Showing posts from October 15, 2012

Dana Gas expects early payment of dues by Kurdistan after deal

REUTERS BAGHDAD DANA Gas and Crescent Petroleum expect that the recent multi-million-dollar oil payment by Baghdad to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has improved the prospect of recouping o…

Batelco to follow Qtel’s expansion plan for growth

REUTERS DUBAI BAHRAIN Telecommunications Company (Batelco) wants to increase its holdings in affiliate firms, its chief executive said, as the former monopoly seeks to maximize its control and the r…

Doha Bank appoints JP Morgan for capital hike plan

ZAWYA DOW JONES DOHA DOHA Bank, which could look to raise up to QR4billion ($1.09 billion) in fresh capital early next year to boost its lending firepower, has appointed JP Morgan as sole adviser on…

Rising Asian demand may overhaul gas market

ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI ASIA’S natural gas market is heading for an overhaul that threatens to upset long-held pricing systems and potentially lower prices in the region, amid rising demand and a wide…

EMC in talks to train varsity faculties in IT skills

JOSEPH VARGHESE DOHA EMC CORPORATION, one of the global leaders in IT and business transformation, is in the final stage of talks with various universities in Qatar to provide training for the facul…

HMC’s newborn screening scheme helping to save lives of infants

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA EXPERTS from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) highlighted the success and importance of Qatar’s newborn screening programme at a recent workshop for neonatologists and neona…

Part of C Ring Road to be closed from Oct 20

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA PUBLIC Works Authority (Ashghal) will close a part of C Ring Road between Al Mansoura Intersection (Gulf Cinema Signal) and Najma Intersection (Toyota Signal) from October …

QPM staff take part in blood donation drive

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA ABOUT 400 employees of QPM, the first Qatari firm in project management field, took part in a blood donation drive recently. All QPM associates were invited to participate …

QDA youth camp a huge success

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR Diabetes Association’s (QDA) recently held a week-long camp for youth with type 1 diabetes and was attended by 24 patients aged 12 to 15. The closing ceremony was att…

Students, parents learn about campus life at HBKU Family Day event

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA HAMAD Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) provided a platform for parents and family members to learn about the environment in which the students study and live during its annual…

3 Palestinian militants killed in Gaza

DPA GAZA CITY THREE Palestinian militants were killed and at least three people were injured on Sunday in two Israeli airstrikes on a scooter and on a motorcycle in the Gaza Strip, officials said. O…

16 killed, Aleppo’s historic mosque damaged in fighting

AFP ALEPPO AT least 16 soldiers were killed in clashes, between Syrian troops and rebel fighters inside and outside the Umayyad Mosque in second city Aleppo, which have damaged the 13th century land…

Nobel prize surprises economist

REUTERS STOCKHOLM US ECONOMIST Alvin Roth, winner of the 2012 Nobel prize for economics on Monday with colleague Lloyd Shapley, was “surprised” and “delighted” when he got the midnight call at his C…

Want to get a Kerala Pravasi Card? Go to the ICBF

SANTHOSH CHANDRAN DOHA EXPATRIATES from the Indian state of Kerala living in Qatar can now get their non-resident Keralite identity cards (Pravasi Card) from the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (I…

Egypt’s EFG Hermes gets go-ahead for Qatar deal

REUTERS CAIRO EGYPT’S regulator has no objections to EFG Hermes’ plan to create a jointly-owned investment bank with QInvest of Qatar, the bank said on Monday. EFG Hermes and QInvest agreed in May t…

Investments in France not politically motivated: PM

AFP & REUTERS DOHA PRIME Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al Thani said on Monday that Qatar had no political motivations behind its busi…

I don’t care about being typecast: Esha Gupta

IANS MO D E L - T U R N E D - ACTRESS Esha Gupta has showcased her bold and daring side in Jannat 2 and Raaz 3, but she says she doesn’t care about being typecast in the Hindi film industry. Her nex…

Indian Bond girl? Why not, says Broccoli

IANS THE cast and crew of latest James Bond film Skyfall felt it was “too ambitious” to shoot certain action sequences for the movie in India, but producer Barbara Broccoli says they haven’t ruled o…

Grammys geven Whitney Houston een glinsterende salute

KAKA SINHA -ROY REUTERS WHITNEY Houston was a final sendoff given by the Grammys on Thursday as Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and other stars shared their memories and performe…

Holy Motors in Carax’s world of bizzare love

DENNIS LIM NYT SYNDICATE THERE is a scene in Holy Motors, the new film by Leos Carax, in which two long-lost characters are reunited. One of them tells the other, “We have 20 minutes to catch up on …

