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| The Power Of The Pivot |
 BY now, nearly everyone has
heard of the BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South
Africa). Less known are the
CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia,
Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South
Africa) and MIST (Mexico, Indonesia,
South Korea and Turkey).
These acronyms are the product of... |
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| OBAMA, A
FAMILY MAN |
 TWO of the nation's
smartest analysts have just
come out with reports on
how the presidential election
looks six months out.
Bill Galston of the Brookings
Institution argues that at this
point President Barack ... |
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 | Rayyan goes down to Jazira AL RAYYAN Club was eliminated
from the AFC
Champions League following
a thrilling 3-4 home loss to Al
Jazira of the UAE on
Wednesday.
Already qualified, Al Jazira
finished on top of Group A
with 16 points, while Esteghlal
of Iran was second on 11
points...
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| | Thawadi meets Thai premier |  QATAR 2022 Supreme
Committee Secretary-
General Hassan al Thawadi
called on Yingluck
Shinawatra, prime minister
of Thailand on Tuesday.
Shinawatra hailed Qatar´s
successful bid to host the
FIFA World Cup in 2022
and said her country is looking
forward to discuss areas
of potential co-operation in
the area of sports between
the two countries.
The visit concluded with
the prime minister and her
delegation viewing an official
documentary detailing
the story of Qatar´s successful
bid and the forthcoming
preparations for 2022. The
Prime Minister expressed
her optimism regarding
Qatar´s ability to host a
memorable World Cup.... | | | 600 kids take part in QVA fest |
 THE Qatar Volleyball
Association (QVA) authorities
expressed delight as its
hall echoed with joyous cries
of under-6 boys and girls on
Wednesday.
About 600 boys and girls
from eight schools in Qatar
participated in the kids festival,
organised by the QVA to
´catch them young´ and train
for the future.
The hall, decorated with
hundreds of coloured balloons,
gold and silver streamers,
had slides and various
exercise and drill stations.
Also there were several cartoon
characters present to
entertain the kids.
The colts from Al Khor
School, Noor Al Khaleej
School, Saoud Bin
Abdulrahman School, Middle
East International, Al Wafa
School, Duhail School ... | | | Hodgson omits Ferdinand
from England Euro squad |  VETERAN defender Rio
Ferdinand was the highestprofile
casualty on Wednesday
as England manager Roy
Hodgson unveiled his squad
for the European
Championships.
After intense speculation
about whether Hodgson would
risk picking Ferdinand and
Chelsea captain John Terry in
the same squad, an announcement
confirmed that it was the
Manchester United centre-half
who had been left out.
Terry had previously been
tipped to miss out with
Hodgson questioning whether
the centre-half could exist happily
in the same squad as
Ferdinand, who has accumulated
81 caps since making his
debut in 1997.
Terry is facing a July court
case on allegations... | |
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