1968. That was a hell of a year.
The people were on the streets,
revolution was in the air, we
released the White Album, and
perhaps the most influential
photograph of all time was taken by an
astronaut called...
IS it my imagination, or does
every week bring news of
another financial scandal?
No, it's not my imagination.
First up: Peregrine Financial
Group. This long-running fraud,
which has apparently been going...
PETROCHINA, Asia's largest
oil and gas producer, signed an
agreement to acquire 40 percent
of exploration and production
rights for Qatar's Block 4
from GDF Suez Qatar, which is
the operator of the block, Qatar
Petroleum said...
QATAR Airways has expanded it operations in Africa with the launch of daily scheduled flights to Kilimanjaro on Wednesday. The new route is the airline's 18th gateway to the continent and second ...
MOODY'S announced on Wednesday that it was putting a negative outlook on the European Union's main bailout fund. Formed two years ago to rescue Eurozone governments unable to ...
THE sight of shooter Bahya al Hamad carrying the Qatari flag at the 2012 London Olympic Games opening ceremony is likely to inspire the young generation of athletes to take sport seriously, a top Qatari sports official said. After carrying...
JOE Walsh proudly dubs himself an Analog Man on his new album, his first solo effort in 20 years. He's also a clean man, he says, and that had a great deal to do with the two-decade gap between releases. "At some point along there, it was time for me to ...
THE Operations Department at General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) in the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has identified increased use of energy and electrical overload as major causes of accidental fires during the summer period. Director of the department Brigadier Hamad al Duhaimi said electricity was the main cause of fire at homes as a result of overload, low quality extension cords.
MINISTER of Culture, Arts and Heritage HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari officially opened the Sultan´s Tent Bazaar at W Doha on Tuesday. Turkish Ambassador to Qatar HE Emre Yunt was also present on the occasion. The Sultan´s tent at W Doha offers a perfect opportunity for family and friends to come together to observe Ramadan with exquisite menus in an impressive setup. The Sultan´s tent counts a modern Ottoman-inspired deco ´fit for...
MINISTER of Awqaf (Religious Endowment) and Islamic Affairs HE Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak al Kuwari opened a Ramadan tent next to the Imam Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahab Mosque on Tuesday. The tent will host the ministry´s activities during the holy month of Ramadan. Minister of Awqaf toured the tent with pavilions for the ministry´s different departments — Zakat Fund, General Administration of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs Administration.
STANDARD & Poor´s Ratings Services has affirmed Qatar´s long-and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at ´AA/A-1+´ with a stable outlook. The transfer & convertibility assessment is ´AA+´. "We expect the Qatari government to remain in a strong net asset position, which in our view balances the concentration risk related to the economy´s reliance on the oil and gas sector", the ratings agency said in a press release on Wednesday ...
THE European Commission warned on Wednesday that the EU could take over supervision of benchmarks such as Libor as one of its most senior officials unleashed a broadside at the Bank of England for its failure to stamp out rigging. Manipulation of Libor, which is used to set prices for trillions of dollars of financial products around the globe, has landed Barclays with a penalty of $453 million, claimed the scalp of its chief executive and threatens...
VODAFONE Qatar held its ordinary general assembly meeting at Grand Hyatt Hotel, recently. Vodafone Qatar´s Vice- Chairman Abdulla bin Nasser al Misnad chaired the meeting. The ministry of business and trade were present to oversee the proceedings. Alpha Omega conducted the official register for the general assembly meetings and Vodafone Qatar´s auditors, Deloitte and Touche, were ...
ANTI-DOPING chiefs unveiled a new weapon in the fight against drug cheats on Wednesday as they vowed to stage the most rigorously tested Olympics in history. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Director General David Howman confirmed that for the first time a sophisticated new test for human growth hormone (HGH) would be used at the London Games. The new "bio-marker" test was capable of distinguishing between HGH produced naturally in ...
THE Qatar Olympic Committe´s (QOC) efforts to raise the profile of women´s sport in the Middle East were lauded by a senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday. In a major departure from past trends where only male athletes went to the Olympic Games, Qatar has sent four female athletes to the 2012 London Games. One of them - shooter Bahya al Hamad - will carry the Qatari flag at the London Games opening ceremony on Friday ...
U-1 SPIRIT of Qatar´s Dave Villwock will be aiming for a hat-trick of victories in this year´s Air National Guard H1 Hydroplane Series when he tackles this weekend´s Lamb Weston Colombia Cup at Tri- Cities in Washington. The Washington State team driver currently has a 465- point lead in the National High Points after winning both the opening rounds at Madison and Detroit in his Ellstrom Racing-built hydroplane, which has the backing of the Qatar...
POPULAR actor Dileep on Thursday won the best actor award at the Kerala State Film Awards, his first, for his role in Velaripravinte Changathi, while Swetha Menon bagged best actress award for Salt N´ Pepper. Director Renjith´s Indian Rupee was declared the best film, and best director trophy went to Blessy for Pranayam. Dileep said he was not expecting the award and added: "In the past, I really ...
ACTOR Rahul Bose, who is an international rugby player, has a word of advice for Indian Olympians headed for London. He wants them to relax and get used to the climate as it would help them give their best. "It´s too late to say that practice. For an international athlete, these last days are to focus and relax. I have been an international sports person so I would say just one thing - the environment ...
