THE circus otherwise known as
the presidential elections in
Egypt is making an anarchist of
me. There isn't a single candidate
I find either qualified or
deserving to lead revolutionary Egypt,
and I don't believe the elections ...
IT was November 25, 1963,
three days after the Kennedy
assassination, and the powerful
columnist was calling the
neophyte president. Already,
Joseph Alsop had penned a personal
letter to Lyndon Johnson offering ...
UNITED Nations General
Assembly President HE Nassir
Abdulaziz al Nasser has urged the
member states attending the
Unctad meeting to reach suitable
conclusions and make recommendations
which could later be taken
up for concrete action in the ...
ABOUT QR122 billion worth of water and electricity projects are planned to be implemented in Qatar over the next 10 years, Minister of Energy and Industry HE Dr Mohammad bin Saleh al Sada.
COMMERCIAL Bank of Qatar on Sunday said its net profit in the first quarter of 2012 increased 6 percent to QR 471 million, compared with the profit of QR446 million in the same period in 2011. The banks net interest income ...
AL RAYYAN Club deservedly entered the Heir Apparent Cup football final with a stirring 3-2 victory over Qatar Stars League runner-up El Jaish at the Qatar Sports Club on Sunday. In the final on Thursday, Rayyan will ...
"I APPRECIATE a slow-burn romance," Emily Blunt says. "In most movies everyone is just tearing their clothes off in the first scene. Let that chemistry burn!" The 29-year-old British actress stars in two romantic movies this spring, the current ...
THERE is a need to regulate the agricultural profession in Qatar and farm operators must be certified to take up their posts, said Fahad bin Mohammed al Attiya, executive chairman of the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP). He was delivering a presentation at the 10th Gulf Water Conference in Doha on Sunday. According to al Attiya, efficiency in water consumption ...
QATAR Foundation International (QFI) on Sunday launched the Youth Ambassadors for Science & Environment (YASE) programme which aims to equip the youth with skills they need to face global challenges like climate change, water conservation and other environmental issues. The programme is being implemented in collaboration with Qatar Shell, Qatar National Research Fund...
THE Emir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and Her Highness Sheikha Moza graced an exhibition at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad XIII) on Sunday. HH the Emir and HH Sheikha Moza toured the exhibition and examined pavilions representing a number of ministries, organisations, as well as government and private institutions...
AILING Air India, which would get equity infusion of Rs 30,000 crore till 2021 as part of its turnaround plan, expects to wipe off its losses and become cash positive in the next five-six years, official sources said on Sunday. The airline, which would get an upfront equity infusion of Rs 6,750 crore this financial year, estimates that it would slash its current yearly operating loss of Rs1,700 crore to just Rs23 crore in five years and become cash positive by 2018...
BUOYED by rapid economic growth, Indonesia has become a bonanza for international plane makers who are booking some of the world´s biggest sales as Western airlines suffer a downturn. Europe´s Airbus and US manufacturer Boeing have secured billions of dollars in orders over the past year as Southeast Asia´s largest economy experiences a travel boom and looks to link its archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Indonesian carrier Lion Air placed ...
GLOBAL finance chiefs pressed Europe on Saturday to take advantage of newly increased financial buffers and make the lasting reforms needed to tackle its debt crisis, which is threatening the world recovery. A day after advanced and emerging countries agreed to double the firepower of the International Monetary Fund to help contain Europe´s debt crisis, the IMF´s governing panel said the 17-nation euro area must make more cuts to government debt burdens ...
RAFAEL Nadal won an unprecedented eighth straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1. The victory also marked the end of a seven-match losing streak in finals to the Serb world number one, whose last victory over Nadal came in a sixhour Australian Open final. Nadal´s victory was his 42nd in a row at the Mediterranean venue and marks his 47th career ...
SOUTH African Branden Grace secured the biggest win of his career on Sunday when he triumphed by three shots in the $-3 million Volvo China Open. The 23-year-old made the most of benign weather to maintain his overnight lead and pick up his third victory of the year in his debut season on the European Tour. Rounds of 67, 67, 64 and 69 gave him a 21-under par total of 267 and a winners´ cheque of $530,000, pipping Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium into second ...
MANCHESTER City made the most of Manchester United dropping points against Everton on Sunday to move within three points of the Premier League leaders by beating Wolves. Everton twice came from two goals behind in an extraordinary 4-4 draw away to United at Old Trafford. City, who knew United´s result before they kicked off, then won 2-0 against Wolves to relegate the Black Country club and revive their bid for a first English title in 44 years...
WHEN she was no more than 10 or 12, Lizzie Jagger liked to paint English landscapes on a set of fake nails that she toted with her everywhere. Her inspirations were whimsical, even rarefied at times. "I was really into Turner," recalled Jagger, who was living in London at that time with her father, Mick, and her mother, Jerry Hall. "´Crossing the Brook,´ was my favourite painting," she said. "I used bristles cut out of my hairbrush so I could make the ...
HILARY Duff is up for each and every challenge that being a new mother offers her — including the highs and lows of nursing her son, Luca, 4 weeks. "I´m breastfeeding now so that´s a really wonderful experience — challenging but wonderful," the new mom, who recently joined forces with the Johnson´s Baby Cares campaign in support of Save the Children, said. My favourite thing is feeling that ...
