Gomez putting up brave face

The Fiscal Delusion NOW that the election is over, Washington's attention is consumed by the looming combination of automatic spending cuts and tax increases known as 'the fiscal cliff'.…

Dangerous Liaisons: a cunning tale retold in Chinese

MANOHLA DARGIS NYT SYNDICATE THE story and its players look different in the latest screen iteration of Dangerous Liaisons, but the venomous passions remain repellently, seductively familiar. Bankro…

Iraq keep hopes alive with 1-0 win over Jordan

AFP DOHA IRAQ resurrected their slim chances of making it to Brazil in 2014 with a 1-0 victory over Jordan in their Asian World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Winless in four matches prior to Wednesday…

Sheikh Saoud unveils Qatar sports venue master plan

MIR BASIT HUSSAIN DOHA QATAR Olympic Committee Secretary-General Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al Thani on Wednesday unveiled the Qatar sports venue master plan (QSVMP) at the Aspire4Sport congress. …

QTA aims to make Qatar a hub of sports tourism

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR Tourism Authority (QTA), in partnership with Aspire4Sport and the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), on Wednesday hosted a workshop to discuss sports tourism in Qatar. Th…

Soria revives Qatar’s WC hopes

IKOLI VICTOR DOHA SEBASTIAN SORIA scored a wonder goal to revive the hopes of Qatar qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Lebanon on Wednesday. The Lekhwiya striker charged …

Vodafone extendes contract of Qatari arm until 2018, cuts management fee

REUTERS DUBAI VODAFONE Group has extended a contract to manage loss-making affiliate Vodafone Qatar until 2018 and will take a smaller percentage of its revenues under the new terms. Vodafone, which…
Subscribe Our Newsletter