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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.

Doha: Qatar has strongly condemned the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces and the use of force and violence against worshippers.

The world premiere of Jasim, a film on the rise to power and prominence of the founder and first ruler of modern Qatar, Sheikh Jasim bin Mohamed bin Thani, will be held tomorrow at 4pm as part of the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival at the Museum of Islamic Art .

Qatar: 2 hours, 38 minutes ago Qatar Airways continued its expansion into India with the launch of its second route within two weeks - to the idyllic beach holiday destination of Goa Qatar Airways held a packed press conference in Goa following the airline's inaugural flight to its 10th destination in India.

Seetharaman speaks at the seminar. Below: Qatar Central Bank Governor HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Saud al-Thani seen with top dignitaries at the seminar The average rents for villas have fallen 15-20% in the first two months of this year, while apartment rents have remained stable in Qatar, according to Doha Bank CEO R Seetharaman.

Here's the schedule for the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship for the Unlimited Hydroplanes in Doha, Qatar on November 19-21. All times listed are in local time in Qatar.

Qatar First Investment Bank has acquired a prime property in the heart of Doha from Al Jazeerah Islamic Company .

Qatar Airways Monday said it will hold an in-house inquiry after a map of India it displayed during a presentation here had a large part of Kashmir missing.

Qatar: 2 hours, 17 minutes ago Qatar Fuel announced today that effective from the end of 2009 they will be withdrawing 48kg LPG cylinders from the market.

CSeries jetliners, but needs to address commercial issues before it makes an order, the airline's chief executive said on Sunday.

Chubb Fire Qatar, a global leader in fire protection, safety and security solutions, is to showcase its extensive range of fire fighting equipment at the Civil Defence Exhibition, which is being held from November 3rd until November 5th at Doha Exhibition Centre.

From January 1 next year, Qatar Airways will begin flights from Singapore to Bali, giving the carrier a compelling business-plus offering for incoming passengers.

Despite the weakening this week, Qatar's bourse has reported a 5.79% gains year-to-date with the stocks of services, industries and lenders rising 13.42%, 13.17% and 1.41% respectively, while insurance falling 2.97% Profit booking by local retail and institutional investors steered Qatar's bourse down 0.79% to drop below the 7,300 mark in the week ...

Former world No. 1 and reigning Moscow champion Jelena Jankovic of Serbia landed in the quarterfinals, while top- seeded and 2008 runner-up Vera Zvonareva was a second-round upset victim Thursday at the $1 million Kremlin Cup.

Qatar will make about 633 million pounds as it sells shares in Barclays Plc a year after it helped bailout Britaina s second-biggest bank.

Comment about "Qatar's Barclays stake sale stokes Sainsbury talk" Phone Name Comment 0 Wednesday, 21st October 2009 Qatar's Barclays stake sale stokes Sainsbury talk Qatar is selling a 1.3 billion stake in British bank Barclays, stoking talk it will use a big profit to make a move on UK food retailer J. Sainsbury.

A group of 10 alleged Iranian drug smugglers, including eight veiled women, were caught with $12.5 million worth of methamphetamines at Indonesia's main airport, the customs chief said Wednesday.

Brigadier Abdulla Jassim Fakhroo, Brigadier General Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi and Abdul Latif Abdullah Al Mahmoud during the press conference.

Qatar owns 26 percent of Sainsbury and the retailer's shares jumped by a fifth last Thursday on talk the sovereign wealth fund was planning a renewed offer for it, after a previous bid attempt failed in 2007.

Qatar: 1 hour, 2 minutes ago Qatar's Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has announced a plan to link the New Doha International Airport road and the Ras Abu Aboud area to the West Bay with a 12-km undersea tunnel, Gulf Times has reported.

As part of the fifth season of lectures on the arts and architecture of the Islamic World, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is presenting a lecture by Doha's Museum of Islamic Art director Dr Oliver Watson on - The Doha Ivory Box: Fabulous or Fake?' today at 8pm.

The Football Association have stressed England's friendly against Brazil next month will provide a crucial tune-up for the World Cup and is not motivated by the prospect of financial gain.

The proposed buyer is a prominent supporter of Israel and the right-wing Netanyahu government.

