abdullah Khalifa al Muftah, Head of ...
INDIA´S cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines was suspended from a global payments system on Wednesday by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) over financial difficulties. The loss-making carrier, controlled by flamboyant liquor baron Vijay Mallya, owes suppliers, lenders and staff millions of dollars and has recently scrapped scores of scheduled flights. "IATA has ...
NORWEGIAN oil firm Statoil ASA is in talks to sell its share in one of Iraq´s biggest oil fields to Russia´s private oil giant Lukoil, officials said on Wednesday. If the talks go well, Statoil will be the first western oil company to withdraw from deals signed with Iraq, which boasts of attracting major oil companies to develop its vast but dilapidated resources for the first time after decades of war and sanctions. Teaming up with Lukoil, Statoil won the rights to develop the ...
A US TRADE bill targeting Chinese imports goes against international rules and Beijing will not adjust the value of its currency to try to bridge a trade deficit that is Washington´s problem to fix, China´s commerce minister said on Wednesday. President Barack Obama is set to sign the bill into law to allow duties to be imposed on subsidised goods from China and Vietnam, which the White ...
PERICLES Chamusca and Barnard Simondi, coaches of Qatar Stars League (QSL) sides Al Jaish and Al Ahli respectively, have welcomed the idea of Scottish and English communities playing soccer friendly to celebrate ´Qatar United´ before a QSL match between the two teams. ´Qatar United´, is a QSL game between Al Ahli and Al Jaish to be played on Friday at 6.15pm. It aims to bring together the different nationalities in Qatar at the Grand ...
THE Qatar-UAE rivalry will be a focal point as the 2012 UIM F1 H2O World Championship is launched by the Grand Prix of Qatar at Doha Bay. Alex Carella and Jay Price, who is retired now, of Qatar Team had polished off all that was stake last season. With the first free practice due to start on Thursday, Khalid bin Arhama al Kuwari, the QMSF´s head of formula racing, is confident that his new team line-up of world champion Italian Carella and American Shaun ...
FORMER champions AC Milan squeezed into the quarter- finals of the Champions League Tuesday, though not as comfortably as expected as they lost 3-0 at Arsenal to progress 4-3 on aggregate. Milan — who were conceding three goals in the Champions League for the first time since April 2004 when they went on to lose 4-0 to Deportivo La Coruna — were joined in the last eight by Portuguese side Benfica. Benfica produced a professional performance to beat ...
IN 2008 she left her job and bought a one-way ticket to Chile. She has been roaming the world ever since, and her blog, LegalNomads.com, has become a resource for those who want to try it. Here are excerpts from a conversation about making travel your job instead of your vacation. Q: What is it about long-term travel that appeals to you? A: It´s getting up every day to discover all the quirks of where you´re going; learning about the foods and the history ...
KIM Kardashian´s marriage to Kris Humphries may have been shortlived, but the reality star is making sure her wedding guests know that their gifts were not sent in vain. The 31-year-old sent a letter to everyone who attended her big day, informing them that she had calculated the amount the presents were worth and then made a donation to a good cause. A note that was sent by Kim to her ...
BOLLYWOOD actress Sonali Bendre, who was the show stopper for designer Siddhartha Tytler at Lakme Fashion Week 2012, was pleasantly surprised to see her husband Goldie Behl at the show. Sonali Bendre said "He (Goldie) said he is not coming. It´s a pleasant surprise to see him here." The proud husband, Goldie, who walked in to encourage his wife, said, "Yes I wasn´t expected. I didn´t expect to attend, but we are both happy at this moment, and I thought of ...
QATAR Exchange (QE) on
Wednesday announced the launch
of a number of new equity indices
to complement the existing QE
Index. The new total return index
will measure price performance and
income from dividends, said QE
CEO Andre Went said on
Wednesday
DOHA Bank has launched a $500
million, five-year bond, after it met
investors in Asia and Europe to
gauge demand, said a banker on
Wednesday. The bond has been
priced at 262.5 basis points over
midswaps, tighter than initial guidance
of 287.5 basis points over
midswaps...
ALTOGETHER 154 exhibitors, including 76 local companies, 66 international companies and 12 government agencies will showcase their products at the third Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ 2012) starting from March 13. The exhibition will run till March 16 at the Doha Exhibition Center under the patronage of the Heir Apparent His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. The international participants include companies from Bulgaria ...
