IT is a ghastly choice for Greece and
Spain, one that will determine the
future of the euro. Intriguingly,
opinion polls in both countries
report massive majorities in favour
of staying inside the single ...
TODAY, let's do a favor for
Mitt Romney. Not on your
to-do list? Indulge me.
You have undoubtedly
heard the story about a
bullying episode during
Romney's high school years. The
Washington Post quoted former
classmates who said...
GULF Helicopters Company
(GHC), a Qatari joint stock
company in which Qatar
Petroleum is the largest
shareholder, will acquire 15
new helicopters in the next
five years, its Chief ...
MADA (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) has released the Arabic version of 'AT Bar', an open source tool that enables people with disabilities to access the internet and computers ...
RATINGS agency Standard & Poor's, which has rated Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) for the first time, has assigned 'A-' longterm and 'A-2' short-term counterparty credit ratings to the bank with a stable outlook on the long-term ...
QATAR Stars League champion Lekhwiya lost 1-2 to Al Nasr of the UAE in its final group match of the AFC Champions League at the Al Sadd Stadium on Tuesday. With both the sides already eliminated from the qualification race after ...
RISING stars will compete against established Hollywood names for the limelight at this year's Cannes film festival, with Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron, Kristen Stewart and Shia LaBeouf all appearing in highly anticipated movies.
THE Japanese Embassy donated 176 Japanese-related books to Qatar University (QU) on the occasion of the World Book Day on Tuesday. Ambassador of Japan to Qatar HE Kenjiro Monji presented the books to QU President Dr Sheikha bint Abdulla al Misnad. The event was witnessed by Director of the Department of Public Libraries Abdullah Nasser al Ansari. The books were donated in collaboration with the Japan Foundation that ...
A TEN-MEMBER team comprising representatives of founding-member organisations and the Solid Waste Interest Group (SWIG) of the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) recently conducted a series of visits across various recycling and waste management facilities in Qatar. The fact-finding mission was aimed at tracing how solid waste is managed in the country. The visit concluded at the Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre (DSWMC) at ...
MINISTER of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum HE Dr Mohammad bin Saleh al Sada graced Shell offices in the Netherlands recently. He discussed current and future projects with top company officials. The minister was hosted by the Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell Jorma Ollila, and Director of Upstream International Andy Brown, who was the former chairman of Shell in Qatar. Sada was accompanied ...
QATAR National Bank´s (QNB) lending momentum will remain positive as preference by the government will help the regional lender gain market share in public sector financing, HSBC said and upgraded the bank to ´overweight´ from ´neutral.´ The brokerage said it expects QNB – Qatar´s largest lender by market value - to increase its market share to 51 percent in 2013 from 49 percent in 2011 ...
FRANCE´S Total started pumping heavy mud down its leaking well in the North Sea on Tuesday to try to stop an escape of gas that has lasted nearly eight weeks and could deprive Britain of nearly 6 percent of its supply this summer. "The well intervention operation got underway this morning with the pumping of heavy mud into the well from the main support vessel," the oil and gas major said in a statement ...
FRANCE´S economy showed no growth in the first quarter of 2012, the official statistics agency INSEE said on Tuesday. The agency also revised downward the growth figure for the fourth quarter of 2011, to 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent, while maintaining that the economy grew by 1.7 percent overall in 2011. At Barclays Research in London, analyst Fabrice Montagne commented that the figure for the first quarter was in line with the overall consensus but slightly ...
FIVE Indian Premier League players were suspended from cricket on Tuesday as fresh fixing allegations hit the game and threatened to further tarnish a competition already dogged by controversy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) moved swiftly after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged fixing and corruption in domestic matches. The five - TP Sudhindra, Mohnish Mishra, Abhinav Bali, Amit Yadav and...
EL JAISH Sports Club organised a function to honour its junior and youth basketball teams for its achievements in the Qatar Basketball League. The recognition ceremony was held on Sunday after the Junior and the Youth teams clinched all the matches in the second round the league in the 1999/2000 and 2001/2002 age groups. Mohammed Abdullah al Obaidli, the head of the basketball team, and Younis Mohamed Janahi, the head of the club age...
FROM the moment Roman Abramovich took over as Chelsea owner in 2003, the Russian has made no secret about the thing he covets most of all: the Champions League trophy. Four years ago, they were one penalty kick away from fulfilling his dream, only for John Terry´s miss to let Manchester United back in. That defeat cost Avram Grant his role as manager, despite having done what ...
CAN you find love in six minutes? That´s how long bachelors or bachelorettes are allowed to stand onstage narrating a PowerPoint presentation about themselves to nearly 75 eligible singles at Me So Far, a new monthly event in Chicago. Some speak of a song that changed their life. Others reveal a time when they felt as if they had failed. There are slides of their living rooms, the insides of their refrigerators, even their debit-card statements ...
THEY´VE both got jet-setting careers and have been forced apart for weeks as they concentrate on their hectic work schedules. But love birds Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham have finally been reunited. And they were obviously keen to see each other again as they spent some quality time together in Malibu this weekend. Rosie, 24, and Jason, 44, headed out for a romantic lunch at...
