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Ship sinks off Qatar; one dead DOHA: One person died and 29 were missing as a Dubai-based supply vessel capsized off the Qatari coast yesterday. Five persons, including the captain, were rescued. The vessel with 35 peopl[...]

LAW: The ozone depletion The ozone depletion is a very dangerous problem because it affects animals, plants and human beings. As it is a serious problem in the international community, the International Environmental Law[...]

Secretary General in December DOHA: Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum (GECF) has postponed the selection and appointment of its Secretary General to December as requested by some GECF member-countries. Doha was selected a[...]

Gas exporters urged to focus on research By Nasser al Harthy DOHA: The Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah urged members of the Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum (GECF) to[...]

Porsche confirms Qatar offer to invest in firm Frankfurt: Qatar has offered to invest in debt-laden German sports car maker Porsche and to buy stock options it holds in Volkswagen, a Porsche spokesman said. “We have re[...]

Five expats get ownership papers for real estate in Doha By MohaMmed SAEED DOHA: The Real Estate Registration Office for Non-Qataris at the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has issued ownership certificates of[...]

Upturn in retail sales cheers businesses DOHA: Several shopping outlets in the city have reported brisk summer sales as the market slowly recovers from the impact of the global recession. Most shops have come out with su[...]

Beijing Chinese restaurant The Beijing Chinese restaurant, located on the third floor of City Center, was opened earlier this week. Web posted at: 7/1/2009 6:52:33 Source ::: The Peninsula [...]

RasGas sponsors new book on Qatar DOHA: RasGas Company Limited has sponsored a new book, Qatar Kaleidoscope, published by Marhaba that showcases Qatar’s culture and history. Qatar Kaleidoscope introduces the reader to [...]

MoI to issue permits electronically DOHA: People seeking permits for various services from the Ministry of Interior can now apply online through the ministry’s website. The Minister of State for Interior, H E Sheikh Ab[...]

Cell sites have official approval: Vodafone DOHA: Vodafone Qatar yesterday asserted it had the necessary approval from the authorities to set up cell sites. Matthew Harrison-Harvey, director of Vodafone’s Regulatory an[...]

Polish shipyards sold to Qatari fund WARSAW: Two historic Polish shipyards sold off last month went to Qatari fund Qinvest, Poland’s Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad revealed yesterday after an official silence on the[...]

Law on publications needs amendment, says Advisory Council DOHA: The Advisory Council has called for amendments to the law governing publications to allow proper action against “irresponsible” writers and journalists[...]

DPS-MIS students present art exhibition DOHA: Students of classes I and II of DPS-Modern Indian School put up an art exhibition titled ‘Art Attack’ to mark the end of a successful term. The exhibits were made from em[...]

National Security Shield project introduced to officials DOHA: The Coasts and Borders Security Department (CBSD), in coordination with the National Security Shield (NSS) Office, organised a lecture on Sunday at the headq[...]

7km undersea cable project work begins DOHA: The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has launched the implementation of the country’s first power submarine cable project. The first of its kind in[...]

Syrian troupe meets Qatari official DOHA: The Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Mubarak bin Nasser Al Khalifa, met here yesterday with a delegation from the Syria Inanna Art Troupe. The del[...]

Kodaca holds quiz, seminar DOHA: Kodaca (Kottayam District Arts & Cultural Association), an Indian expatriate organisation, has recently conducted inter school quiz competition (INFO Challenge 2009), and a seminar on[...]

IWA to organise talk on osteoporosis DOHA: The Indian Women’s Association is organising a talk today by Dr Krishna Kumar on osteoporosis and ways to prevent it. The event will be held at Aalishan restaurant at 5.30pm. [...]