Of Drogba brace Sparks fans riot in Senegal

AFP JOHANNESBURG RIOTS supporters shamed Senegal this weekend as a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast was abandoned late in the second half. Fires were lit using waste within t…

Malki subdues Killing mountain in pro class final

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA Of QATAR former number one already mounted a beautiful seed of Abdulrahman Malki return and sharp top Kim are Killing mountain in four games to win the coveted title in the…

Djokovic beats Murray, WINS Shanghai Masters

AP SHANGHAI NOVAK DJOKOVIC saved five match points in the second set before outlasting two-time defending champion Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6 (11), 6-3 Sunday in the Shanghai Masters final. In another ent…

Giant slalom crashes Rayyan of half dream

RAAJIV TRIPATHI DOHA SADA CRUZEIRO of Brazil scripted a four GIANT SLALOM-set hard-earned victory to crush the host Al Rayyan dream of the semi dream alive in the prestigious FIVB World Volleyball C…

FMs from Asia, Europe to meet in Bangkok today

PTI BANGKOK FINANCE ministers from Asian and European countries, including India’s P Chidambaram, are likely to meet in Bangkok on Monday to discuss ways to help build a stronger and more dynamic pa…

Bernanke defends Fed stimulus as China, Brazil raise concerns

REUTERS TOKYO FEDERAL Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Sunday it was far from clear that the US central bank’s highly stimulative monetary policy hurts emerging economies, defending a policy ra…

Abu Dhabi’s economy up 6.8%, may slow to 3.9% this year

REUTERS ABU DHABI ABU Dhabi’s economy grew 6.8 percent in inflationadjusted terms in 2011, the fastest rate since 2004 and more than double the pace of the previous year, thanks to stronger activity…

India te verlichten regels voor olie, gas exploratie vergunningen

REUTERS NEW DELHI INDIA is planning to relax rules for oil and gas exploration permits in time for the next bidding round, in a move to attract global companies. "For the next round (of explora…

HMC, govt strive to smoke-free campus

LANI ROSE R DIZON DOHA with the number of young people using tobacco products on the rise in Qatar, officials of the health and education sectors are stepping up their efforts to 100 percent smoking…

QA ' Week without walls ' travel excite students

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA the corridors on the Academy of Qatar (QA) are abuzz with excited discussions between the students about the question where they go next year for QA-the annual "Week w…

PMG event buoys music fans

L N MALLICK DOHA Punjab musical group organized a wonderful concert in Deccan Auditorium 12th anniversary of the group. Welcoming the guests, said Chief Organizer Nazakat Ali Khan his group PMG has …

Brookings Doha to discuss the consequences of our polls on MENA

QNA DOHA BROOKINGS Doha Center on Wednesday evening discusses important issues and the impact that the upcoming presidential elections of the United States for the region of the Middle East and Nort…

QU research labs get fresh U.S. accreditation

QNA DOHA QATAR University research laboratories of Environmental Studies Center (ESC), Center of advanced materials (CAM) and central laboratories unit (CLU) have renewed their ISO/IEC 17025 accredi…

Bahrain police question Shiite leader of the opposition

AFP DUBAI police on Sunday questioned Bahrain Sheikh Ali Salman, who heads the largest spiritual Shiite opposition formation Al-Wefaq, about comments to "sectarian and safety" related matt…

Syria hits back with ban on Turkish flights

AFP DAMASCUS SYRIA bans Turkish passenger flights from its airspace Sunday in a retaliatory move after Turkey seized a cargo of what Russia said was radar installations en route from Moscow to Damas…

Tunisia sets June poll date after Constitution deal

AFP TUNIS Tunisia will go to the polls in June next year, the Islamic-led Government said on Sunday, after striking a deal on a new Constitution for the North African State which was the cradle of t…

IQ profit jumps 23.7% in 3rd quarter

REUTERS DOHA petrochemicals and metals industries Qatar (IQ) company a 23.7% jump in third quarter net profit posted on Sunday, Reuters calculations show, beating average analysts forecasts. The Gul…

Annual inflation of Qatar crumbles to 2% in September

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA: annual inflation in the country slowed to 2 percent last month, compared with 2.3 percent in August to lower transport and communications costs, official data showed on Su…

Qtel bats for cheaper global roaming rates

ASIF IQBAL DOHA QATAR Telecom (Qtel) has called for reducing the cost of international roaming, as well as investment in the creation of new broadband infrastructure around the world as they hold th…
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