IT doesn´t make sense. I´m tired of giving explanations. I give up," drones Nargis Fakhri, weary of commenting on her relationship status and rumours of link-ups with B-Town boys Ranbir and Shahid Kapoor. Reacting to reports that her Rockstar co-star and ´good friend´ Ranbir Kapoor stopped talking to her and avoids taking her calls, Nargis, who had been away in New York on a long holiday, remarks, "There were news reports like that? That´s news to me.
GREECE will have to hold fresh
elections after talks on forming a
new government broke up on
Tuesday without agreement,
socialist Pasok party leader
Evangelos Venizelos said.
RATINGS agency Standard &
Poor’s, which has rated Qatar
Islamic Bank (QIB) for the first
time, has assigned ‘A-’ long-term
and ‘A-2’ short-term counterparty
credit ratings to the bank with a
stable outlook rating on the longterm.
The ratings are based on
QIB’s financial position and business
strategy.
THE Japanese Embassy donated 176 Japanese-related books to Qatar University (QU) on the occasion of the World Book Day on Tuesday. Ambassador of Japan to Qatar HE Kenjiro Monji presented the books to QU President Dr Sheikha bint Abdulla al Misnad. The event was witnessed by Director of the Department of Public Libraries Abdullah Nasser al Ansari. The books were donated in collaboration with the Japan Foundation that ...
A TEN-MEMBER team comprising representatives of founding-member organisations and the Solid Waste Interest Group (SWIG) of the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) recently conducted a series of visits across various recycling and waste management facilities in Qatar. The fact-finding mission was aimed at tracing how solid waste is managed in the country. The visit concluded at the Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre (DSWMC) at ... 
MINISTER of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum HE Dr Mohammad bin Saleh al Sada graced Shell offices in the Netherlands recently. He discussed current and future projects with top company officials. The minister was hosted by the Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell Jorma Ollila, and Director of Upstream International Andy Brown, who was the former chairman of Shell in Qatar. Sada was accompanied ... 
QATAR National Bank´s (QNB) lending momentum will remain positive as preference by the government will help the regional lender gain market share in public sector financing, HSBC said and upgraded the bank to ´overweight´ from ´neutral.´ The brokerage said it expects QNB – Qatar´s largest lender by market value - to increase its market share to 51 percent in 2013 from 49 percent in 2011 ...
FRANCE´S Total started pumping heavy mud down its leaking well in the North Sea on Tuesday to try to stop an escape of gas that has lasted nearly eight weeks and could deprive Britain of nearly 6 percent of its supply this summer. "The well intervention operation got underway this morning with the pumping of heavy mud into the well from the main support vessel," the oil and gas major said in a statement ... 
FRANCE´S economy showed no growth in the first quarter of 2012, the official statistics agency INSEE said on Tuesday. The agency also revised downward the growth figure for the fourth quarter of 2011, to 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent, while maintaining that the economy grew by 1.7 percent overall in 2011. At Barclays Research in London, analyst Fabrice Montagne commented that the figure for the first quarter was in line with the overall consensus but slightly ...
FIVE Indian Premier League players were suspended from cricket on Tuesday as fresh fixing allegations hit the game and threatened to further tarnish a competition already dogged by controversy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) moved swiftly after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged fixing and corruption in domestic matches. The five - TP Sudhindra, Mohnish Mishra, Abhinav Bali, Amit Yadav and... 
EL JAISH Sports Club organised a function to honour its junior and youth basketball teams for its achievements in the Qatar Basketball League. The recognition ceremony was held on Sunday after the Junior and the Youth teams clinched all the matches in the second round the league in the 1999/2000 and 2001/2002 age groups. Mohammed Abdullah al Obaidli, the head of the basketball team, and Younis Mohamed Janahi, the head of the club age... 
FROM the moment Roman Abramovich took over as Chelsea owner in 2003, the Russian has made no secret about the thing he covets most of all: the Champions League trophy. Four years ago, they were one penalty kick away from fulfilling his dream, only for John Terry´s miss to let Manchester United back in. That defeat cost Avram Grant his role as manager, despite having done what ...
CAN you find love in six minutes? That´s how long bachelors or bachelorettes are allowed to stand onstage narrating a PowerPoint presentation about themselves to nearly 75 eligible singles at Me So Far, a new monthly event in Chicago. Some speak of a song that changed their life. Others reveal a time when they felt as if they had failed. There are slides of their living rooms, the insides of their refrigerators, even their debit-card statements ...
THEY´VE both got jet-setting careers and have been forced apart for weeks as they concentrate on their hectic work schedules. But love birds Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Jason Statham have finally been reunited. And they were obviously keen to see each other again as they spent some quality time together in Malibu this weekend. Rosie, 24, and Jason, 44, headed out for a romantic lunch at... 
IT doesn´t make sense. I´m tired of giving explanations. I give up," drones Nargis Fakhri, weary of commenting on her relationship status and rumours of link-ups with B-Town boys Ranbir and Shahid Kapoor. Reacting to reports that her Rockstar co-star and ´good friend´ Ranbir Kapoor stopped talking to her and avoids taking her calls, Nargis, who had been away in New York on a long holiday, remarks, "There were news reports like that? That´s news to me. 
