Showing posts from November 4, 2012

Planting the seeds of survival

MICHAEL TORTORELLO NYT SYNDICATE ENSLAVED Africans did not win their freedom in order to starve. Kathe Hambrick- Jackson knew that much from her work as the founder and executive director of the Riv…

Baby ‘B’ steals limelight at mom Ash’s event

IANS AARADHYA is not even ayear- old and to think this toddler, who has been kept away from the prying eyes of media, stole the limelight at an event to honour her mother, actress Aishwarya Rai. Dre…

Amitabh, Shah Rukh to inaugurate Kolkata film fest

IANS AS many as 189 films from 60 countries will be screened at the 18th Kolkata Film Festival, which will be inaugurated by Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan on November 10. …

Underwood feels too young to have kids

IANS SINGER-ACTRESS Carrie Underwood, who has been married to NHL player Mike Fisher for two years, feels she’s still young to start a family. “It’s so funny, I still think of myself I guess being m…

Britney, Khloe face test of live TV on X Factor

LYNN ELBER AP BRITNEY Spears was coolly composed on the first live episode of The X Factor. The same can’t be said for new host Khloe Kardashian Odom and her microphone. Odom, adding to her reality …

A different kind of beauty

IAN SPELLING NYT SYNDICATE KRISTIN Kreuk immediately understood the difference. Since wrapping up her eight years on Smallville (2001- 2009), the actress had played a recurring role on Chuck (2010) …

Sadd, Arabi off to winning starts in Qatar Basketball League

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA AS if to signal its intents, Al Sadd Club, the runner-up to Al Rayyan in the last season, handed out a 91-43 crushing to Al Shamal as the 2012-13 Qatar Basketball League go…

Hamilton storms to pole in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

AFP ABU DHABI A HAPPY and supremelydominant Lewis Hamilton crushed all his rivals on Saturday as he set up a Red Bull party-wrecking race in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by taking his sixth pole po…

Attiyah takes lead in Cyprus Rally

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE final round of the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) and penultimate round of this year’s FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) saw Qatar’s Nasser al Atti…

Qatar’s Al Rayyan subdues Muscat 23-21

RAAJIV TRIPATHI DOHA AL RAYYAN CLUB of Qatar used fire to extinguish fire and launched its campaign in the 15th Asian Clubs Handball League Championship on a victory note. At Al Gharafa Club Indoor …

China’s PMI rises to 55% in Oct

REUTERS BEIJING CHINA’S services sector rebounded in October from a two-year low in September on stronger activity in the construction and retail sectors, an official survey showed on Saturday, addi…

Merkel discusses strategy on renewable energy

BERLIN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel held talks on developing a nationwide strategy on renewable energy with the governors of Germany’s 16 states on Friday, at a time when energy prices are rising and th…

Canada extends review of $15bn CNOOC-Nexen deal to Dec 10

REUTERS LONDON CANADA said it has extended its review of a $15.1 billion bid by China’s CNOOC for Canadian energy producer Nexen by a month to December 10. Ottawa is conducting the review to determi…

Qatar Exchange trade value down 20 percent in a week

A Fascist Regime CHINESE politics is controlled by the Communist Party and its powerful families and factions, so when the son of a former party chief says the state is virtually "fascist,"…

Doha hosts global workshop on safe transport of unsafe goods

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA MORE than 60 participants representing major stakeholders in the transport of dangerous goods in Qatar participated in the global workshop on road transport capacity buildi…

MEPRA workshop on impact of new media

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) will host an interactive workshop on emerging new media, communications and PR trends on November 7 The workshop will b…

First GCC youth conference to kick off today

MOHAMED KHOULAIDI DOHA QATAR will host from Sunday the first GCC Youth Conference, which will assess the region’s programmes and activities concerning the youth and workout plans to improve them. Th…

SCH honours 32 schools for participating in health drive

RAMY SALAMA DOHA THE Supreme Council of Health (SCH) recently honoured 32 schools and other institutions that participated in the second edition of its ‘We are healthy’ campaign. The ‘We are healthy…

IBQ to mark 56th anniversary

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) will celebrate its 56th anniversary this month, commemorating five decades of commitment to providing the country and its community wi…

Kuwait may use army to stop opposition rally

AFP KUWAIT CITY KUWAIT may call in the army to help security forces stop a march called by the opposition for Sunday after the government vowed to use force if necessary, the emirate’s Al-Anbaa news…

Hamas PM blasts Mahmoud Abbas over TV remarks

AP GAZA STRIP THE prime minister of the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip criticised the Palestinian president on Friday for comments given to Israeli media, alleging that they contradict longtime Palestinian …

Syria rebels target key airbase before opposition talks

AFP DAMASCUS SYRIAN rebels said on Saturday they had launched a major assault on a northern airbase used to deploy regime air power, on the eve of a crucial meeting to decide the future of the oppos…

Qatar set for upsurge in project tenders: MEED

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR is all set to witness an upsurge over project tenders and awards in the next two years, as the country enters the next crucial phase of its preparations for the FIFA …

Syrische govt-in-ballingschap voor top Doha voldoen aan agenda

AFP AMMAN DETAILS emerged on Saturday of plans to form of opposition in Syria in a representative Government-in-exile, on the eve of the important discussions between opponents of the regime. The di…

Emir QR 2.2 billion LDPE plant of Qapco open

ASIF IQBAL His Highness the Emir DOHA Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani Qatar petrochemical company (Qapco) QR will usher is 2.2 billion new low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant in Mesaieed industr…
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