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| Forgotten Manifesto |
| ON May 17, 1962, the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr delivered an extraordinary manifesto to the White House. Constructed as both a moral appeal and a legal brief, the 64-page document called on President John F Kennedy to issue a... |
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| A NEW REVOLUTION |
| ANDREW Ng is an associate professor of computer science at Stanford, and he has a rather charming way of explaining how the new interactive online education company that he cofounded... |
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 | MoE's green drive at Al Nouf concludes DOHA MINISTRY of Environment (MoE) initiated a cleaning drive at Al Nouf, near Al Khor, recently. The main objective of the green drive — which concluded earlier this week — was to transport 300,000 used tyres from the area.
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| | Spanish Business Council, IBQ hold keynote lecture | | DOHA THE Spanish Business Council in Qatar and IBQ organised a keynote lecture at the W Doha recently.
The lecture was hosted by José Carlos García de Quevedo, director-general of trade and investment of the Spanish ministry of economy and competitiveness, and Bhupendra Jain, head of corporate banking at IBQ.
The conference focused on the Qatar-Spain economic relations in the light of recent positive economic developments. Over 40 delegates from Qatar and Spain attended the event. They were welcomed by the Ambassador of Spain to Qatar HE Carmen de la Peña Corcuera.
In his address, Quevedo covered bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries, which have increased over recent years, but have still, in his opinion, had a long way to go.
He praised the business communities of both countries.
He also stressed how much support had been given by the two governments, as institutional contacts and visits had intensified, resulting in a number of bilateral agreements.
The present situation of Spain within the EU was also addressed at length by Quevedo. | | | Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels makes appearance at Dubai travel meet | | DOHA SOUQ Waqif Boutique Hotels, the first set of luxury boutique hotels across the GCC, made its first appearance at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai recently.
By participating in a premier regional event studded with professionals in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries, Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels marks its footprint in the hotel industry in the Middle East.
"The Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels brand is built with distinctiveness and eccentricity being at the heart of each and every one of the properties. In order to truly succeed one has to push boundaries to keep ahead of the curve and our presence at ATM demonstrates our commitment to excellence in Arab hospitality," said Abdulla bin Ali al Attiyah, executive manager of Al Rayyan Project Management.
The Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, individually recognised as Al Najada, Al Mirqab, Arumaila, Musheireb, Al Jasra and Al Bidda Boutique Hotels, are each designed to set a unique atmosphere with their distinctive décor, service and dining options.
... | | | BHAVANS INAUGURATES SAFETY, SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUBS | | DOHA THE Bhavans Public School (BhPS) inaugurated its Road Safety Club and the Social Science Club recently.
The chief guest on the occasion, Lt Fahad Shereeda al Abdulla from the Ministry of Interior, in his address lauded the school for organising such awareness creating activities for the students.
A notice board displaying latest science inventions named 'Science Corner', two exhibitions on road safety and social science respectively were also inaugurated by the Ministry of Interior official.
A presentation on road safety for the children was made by Faisal al Hudawi, media coordinator of the Ministry of Interior.
A quiz on road safety was also conducted and the winners were awarded prizes and gifts.
A hand written language magazine by the students, dedicated to victims of traffic accident, was released on the occasion by the chief guest.
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