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| | Largest collection of GCC
poems to be released today |  The largest anthology of
poems from the Gulf countries
will be launched at a
special function at the
Virginia Commonwealth
University in Qatar (VCUQ)
on Wednesday. The anthology
titled, Gathering the Tide:
An Anthology of
Contemporary Arabian Gulf
Poetry, contains poems by 47
leading poets of Gulf countries
and is edited by Patty
Paine, an assistant professor
at VCUQ.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune,
Paine said that the anthology
was an effort of three years.
"This is the largest number
of poems appearing in print
from this region. Seventy
percent of the poems were
translated from Arabic to
English while some of the
poems were originally written
in English... | | | ExxonMobil supports Qatarisation efforts |  EXXONMOBIL in Qatar is
working closely with
Education City universities
and Qatar University (QU´s)
efforts to support and promote
increased representation
of Qatari nationals in the
workforce.
"Education, training and
development of Qatari nationals
are among key priorities
within the organisation," said
Abdullatif al Naemi, national
development manager for
ExxonMobil Qatar.
"ExxonMobil Qatar is committed
to attracting, developing,
and retaining the best
people in support of the local
community and to meet our
business needs worldwide."
ExxonMobil created an
internal task force referred to
as the University Liaison
Committee (ULC) as a means... | | | Global effort needed to stop Somali
pirate attacks: Indian Navy official |  FIGHTING small groups of
Somali pirates on the high
seas is not an easy task, it
needs a joint effort by the
global naval community,
Indian naval officer and the
commander of INS Betwa
Captain Jatinder Singh said
on Tuesday.
Speaking to Qatar
Tribune onboard the INS
Betwa, which is currently
docked at Doha Port for the
DIMDEX 2012, Singh said
that only a united effort by
all the stakeholders can reduce
this crisis which stretches
right from the Horn of
Africa to as far as the shores
of the Indian subcontinent.
"Naval forces of different
countries sometimes face difficulties
in reacting expeditiously
when heavily-armed
pirate vessels attack merchant
ships near the ... | |
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