"One of the mandates of the MIFC is to strengthen the international linkage in the global Islamic financial system with the leading financial centres such as Qatar ," an MIFC spokesman said.

Graham Russell of the rock band Air Supply performs at Qatar Foundation Ceremonial Court in Doha, capital of Qatar, Oct.

Qatar: 1 hour, 37 minutes ago The Qatar Health 2009 Congress, the first world class event for medical and healthcare professionals staged in Qatar, is expected to welcome more than 5000 international delegates.

Tuna popular in sushi, colourful corals used in jewellery and sharks whose fins make soup have been proposed for international trade restrictions overseen by the United Nations, a spokesman for the treaty said on Thursday.

DOHA: Qatar needs to establish a comprehensive law to fight cybercrime in the wake of its growing sophisticated global threat to the Information Technology industry, according to an expert of Dubai-based global IT advisory firm.

Qatar's commitment to safeguarding the global environment is clearly reflected on its developing many world scale LNG and GTL projects, HE the Deputy Premier Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah has said.

The United States says it will not endorse any new global trade accord unless it contains a "solid" deal on services, urging Asian nations in particular to liberalise the lucrative sector.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said Airbus should offer new engines on its A320s to ward off challenges from Bombardier and stay ahead of Boeing.

Firefighters are battling a large fire in a commercial district of Qatar's capital Doha.

The culmination of a story we've been following for two years, Qatar Airways has finally launched their eco-friendly natural gas commercial jet.

The motion - This House deplores the release of the Lockerbie bomber to Libya,' was carried with 53% votes at the first episode of the sixth series of Qatar Foundation's Doha Debates last night.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker and Abdullah Salatt, senior adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy and Industry HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, with Shell and QP officials on the arrival of the first GTL-powered commercial passenger flight from London at the Doha airport yesterday.

DOHA: The incidence of breast cancer is on an alarming increase in Qatar, statistics available suggest.

Qatar Airways has claimed yet another major international award, this time retaining its Best Middle Eastern Airline title as voted by readers of Asia Pacific TTG, an honour that the Doha-based carrier has held now for four consecutive years.

Qatar - to buy another 5% of banks' capital' Qatar will buy another 5% of local banks' capital in December under a 2008 plan to deal with the impact of the global financial crisis, HE the Minister of Economy and Finance Yousef Hussein Kamal said in remarks aired yesterday.

The US government's focus on domestic issues amid a severe recession is hobbling efforts to restart the stalled Doha round of global trade talks, Indonesia's trade minister said here on Saturday.

DOHA: For the last three years, many people in Yemen have been enjoying benefits of charity in the form of heart surgeries performed by Qatar-based expert.

A dance troupe from Turkey performing during the opening of the 'Made in Turkey' exhibition at the Doha Exhibition Center yesterday.

Qatar Duty Free has given away a brand new Mercedes S350 to the winner of its latest car raffle.

HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani receiving the visiting Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed.

The dollar's future as the world's top currency was thrown into doubt on Tuesday as a report said Arab states had launched secret moves with China and Russia to stop using the greenback for oil trading.

Qatar: 1 hour, 35 minutes ago At a total cost of $5.6bn, Qatalum is an equal share joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Hydro of Norway and will be fully operational during the third quarter of 2010, currently 90% complete.

From Jeffri Mohd Rafiee DOHA, Oct 5 -- An exclusive association, comprising Qatari businessmen and think-tank groups which promotes investment flows, modern entrepreneurial spirit and corporate development, has expressed interest to visit Malaysia soon.

THE Malaysian Industrial Development Authority office in Dubai is located on one of the higher floors of an office tower along the busy Sheikh Zayed Road, enjoying a sweeping vista of the city and the surrounding areas.

In the State of Qatar entities undertaking industrial projects - which is defined to include any project that involves the transformation of raw materials into full or semi manufactured products by means of mixing, separating, composing, assembling, filling or wrapping, provided that most or such processes are carried out mechanically - need to be ...

Qatar: 35 minutes ago Due to popular demand, Vodafone Qatar has extended their fantastic Mobile Internet promotion until the 31st of October, 2009.