Raul, Khalfan and Madison vie f...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 20:32:15 -0700 | sports-news
Raul, Khalfan and Madison vie for QSL Player of the Year award Thursday, 16 May 2013 Abdulrahman Al Dosari (left), Qatar Stars League (QSL) Chief of Commercial, speaking during a press confernce, in Doha yesterday. Hassan Al Kuwari, Head of...
MCC to mark 200 years at Lord?...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 20:32:12 -0700 | political-news
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will celebrate the Bicentenary of Lord's next year with two showpiece matches against the Rest of the World. MCC, which owns the famous Lord's Ground in north London, yesterday revealed they will play the star-studded 50-overs...
Chidambaram to boost Qatar, Ind...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-16 02:25:19 -0700 | political-news
India's Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, is scheduled to pay an official visit here on May 19, a press statement issued by the Indian Embassy said yesterday. During his visit, Chidambaram will hold meetings with Minister of Economy and Finance H...
China offers mega investment pr...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 19:26:12 -0700 | business-news
Its thriving sectors, the so-called local Afghan caves', including oil refinery, Shale gas, Islamic banking and insurance, ICT, biotechnology and desert greening technologies are offering tremendous investment opportunities for the Qatari and GCC capital.
QR360bn fund soon for health and education
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 17:04:22 -0700 | political-news
Qatar has immediate plans to set up a QR360bn ($98.9bn) fund for sustainable financing of health and education projects and make these sectors and services world class. This is the biggest corpus announced for any targeted sector in Qatar's history...
Hepatitis C virus major challenge in the region
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 17:04:20 -0700 | health-news
About 150 million people are chronically infected and at risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer, and more than 350,000 people die from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) related liver diseases every year, Dr Laith Abu-Raddad said last night at...
QR100m Health and Wellness Care Centre by 2015
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 17:04:20 -0700 | health-news
The first full-fledged Health and Wellness Care Centre a new healthcare concept in the country will be ready by 2015 in Bu Fassila in Umm Salal. The centre devoted to promote healthy living will have facilities such as an indoor...
The gift of life: In search of more donors
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 17:04:18 -0700 | health-news
Hamad General Hospital, which has been performing transplants since 1986, is working to increase the number of donors, which is now around 450 in the local registry. To achieve this goal, experts have to deal with cultural factors and convince...
Cabbie gets a month in jail for overcharging
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 17:04:18 -0700 | political-news
A lower criminal court here has sentenced a taxi driver to a month in jail after finding him guilty of overcharging passengers. The court also ordered the deportation of the driver after serving the sentence...The duo handed a QR50 note...
Rate of inflation 3.7pc in a year
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 16:05:44 -0700 | business-news
The rate of inflation in Qatar was 3.7 percent in a year until last April, according to the latest Consumer Price Index released by Qatar Statistics Authority yesterday. The CPI for April 2013 reached 114, showing an increase of 0.1...
Radio's Tita Swarding; 60
Source: Inquirer.net
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 09:02:55 -0700 | entertainment-news
A day after the death of radio announcer Tita Swarding, his wife still couldn't believe that her husband of 27 years was now gone. Tita Swarding, or Romulo Espena in real life, passed away on May 12, after a three-year...
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman Joins Doha Film Institute
Source: Hollywood Reporter Film
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 13:09:21 -0700 | entertainment-news
A former Cannes Film Festival jury member, Suleiman will help steer the organization and the Doha Film Festival. Qatar's Doha Film Institute on Wednesday said it has hired filmmaker Elia Suleiman to the newly created post of artistic advisor. Suleiman,...
Culture Minister stresses youth role in society
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 05:27:35 -0700 | political-news
HE the Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari has underlined the role of youth in elevating the society, the implementation of developmental and strategic plans and enhancing the spirit of loyalty to the homeland. HE...
Hilal: Another one that got away
Source: Arab News
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 05:24:56 -0700 | sports-news
Wednesday 15 May 2013 Last Update 15 May 2013 2:46 pm Unfortunately, my predictions were right. Neither Hilal nor Nassr made the semifinals of the King's Cup football tournament. Nassr lost 3-1 again and Hilal which only needed a 1-0...
Bulgarian Deputy PM meets Qatari ambassador
Source: Qatar English Daily
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-05-15 03:22:58 -0700 | political-news
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and Public Works Ekaterina Zaharieva met on Wednesday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to Bulgaria Mohammed bin Ali Al Nuaimi. The meeting tackled the positive results of the Bulgarian Deputy Prime...
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