BOLLYWOOD beauty Sameer a Reddy had no clash with Kangana Ranaut on the sets of their forthcoming film Tezz, but she says no two actresses can be best friends. Asked if there were any cat fights on the set of Tezz, Sameera said: "Nothing like that happened." "I keep to myself a lot and I don´t get over-friendly. she added. In Tezz, directed by Priyadarshan, Sameera has tried her hand at action. She says the genre is scary. "Action is not easy. It is scary and ...
COMMERCIAL Bank of Qatar on
Sunday said net profit in the first
quarter of 2012 increased 6 percent
to QR 471 million compared
to QR 446 million in the same
period in 2011. The banks net
interest income was up 7 percent
to QR 478 million, while earnings
per share reached QR 7.62.
DEFENDING double world champion
Sebastian Vettel claimed his first
win of the year on Sunday to take
over as leader of the Formula One
title race when he triumphed in the
controversial Bahrain Grand Prix.
Without any interference from
demonstrators the 24-year-old
German regained the form of last
year and controlled the race.
THERE is a need to regulate the agricultural profession in Qatar and farm operators must be certified to take up their posts, said Fahad bin Mohammed al Attiya, executive chairman of the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP). He was delivering a presentation at the 10th Gulf Water Conference in Doha on Sunday. According to al Attiya, efficiency in water consumption ...
QATAR Foundation International (QFI) on Sunday launched the Youth Ambassadors for Science & Environment (YASE) programme which aims to equip the youth with skills they need to face global challenges like climate change, water conservation and other environmental issues. The programme is being implemented in collaboration with Qatar Shell, Qatar National Research Fund... 
THE Emir His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and Her Highness Sheikha Moza graced an exhibition at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad XIII) on Sunday. HH the Emir and HH Sheikha Moza toured the exhibition and examined pavilions representing a number of ministries, organisations, as well as government and private institutions... 
AILING Air India, which would get equity infusion of Rs 30,000 crore till 2021 as part of its turnaround plan, expects to wipe off its losses and become cash positive in the next five-six years, official sources said on Sunday. The airline, which would get an upfront equity infusion of Rs 6,750 crore this financial year, estimates that it would slash its current yearly operating loss of Rs1,700 crore to just Rs23 crore in five years and become cash positive by 2018...
BUOYED by rapid economic growth, Indonesia has become a bonanza for international plane makers who are booking some of the world´s biggest sales as Western airlines suffer a downturn. Europe´s Airbus and US manufacturer Boeing have secured billions of dollars in orders over the past year as Southeast Asia´s largest economy experiences a travel boom and looks to link its archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Indonesian carrier Lion Air placed ... 
GLOBAL finance chiefs pressed Europe on Saturday to take advantage of newly increased financial buffers and make the lasting reforms needed to tackle its debt crisis, which is threatening the world recovery. A day after advanced and emerging countries agreed to double the firepower of the International Monetary Fund to help contain Europe´s debt crisis, the IMF´s governing panel said the 17-nation euro area must make more cuts to government debt burdens ...
RAFAEL Nadal won an unprecedented eighth straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1. The victory also marked the end of a seven-match losing streak in finals to the Serb world number one, whose last victory over Nadal came in a sixhour Australian Open final. Nadal´s victory was his 42nd in a row at the Mediterranean venue and marks his 47th career ... 
SOUTH African Branden Grace secured the biggest win of his career on Sunday when he triumphed by three shots in the $-3 million Volvo China Open. The 23-year-old made the most of benign weather to maintain his overnight lead and pick up his third victory of the year in his debut season on the European Tour. Rounds of 67, 67, 64 and 69 gave him a 21-under par total of 267 and a winners´ cheque of $530,000, pipping Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium into second ... 
MANCHESTER City made the most of Manchester United dropping points against Everton on Sunday to move within three points of the Premier League leaders by beating Wolves. Everton twice came from two goals behind in an extraordinary 4-4 draw away to United at Old Trafford. City, who knew United´s result before they kicked off, then won 2-0 against Wolves to relegate the Black Country club and revive their bid for a first English title in 44 years...
WHEN she was no more than 10 or 12, Lizzie Jagger liked to paint English landscapes on a set of fake nails that she toted with her everywhere. Her inspirations were whimsical, even rarefied at times. "I was really into Turner," recalled Jagger, who was living in London at that time with her father, Mick, and her mother, Jerry Hall. "´Crossing the Brook,´ was my favourite painting," she said. "I used bristles cut out of my hairbrush so I could make the ...
HILARY Duff is up for each and every challenge that being a new mother offers her — including the highs and lows of nursing her son, Luca, 4 weeks. "I´m breastfeeding now so that´s a really wonderful experience — challenging but wonderful," the new mom, who recently joined forces with the Johnson´s Baby Cares campaign in support of Save the Children, said. My favourite thing is feeling that ... 
BOLLYWOOD beauty Sameer a Reddy had no clash with Kangana Ranaut on the sets of their forthcoming film Tezz, but she says no two actresses can be best friends. Asked if there were any cat fights on the set of Tezz, Sameera said: "Nothing like that happened." "I keep to myself a lot and I don´t get over-friendly. she added. In Tezz, directed by Priyadarshan, Sameera has tried her hand at action. She says the genre is scary. "Action is not easy. It is scary and ... 
