 | QUWIC launches
system to monitor
quality of air THE QU Wireless Innovations
Center (QUWIC) officially launched
an innovative air quality monitoring
system (HAWA´AK) with the commencement
of a field trial at Qatar
Science and Technology Park
(QSTP) in the Education.
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| | ´Spiderman´ to climb Torch Tower on April 12 |  THElegendary Alain Robert,
a French skyscraper climber
nicknamed ´The Spiderman´,
will climb the Torch Doha
Hotel Tower for the first time
on April 12. Robert is currently
preparing for the
ascent and will scale Doha´s
highest building without a
safety rope and harness.
As he performs the unique
climb of Doha´s iconic 300-
metre-tall tower, the
Guinness Book of Records
representative will be present
at the exciting event.
Additionally, Alain Robert´s
production team will be
shooting the Torch ascent as
part of Alain´s life documentary
in 3D, planned to be
broadcasted as a movie in
cinemas around the globe.
An area will be established
so that spectators can watch... | | | Nine hotels to compete in
3rd Mini Beach Olympics |  NINE hotels across Qatar will
be competing in four sport
events as part of the 3rd
Inter-Hotel Mini Beach
Olympics 2012 which starts on
Tuesday.
The five-day event aimed
at promoting camaraderie
through sportsmanship
among the hoteliers in the
country was inaugurated
through a ceremony held at
the InterContinental Doha,
the year´s Olympics host, on
Monday.
The participating hotels
include Diplomatic Club,
Four Seasons, La Cigale,
Oryx Rotana, Renaissance,
Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, W
Hotel and InterContinental
Doha. Their representatives
will compete in swimming,
beach soccer, beach volleyball
and 2-km run to be held
at InterContinental. | | | QATAR, INDIA COME CLOSER |  Apact to enhance cooperation
in oil and gas exploration
was among the six
agreements inked on Monday
between India and Qatar, which
has the world´s third-largest natural
gas reserves after Russia and
Iran.
The Emir His Highness Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and
India´s Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh held comprehensive
talks on a whole gamut of
bilateral ties, including boosting
trade as well as energy cooperation
and welfare of Indian workers.
There are around 500,000
Indians in the Gulf country.
After the talks, India´s
Petroleum Minister S Jaipal
Reddy and
Qatar´s Energy Minister HE
Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada
signed a memorandum of ... | |
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