ONE likes love stories and the other action but both complement each other and would like to make films of all kinds, says Dinesh Vijan of his partnership with Saif Ali Khan and their banner Illuminati Films, which has produced two hits and one miss. "We like all kinds of films. I like love stories a lot. Saif likes action and horror. So between the two of us, we would like to make all kinds of films. We complement...
SYRIA’S ambassadors to the
United Arab Emirates and Cyprus,
who are husband and wife, have
defected to Qatar, spokesmen for
the opposition Syrian National
Council said on Wednesday.
STANDARD & Poor’s Ratings
Services has affirmed Qatar’s
long-and short-term foreign and
local currency sovereign credit
ratings at ‘AA/A-1+’ with a stable
outlook.
THE Operations Department at General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) in the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has identified increased use of energy and electrical overload as major causes of accidental fires during the summer period. Director of the department Brigadier Hamad al Duhaimi said electricity was the main cause of fire at homes as a result of overload, low quality extension cords.
MINISTER of Culture, Arts and Heritage HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari officially opened the Sultan´s Tent Bazaar at W Doha on Tuesday. Turkish Ambassador to Qatar HE Emre Yunt was also present on the occasion. The Sultan´s tent at W Doha offers a perfect opportunity for family and friends to come together to observe Ramadan with exquisite menus in an impressive setup. The Sultan´s tent counts a modern Ottoman-inspired deco ´fit for... 
MINISTER of Awqaf (Religious Endowment) and Islamic Affairs HE Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak al Kuwari opened a Ramadan tent next to the Imam Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahab Mosque on Tuesday. The tent will host the ministry´s activities during the holy month of Ramadan. Minister of Awqaf toured the tent with pavilions for the ministry´s different departments — Zakat Fund, General Administration of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs Administration. 
STANDARD & Poor´s Ratings Services has affirmed Qatar´s long-and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings at ´AA/A-1+´ with a stable outlook. The transfer & convertibility assessment is ´AA+´. "We expect the Qatari government to remain in a strong net asset position, which in our view balances the concentration risk related to the economy´s reliance on the oil and gas sector", the ratings agency said in a press release on Wednesday ...
THE European Commission warned on Wednesday that the EU could take over supervision of benchmarks such as Libor as one of its most senior officials unleashed a broadside at the Bank of England for its failure to stamp out rigging. Manipulation of Libor, which is used to set prices for trillions of dollars of financial products around the globe, has landed Barclays with a penalty of $453 million, claimed the scalp of its chief executive and threatens...
VODAFONE Qatar held its ordinary general assembly meeting at Grand Hyatt Hotel, recently. Vodafone Qatar´s Vice- Chairman Abdulla bin Nasser al Misnad chaired the meeting. The ministry of business and trade were present to oversee the proceedings. Alpha Omega conducted the official register for the general assembly meetings and Vodafone Qatar´s auditors, Deloitte and Touche, were ...
ANTI-DOPING chiefs unveiled a new weapon in the fight against drug cheats on Wednesday as they vowed to stage the most rigorously tested Olympics in history. World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Director General David Howman confirmed that for the first time a sophisticated new test for human growth hormone (HGH) would be used at the London Games. The new "bio-marker" test was capable of distinguishing between HGH produced naturally in ... 
THE Qatar Olympic Committe´s (QOC) efforts to raise the profile of women´s sport in the Middle East were lauded by a senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday. In a major departure from past trends where only male athletes went to the Olympic Games, Qatar has sent four female athletes to the 2012 London Games. One of them - shooter Bahya al Hamad - will carry the Qatari flag at the London Games opening ceremony on Friday ... 
U-1 SPIRIT of Qatar´s Dave Villwock will be aiming for a hat-trick of victories in this year´s Air National Guard H1 Hydroplane Series when he tackles this weekend´s Lamb Weston Colombia Cup at Tri- Cities in Washington. The Washington State team driver currently has a 465- point lead in the National High Points after winning both the opening rounds at Madison and Detroit in his Ellstrom Racing-built hydroplane, which has the backing of the Qatar...
POPULAR actor Dileep on Thursday won the best actor award at the Kerala State Film Awards, his first, for his role in Velaripravinte Changathi, while Swetha Menon bagged best actress award for Salt N´ Pepper. Director Renjith´s Indian Rupee was declared the best film, and best director trophy went to Blessy for Pranayam. Dileep said he was not expecting the award and added: "In the past, I really ...
ACTOR Rahul Bose, who is an international rugby player, has a word of advice for Indian Olympians headed for London. He wants them to relax and get used to the climate as it would help them give their best. "It´s too late to say that practice. For an international athlete, these last days are to focus and relax. I have been an international sports person so I would say just one thing - the environment ...
ONE likes love stories and the other action but both complement each other and would like to make films of all kinds, says Dinesh Vijan of his partnership with Saif Ali Khan and their banner Illuminati Films, which has produced two hits and one miss. "We like all kinds of films. I like love stories a lot. Saif likes action and horror. So between the two of us, we would like to make all kinds of films. We complement... 
