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TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR University College of Law (QU-LAWC) will hold a conference at Intercontinental Hotel on October 20. The conference titled, ‘Building a stronger legal profession in Qa…

JOSEPH VARGHESE DOHA DOMESTIC economic and social issues are far more important than the foreign policy in the 2012 US presidential elections to be held early next month, according to a panel discus…

REUTERS VIENNA IRAN is believed to be further increasing its uranium enrichment capacity at its Fordow plant buried deep underground, Western diplomats say, in another sign of Tehran defying interna…

AFP KUWAIT CITY KUWAIT’S public prosecution said on Wednesday it had suspended investigations into highly publicised allegations of corruption against 13 former MPs, saying it had found no evidence …

AP BEIRUT THE international envoy to the Syrian conflict on Wednesday called on President Bashar al Assad’s regime to take the lead in a cease-fire during a major Muslim holiday later this month, ca…

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) has been nominated for the 2012 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards in the short film category for the Best Production of Documentary F…

ASIF IQBAL DOHA FOR the second time in three years Qatar Exchange (QE) has bagged the Exchange of the Year Award for the Middle East from Global Investor magazine. The announcement was made at the G…

QNA DOHA MOST of the Middle East’s foreign direct investment (FDI) by number of projects, their value and jobs created in the last decade went to the GCC, led by the ‘trio’ of Saudi Arabia, UAE and …

IANS SHAHID Kapoor is happy for his ex-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, who married Saif Ali Khan on Tuesday, and hopes that she doesn’t quit acting after marriage. “Marriage is a big decision and it’s a …

IANS SUPERSTAR Shah Rukh Khan has wished good health and happiness for his friends Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, who became husband and wife following a registered marriage on Tuesday. “Happiest…

IANS ACTOR Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor completed the formalities of a registered marriage on Tuesday afternoon and became husband and wife. The marriage took place at Saif’s Bandra home. While …

IANS KRISTEN Stewart and Robert Pattison were photographed together for the first time since news of the former’s affair with married director Rupert Sanders surfaced in July. The two were spotted t…

REUTERS COMIC actresses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host next year’s Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, organisers said on Monday. The decision, announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associa…

STEPHEN HOLDEN NYT SYNDICATE I’VE come home at last!” Those words sung by Barbra Streisand from the Sunset Boulevard showstopper, As If We Never Said Goodbye, elicited a roar of welcome from the sol…

AFP MOSCOW RUSSIA continued its perfect start to qualification for the 2014 World Cup, extending its winning streak to four matches with a hard-fought 1- 0 win over visiting Azerbaijan on Tuesday. A…

AP NEW YORK KNEE injury victim Rafael Nadal has said he plans to return to tennis at the Australian Open in January, less than three months away. The former world number one, who has not played in a…

RAAJIV TRIPATHI DOHA DEFENDING champion Trentino Diatec held off Sada Cruzeiro Volei in a marathon five-setter and topped the group A of the FIVB World Clubs Men’s Volleyball Championship on Tuesday…

IKOLI VICTOR DOHA QATAR’S chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil suffered a setback after Uzbekistan recorded a muchneeded 1-0 win in the final round of qualifiers with Sanjar Turson…

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA BILATERAL trade between Japan and Qatar has increased from close to $18 billion in 2009 to $31 billion in 2011 mainly on account of increase in exports from Qatar Seetharam…

REUTERS NEW YORK CITIGROUP Chief Executive Vikram Pandit resigned abruptly on Tuesday, effective immediately, a shock change at the top of the bank just one day after a surprisingly strong quarterly…

REUTERS RIYADH TELECOMS operator Zain Saudi said its third-quarter net loss widened, citing a move in call traffic from international to national calls, and added it was in advanced talks to refinan…

REUTERS ABU DHABI ETIHAD has been approached by all Indian carriers about the possibility of buying a stake, the Gulf carrier’s chief executive said on Tuesday. James Hogan said that Etihad was stil…

REUTERS LONDON LUKOIL said on Tuesday that Iraq has not asked the Russian company to replace Exxon Mobil at its supergiant West Qurna-1 oilfield after the US major angered Baghdad by entering into a…

JOSEPH VARGHESE DOHA THE Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) at the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Council of …

LN MALLICK DOHA PAKISTAN’S noted scholar Professor Nasim Shahid does not subscribe to the common belief that present-day students have little interest in literature. “It is wrong to suggest that stu…

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA MASRAF Al Rayyan opened its new branch at Qatar Olympic Committee Tower (QOC) in Doha on Tuesday. With the opening of this branch, Masraf Al Rayan (MAR) now operates a tota…

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR Telecom (Qtel) has made Qtel Passport, one of its successful roaming services, a permanent one. The major telecom service provider announced this on Tuesday. The Qtel…

SANTHOSH CHANDRAN DOHA A TWO-DAY theatre and dance fest organised by Japan’s Human and Cultural Exchange General Incorporated Association with the support of Qatar’s Ministry of Culture Arts and Her…

AFP JERUSALEM ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday praised the European Union for the latest round of sanctions imposed on Iran, but reserved judgment on whether or not they would ha…

AFP DAMASCUS WARPLANES unleashed a wave of raids in Syria’s north on Tuesday, aiming to dislodge rebels whose seizure of a key highway has prevented reinforcements from reaching the main battlegroun…

AP CAIRO EGYPT’S highest court lashed out on Tuesday at an Islamist-led panel tasked with writing the country’s new constitution, saying that some of the proposed provisions undercut the court’s man…

CATHERINE W GICHUKI DOHA TWO exhibitions that explore and celebrate the legacy of scientific innovation in the Muslim civilisation opened on Tuesday at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA). ‘1001 Inventi…

REUTERS SHANGHAI CHINA’s securities regulator granted investment licences Qatar Holding to and six other overseas institutional investors in September, allowing them to buy Chinese stocks and bonds.…

LANI ROSE R DIZON DOHA THE number of breast cancer cases in Qatar has risen by 17 percent from 134 in 2010 to 161 in 2011, a Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) official said on Tuesday. The total numbe…