THE Qatar affiliate of Creative Commons (CC Qatar) held a gathering to bring together local art creators and invite new members into the group on the sidelines of QITCOM on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Executive Director of Communications at ictQatar Brian Wesolowski and Head of Creative Commons for the Arab World Donatella Della Ratta highlighted the activities organised and supported by Creative Commons in Qatar and the Arab region ... 
THE Ministry of Interior will host the 28th GCC Traffic Week at the Doha Exhibition Centre from March 11 to 16. The event will be held under the slogan ´Let us Work Together for Reduction of Traffic Accidents´. Director of Traffic Department Brigadier Muhammed Saad al Kharji announced the programme at a press conference on Tuesday. Director of Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Interior Colonel Abdullah Khalifa al Muftah, Head of ... 
INDIA´S cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines was suspended from a global payments system on Wednesday by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) over financial difficulties. The loss-making carrier, controlled by flamboyant liquor baron Vijay Mallya, owes suppliers, lenders and staff millions of dollars and has recently scrapped scores of scheduled flights. "IATA has ...
NORWEGIAN oil firm Statoil ASA is in talks to sell its share in one of Iraq´s biggest oil fields to Russia´s private oil giant Lukoil, officials said on Wednesday. If the talks go well, Statoil will be the first western oil company to withdraw from deals signed with Iraq, which boasts of attracting major oil companies to develop its vast but dilapidated resources for the first time after decades of war and sanctions. Teaming up with Lukoil, Statoil won the rights to develop the ... 
A US TRADE bill targeting Chinese imports goes against international rules and Beijing will not adjust the value of its currency to try to bridge a trade deficit that is Washington´s problem to fix, China´s commerce minister said on Wednesday. President Barack Obama is set to sign the bill into law to allow duties to be imposed on subsidised goods from China and Vietnam, which the White ...
PERICLES Chamusca and Barnard Simondi, coaches of Qatar Stars League (QSL) sides Al Jaish and Al Ahli respectively, have welcomed the idea of Scottish and English communities playing soccer friendly to celebrate ´Qatar United´ before a QSL match between the two teams. ´Qatar United´, is a QSL game between Al Ahli and Al Jaish to be played on Friday at 6.15pm. It aims to bring together the different nationalities in Qatar at the Grand ... 
THE Qatar-UAE rivalry will be a focal point as the 2012 UIM F1 H2O World Championship is launched by the Grand Prix of Qatar at Doha Bay. Alex Carella and Jay Price, who is retired now, of Qatar Team had polished off all that was stake last season. With the first free practice due to start on Thursday, Khalid bin Arhama al Kuwari, the QMSF´s head of formula racing, is confident that his new team line-up of world champion Italian Carella and American Shaun ... 
FORMER champions AC Milan squeezed into the quarter- finals of the Champions League Tuesday, though not as comfortably as expected as they lost 3-0 at Arsenal to progress 4-3 on aggregate. Milan — who were conceding three goals in the Champions League for the first time since April 2004 when they went on to lose 4-0 to Deportivo La Coruna — were joined in the last eight by Portuguese side Benfica. Benfica produced a professional performance to beat ...
IN 2008 she left her job and bought a one-way ticket to Chile. She has been roaming the world ever since, and her blog, LegalNomads.com, has become a resource for those who want to try it. Here are excerpts from a conversation about making travel your job instead of your vacation. Q: What is it about long-term travel that appeals to you? A: It´s getting up every day to discover all the quirks of where you´re going; learning about the foods and the history ...
KIM Kardashian´s marriage to Kris Humphries may have been shortlived, but the reality star is making sure her wedding guests know that their gifts were not sent in vain. The 31-year-old sent a letter to everyone who attended her big day, informing them that she had calculated the amount the presents were worth and then made a donation to a good cause. A note that was sent by Kim to her ... 
BOLLYWOOD actress Sonali Bendre, who was the show stopper for designer Siddhartha Tytler at Lakme Fashion Week 2012, was pleasantly surprised to see her husband Goldie Behl at the show. Sonali Bendre said "He (Goldie) said he is not coming. It´s a pleasant surprise to see him here." The proud husband, Goldie, who walked in to encourage his wife, said, "Yes I wasn´t expected. I didn´t expect to attend, but we are both happy at this moment, and I thought of ... 
