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| The Euro's 11th Hour |
 WITH each passing day, the
noose around the neck of the
eurozone grows tighter, with
no indication that European
leaders share any coherent
vision for avoiding the hangman.
Instead of tackling structural problems,
much of ... |
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| FROM PEACE PRIZE
TO PARALYSIS |
 WHEN a government devours
its own people, as in Syria or
Sudan, there are never easy
solutions. That helps
explain President Barack Obama's
dithering, for there are more problems
in international relations than ... |
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 | Hyatt Plaza steps up
safety & security HYATT Plaza Mall has collaborated
with international safety certification
specialists, Velosi and management
experts, Velosi-QCCD to
provide added safety and security
for shoppers.
The mall has also formed a committee
of the...
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| | Qatar Charity gives QR400,000
incentive to contest winners |
 QATAR Charity (QC) on
Sunday gave QR400,000
incentive awards to the winners
of the competitions to
promote moral values among
high school students in the
country.
Twenty-five independent
schools participated in the
competitions titled ´I Snafe´
and ´the gift of Wind´ for boys
and girls respectively.
´Snafe´ is an Arabic word
used to praise and eulogise a
trustworthy and reliable
youth.
The winners were
announced at a ceremony
attended by officials from the
Ministry of Social Affairs, the
Supreme Education Council,
Qatar Charity, as well as officials
of other charity organisations
in Qatar. The competition
included art exhibition,
drama, YouTube film and
performance of plays ... | | | Qatar Academy graduates grade five students |  QATAR Academy (QA) held a
colourful grade five completion
ceremony for its students
recently.
The event served as a reflection
of the years the students
spent under the Primary
Years Programme (PYP) of
this IB World School.
Sandy Sheppard, principal
of Qatar Academy´s Primary
School , said: "This group is
the first group of students
that have been in the school
as long as me with some I
have known since preschool
three."
Addressing the students,
Sheppard said, "We are all
proud of each and every one
of you. I look at you all now
with great pride. You have
seized wonderful opportunities
academically and personally
and you have demonstrated
yourselves to be
knowledgeable, reflective,
caring communicators and... | | | QTA, Cirque in pact for Saltimbanco show |
 QATAR Tourism authority
(QTA) on Monday
announced its support for
renowned Canada-based
entertainment company,
Cirque du Soleil to stage its
20- year-old signature production,
Saltimbanco in
Doha.
The action packed performance
is scheduled to run
from July 4-7 at the Aspire
Dome. The QTA is working
with SDI Marketing to bring
the extravaganza to Qatar.
The family oriented show
will feature acts like balancing,
jumping and spinning
during the Chinese poles or
the Russian swing to the
gravity-defying Bungees and
trapeze, juggling and acrobatic
bicycle and unique
clowns. It will also feature
spectacular costumes, amazing
lighting, humour and
enchanting music and magic.
Saltimbanco ... | |
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