Showing posts from October 30, 2012

Messi under 23 players for world player award

AP ZÜRICH LIONEL MESSI is in the running for a fourth consecutive FIFA world player of the year award after being selected on Monday among the 23 candidates for the price of 2012. Messi and Barcelon…

Indian tour a challenge, says England captain

PTI MUMBAI ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook on Monday described the forthcoming four-match series against India as a huge challenge as no team from his country has won a Test series here for three deca…

Djokovic finishes the year as No.1

AP LONDON NOVAK DJOKOVIC has clinched the year-end world No. 1 ranking for a second straight year. The last player to accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons was Roger Federer, from 2004-07. Djok…

Giants wins World Series title

AP DETROIT THE San Francisco Giants beats the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep and win its second World Series title in three years after Marco Scutaro singled home the tie…

Indian rupee falls 52 paise against dollar

REUTERS MUMBAI THE rupee fell to its lowest in over a month on Monday, weakening past the 54-level against the dollar, as caution prevailed ahead of the central bank’s policy review and as the euro …

GCC states should reduce spending growth, says IMF

REUTERS DUBAI MOST Arab oil exporting countries in the Gulf should plan to reduce growth in government spending to make their budgets more sustainable, as their combined surplus could turn into a de…

Verizon to sell Nokia’s Lumia phones

REUTERS HELSINKI VERIZON Wireless will begin selling Nokia’s new Lumia smartphones this autumn, helping the Finnish company to fight back against Apple and Samsung in the United States. The Nokia Lu…

Honda cuts profit forecast as sales slump in China

REUTERS TOKYO HONDA Motor Co cut its full-year net profit forecast by a fifth after sales in China were hit by a popular backlash against Japanese goods, and warned it could be February before busin…

Indian oil minister vows speedy decisions; RIL rises

REUTERS NEW DELHI/MUMBAI NEW oil minister Veerappa Moily has promised to speed up decision making in an effort to attract foreign investment, and will push domestic oil companies to aggressively bid…

Mashreq Qatar introduces loan scheme to help small businesses

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA MASHREQ Qatar, a leading financial institution in the region, has expanded its bouquet of financial solutions to facilitate small business owners and self-employed individu…

150 mosques join climate change awareness drive

IHSANYOUSEF DOHA FAITH leaders in Qatar are joining community efforts in raising awareness about climate change as the COP18/CMP8 Conference to be held in Doha draws closer. As part of the drive to …

Halqa-e-Ahbab Qatar holds ‘Eid Milan’ at Shamal

L N MALLICK DOHA THE Halqa-e-Ahbab Qatar organised an “Eid Milan” party for community members at Abu Dhaluf Park in Shamal recently. A number of activities were held to test the mettle of the partic…

BPS holds seminar on children’s mental disorders

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA AN educative seminar on learning disability and mental health of students was conducted at the Birla Public School (BPS) by Dr Aju Abraham, consultant psychiatrist, Doha. D…

Professionals learn debating skills, courtesy of QatarDebate

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATARDEBATE, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), recently organised Arabic training courses and workshops for professionals …

Over 60 students take part in DYC’s language trip to UK and Canada

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA OVER 60 students, between the ages of 13 and 18, participated in Doha Youth Center’s (DYC) annual language trip to Britain and Canada recently. The trip was organised under…

Hajj pilgrimage ends without incident

AFP MAKKAH MUSLIM pilgrims completed their final hajj rituals in the Saudi city of Makkah on Monday as the annual pilgrimage came to a close without any major incidents. The Saudi authorities congra…

18 rockets hit Israel as Hamas seeks revenge

AFP JERUSALEM GAZA militants on Monday fired 18 rockets at southern Israel, ending several days of calm, with the armed wing of the ruling Hamas movement saying it was revenge after an air raid kill…

Syrian jets target rebel bases with 60 airstrikes

AP BEIRUT SYRIAN warplanes launched 60 airstrikes against rebel targets around the country on Monday and conducted what activists said were the most intense air raids on the suburbs of Damascus sinc…

Qatar set to take control of Harrods’ banking arm

ASIF IQBAL DOHA QATAR, owner of London’s famous Harrods department store, is set to take full control of the luxury store’s private banking arm, unwinding a trust structure set up under previous own…

Heavy winds, rain lash US as Sandy moves in

REUTERS NEW YORK/REHOBOTH BEACH (DELAWARE) HURRICANE SANDY, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, began battering the densely populated East Coast on Monday, shutting down transpo…

Doha Bank plans share sale in UK to raise capital

REUTERS DUBAI DOHA BANK, Qatar’s fifthlargest bank by market value, is considering selling shares in London as part of a plan to boost capital by up to $1.6 billion in 2013, four banking sources sai…
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