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Visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao , who heads a Chinese delegation attending the third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption , meets with Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani in Doha, capital of Qatar, on Nov.

QANTAS fears Middle Eastern airlines such as Emirates will boost their combined share of the lucrative business travel market between Australia and Europe to nearly 50 per cent within three years.

The American Boat Racing Association will take a 10-boat fleet to Doha, Qatar for the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship .

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has opened a new showroom at The Pearl Qatar in Doha. The luxury automotive manufacturer celebrated the occasion on the unique, man-made island, located offshore the Arabian Peninsula, with a prestigious event that attracted prominent members of the Qatari business community.

Doha, Qatar -- A state-owned Iranian television station quoted unnamed diplomats Sunday as saying Iran, in a possible compromise to a United Nations-backed proposal, is willing to send 800 kilograms, or 1,764 pounds of its enriched uranium abroad to be exchanged for fuel for a medical reactor.

The U.S. attorney general says reviews are under way to decide which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts or special military tribunals.

Attorney General Eric Holder will lead the U.S. delegation to the Sixth Global Forum on Combating Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity, to be held November 7 - 8 in Doha, Qatar.

The mobile media centre displayed at the Second Civil Defence Exhibition. DOHA: Qatar will soon acquire a state-of-the art mobile media centre manufactured by the Dubai Civil Defence , according to a DCD official currently in Doha for the Second Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference being held at the Doha Exhibition Centre.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani on Thursday called for unity and solidarity of the Muslim nations, the official IRNA news agency reported.

HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholeifi addressing the session yesterday Doha: HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholeifi addressing the inaugural session of the 38th session of the council, said Qatar is witnessing a comprehensive developmental renaissance covering all facets of life.

Global engineering group, Cavotec MSL , has recently signed agreements to supply ground support equipment to several commercial and military airports around the world.

Doha: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani inaugurated yesterday the 38th ordinary session of the Advisory Council.

With very little dialogue, renowned UK director Peter Webber has captured some great moments from the history of Qatar through his film Jasim that tells the inspirational story of Sheikh Jasim bin Mohamed al-Thani, founder of modern Qatar.

Filming of the 90 million English-language film was set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Almoor Holdings, a Qatari media company, said.

This Gulf boomtown has set its sights on becoming the first Arab city to host the Olympics with a committee meeting Monday to consider a possible bid for the 2020 games.

Academy Award-winning actor Robert de Niro looks on as Team Qatar director Liz Mermin and some of the cast members receive the cash award for best film at the concluding ceremony of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival at the Museum of Islamic Art grounds last night.

"We are also producing an Arabic-language animation on the life of the Prophet with 30 episodes which should hit the market before the year-end," he added.

It was only a matter of time before talk of a pan-Asia-Pacific bloc became serious and the moment came over the weekend when regional leaders urged greater co-operation at a summit in Thailand .

Qatar: 4 hours, 15 minutes ago Qatar Airways' success story became the focus for the Doha Aviation Summit as international aviation executives and officials convened in Doha to discuss regional and global challenges facing the industry during a three-day conference.

England boss Fabio Capello has defended next month's trip to Qatar to face Brazil in a friendly and insists his players will return from international duty fresher than those from other countries.