Showing posts from November 2, 2012

Lethal lovelies The art of being a Bond Girl

IAN SPELLING NYT SYNDICATE IT’S no easy thing to play James Bond. Current incumbent Daniel Craig labours in the shadows of the five men who preceded him in the canonic series of films, and has said …

Elliot pilots Tamareen to Qatar Cup in Race Meeting

European Suicide Pact IN the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis practically all European Union countries opted for the same strategy to put their finances back on track: cut spending; increase t…

Attiyah, Mikkelsen promise thrilling action in Cyprus

European Suicide Pact IN the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis practically all European Union countries opted for the same strategy to put their finances back on track: cut spending; increase t…

Rayyan eyes basketball sweep in new season: Yaseen Musa

European Suicide Pact IN the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis practically all European Union countries opted for the same strategy to put their finances back on track: cut spending; increase t…

Jaish, Rayyan bid to end title drought

European Suicide Pact IN the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis practically all European Union countries opted for the same strategy to put their finances back on track: cut spending; increase t…

IFSB releases draft standards on capital adequacy, takaful

REUTERS DUBAI THE Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) released new draft guidelines on capital adequacy for Islamic banks and the risk management of takaful (Islamic insurance) companies, the in…

Exxon’s quarterly profit falls, output tumbles 7.5%

REUTERS LONDON EXXON Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, reported a quarterly profit on Thursday that topped expectations, as higher margins from its refining arm countered …

American, Sabre settle legal dispute

REUTERS NEW YORK AMERICAN Airlines and ticket distributor Sabre Holdings said on Wednesday they have settled a dispute over alleged anti-competitive business practices. American had claimed that glo…

India’s Essar bought 20% more Iran oil in Sept

REUTERS MUMBAI ESSAR Oil, one of the key Indian clients of Iran, imported about 20 percent more oil from the sanctions-hit nation in September compared with August and made rare purchases of the Neu…

Shell struggles in Q3 amid ‘volatile’ energy markets

AFP LONDON ENERGY giant Royal Dutch Shell reported on Thursday a 2 percent rise in net profit to $7.139 billion (5.514 billion euros) in the third quarter, saying it had faced “volatile energy marke…

COP 18 team unveils mobile app

IHSAN YOUSEF DOHA AS part of efforts to make the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 18/CMP8) a hassle-free event, the IT committee of the meet has introduced a new mobile appl…

‘Qatar’s infant mortality rate lowest in Arab region’

JOSEPH VARGHESE DOHA QATAR has the lowest infant mortality rate in the Arab world, said Dr Mohammed al Thani, director of Public Health Department at the Supreme Council of Health. Speaking at the s…

Envoy calls on Kenyans to register for elections

CATHERINE W GICHUKI DOHA KENIAANSE ambassadeur in Qatar hij Galma Mukhe Boru heeft aangespoord Keniaanse bewoners in Qatar te registreren om deel te nemen in het land algemene verkiezingen gepland v…

Qatar climbs to 36th rank in WB business report convenience

ASIF IQBAL DOHA with significant improvement on several parameters, including access to credit, Qatar ranked the 36th best place to matters between 183 economies assessed by the World Bank Doing Bus…

Heir open meet on 14 november world food security

RAJESH MISHRA DOHA Government, non-governmental and private enterprise leaders are scheduled to gather in Doha later this month an ecologically sustainable food safety action plan among other hammer…

53 soldiers under 120 killed in Syria

DPA BEIRUT at least 120 people were killed in the fight over Syria on Thursday, including at least 53 soldiers killed in rebel attacks on military checkpoints. Of the total, 38 were killed in the no…
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