Showing posts from November 23, 2012

Kutcher, Kunis enjoy date in Rome

At A Crossroads OVER the past decade or more, global security concerns have focused on developments in the Middle East, and the situation there remains worryingly volatile. Recently, however, the s…

Cruise misses Suri

ACTOR Tom Cruise, who got divorced from actress Katie Holmes, reportedly gets emotional when he is away from his six-year-old daughter Suri. “He cries at night because he misses her so much. Both of…

Hip-hop comes to men’s wear

JON CARAMANICA NYT SYNDICATE THESE days, what we talk about when we talk about men’s wear often isn’t men’s wear at all. It’s bravado. It’s the changing role of legacy. It’s the infusion of brash yo…

Real dump City out of Champions League

AFP PARIS MANCHESTER CITY’S second flirtation with the Champions League ended as the first on Wednesday in a deeply frustrating group stage elimination after they could only draw 1-1 at home to Real…

Dahash edges Al Mujahaz to win Challenge Cup

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA MOHAMMED al Sulaiti’s Dahash continued his good form and clinched the Challenge Cup in an exciting finish at the Race Meeting, held at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian race …

Nadal to lead Qatar ExxonMobil Open line-up

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THREE top 10 players, led by No 4 Rafael Nadal, will feature in a strong field, assembling for the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2013 beginning on December 31 at the Khalifa Tennis…

Clarke scores double ton as Aussies pile up 482 against SA

AP ADELAIDE MICHAEL CLARKE continued his Bradman-like year, producing his fourth 200- plus innings of 2012 to guide Australia to 482-5 at stumps in a remarkable opening day against a depleted South …

Light vehicle market to break 100mn mark soon: Cutting

ASIF IQBAL DOHA THE global light vehicle (GLV) market will continue to be dependent on aluminium and in 2012, GLV sales are holding in positive territory. In 2013 the forecast is that it would be st…

Spain sells €4bn bonds with ease

REUTERS MADRID SPAIN sold nearly €4 billion of bonds with ease at an auction on Thursday that kicked off its funding program for a daunting 2013 when Madrid must shoulder regional debt needs and wil…

Eurozone faces deepest downturn since 2009

REUTERS LONDON The eurozone economy is on course for its weakest quarter since the dark days of early 2009, according to business surveys that showed companies toiling against shrinking order books …

QNB gets time until Feb 20 to make offer for Egypt bank

REUTERS CAIRO EGYPT’S regulator said on Thursday it would extend until February 20 the deadline for Qatar National Bank to offer to buy out all the shares in National Societe Generale Bank. The Egyp…

China to add 10mn tonnes aluminum capacity: Adkins

ASIF IQBAL DOHA CHINA’S aluminum industry will produce around 10 million tonnes of new aluminium capacity despite global cost curve and is forced to import most of its raw materials for the industry…

Qatari investors form JV for LNG supply to Egypt

ZAWYA DOW JONES DOHA PRIVATE equity firm Citadel Capital SAE and a group of Qatari investors have formed a joint venture to bring liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to Egypt, underlining the Gulf state’…

Promote local industry: Filmmakers

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA FILMMAKERS from the Gulf region and Iraq called for the creation of a concerted film industry development strategy and to strengthen infrastructure to promote regional film…

Hundreds take part in Aspire race

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE second race in the annual Aquathon series organised by Aspire attracted hundreds of competitors and spectators. The Aquathon races feature a swim in the Aspire Dome poo…

CCC marks International Children’s Day

MOHAMED KHOULAIDI DOHA THE Childhood Cultural Center (CCC) celebrated the International Children’s Day on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by the CCC director-general and other officials of the c…

Doha set to host global environment meet

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE Higher Organising Committee of COP18/CMP8 met on Thursday to review the final preparations for COP18/CMP8 Doha, which will start on November 26. The meeting was chaired…

Moza for quality education for children

QNA PARIS HER Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Science (QF) and the UNESCO special envoy for Basic and Higher Education, on Wed…

Hundreds take part in Aspire race

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE second race in the annual Aquathon series organised by Aspire attracted hundreds of competitors and spectators. The Aquathon races feature a swim in the Aspire Dome poo…

Israel ready to resume Gaza raids if truce fails: Barak

AFP JERUSALEM DEFENCE Minister Ehud Barak warned on Thursday that Israel may resume its attacks on Gaza at any time if a truce that ended a week of bloodshed fails to hold. The ceasefire “can last n…

Hamas PM calls all factions to respect truce

AFP GAZA CITY HAMAS prime minister of the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya, on Thursday called on all Palestinian factions to respect a truce deal reached with Israel a day earlier. “I salute the resistanc…

Brotherhood leader blasts Gaza deal with Israel

AP CAIRO THE top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood denounced peace efforts with Israel and urged holy war to liberate Palestinian territories on Thursday — one day after the country’s president, …

The Repentant wins DTTF top prize

AILYN AGONIA DOHA ‘THE REPENTANT’, directed by Merzak Allouache, received the award of the Best Narrative Feature Film at the DTFF 2012 Arab Film Competition, held in Doha, on Thursday. The award, w…

Gaza ceasefire takes hold but mistrust runs deep

REUTERS GAZA/JERUSALEM A CEASEFIRE between Israel and Hamas took hold on Thursday with scenes of joy among the ruins in Gaza over what Palestinians hailed as a victory, and both sides saying their f…
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