THE current focus of leaders in Washington and Jerusalem on Iran has obscured the neardeath of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the inevitable catastrophe toward which Israel is now moving.
GENEVA AN advance team of about a dozen UN observers was standing by to enter Syria, an official said on Friday, but the US and its European allies were at odds with Russia over a Security Council resolution approving the mission.
DOHA THE sprawling hall of Al Ghazal Club on Friday resonated with words emphasising positive changes in Bihar. The occasion was the centenary celebration of Bihar's establishment as a separate state organised by the Qatar Chapter of...
US STOCKS fell on Friday after worries about Europe returned, erasing almost half of the market's gain from the previous day.Shortly after midday the Dow Jones industrial average was down 84 points at 12,902. It had jumped 181 points the day before...
LEKHWIYA has been crowned Qatar Stars League champions for the second consecutive year despite suffering a 3-1 loss to Al Rayyan in the final round of matches at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium on Friday...
JOSS WHEDON, the creator of fantasy television series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, said: "Nobody's interested in making a living. They only want to make a fortune. Where are the '70s, where are people taking chances?" Whedon, 47, a rangy man with short brown hair and a...
DOHA THE Director-General of Al Jazeera network HE Sheikh Ahmad bin Jasim al Thani on Wednesday met with the network's employees at the Al Jazeera Training and Development Centre Theatre. The meeting discussed the recent achievements of the development project and the network's future plans. At the meeting, HE Sheikh Ahmad highlighted the plans the management is implementing for making the organisation more effective. He said part of the plans is to explore new ways to free journalists from the administrative tasks so that they have enough time to do ...
DOHA QATAR-BASED clean technology advisory and development company GreenGulf Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Harvard Law School to explore areas of mutual concern and exchange expertise. The agreement was announced at a dinner hosted by GreenGulf and Joint Study Agreement partner Chevron for the Harvard Law School Association of Arabia (HLSAA) inaugural conference. Omran al Kuwari, CEO of GreenGulf, said: "It is a great opportunity to work in collaboration with such a distinguished institution, and there is much common ground for us to explore. GreenGulf, Chevron and Harvard Law School will have the..
DOHA MORE than 200 asset managers from Asia, Europe, the United States and the Middle East are expected to attend the Bloomberg Doha Conference being organised by Bloomberg Link in partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) on April 16 and 17 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. According to a joint press statement, high-profile speakers, including fund managers, key investors, executives of global bankers, economists, chief executive officers, and prominent Qatari decision makers would discuss major themes such as global issues affecting asset managers, opportunities in various asset classes and market conditions in the ...
THE Indian rupee on Friday rose by 28 paise to 51.30/31 against the American currency on fresh dollar selling by exporters and renewed capital inflows even as stock markets witnessed hectic selling. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local currency resumed higher at 51.36/37 a dollar, but later fell to a low of 51.52 on sluggish local stocks. However, it bounced back at the fag end to 51.29 on heavy dollar selling by exporters. Finally, it concluded at 51.30/31, up 0.54 per cent from previous close. Meanwhile, the BSE benchmark Sensex plunged by 238 points on weak growth outlook by IT bellwether Infosys. The rupee premium for the ...
AUSTRALIA'S Qantas on Friday launched the nation's first commercial flight using a mixture of refined cooking oil, saying it would not survive if it relied solely on traditional jet fuel. The Airbus A330 left Sydney for Adelaide using a 50-50 blend derived from recycled cooking oil and regular jet fuel in what the airline hopes will be the first step towards a sustainable aviation fuel industry in Australia. "We need to get ready for a future that is not based on traditional jet fuel or frankly we don't have a future," Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said. "And it's not just the price of oil that's the issue — it's also the price of carbon...
BEIJING CHINAsaid on Friday its economy grew by 8.1 percent in the first three months of 2012, its slowest pace in nearly three years, but analysts forecast a pick-up in the second half of 2012. The figure was well below the 8.9 percent growth recorded in the last quarter of 2011 and marked the fifth consecutive quarterly slowdown, piling further pressure on Beijing to loosen its monetary policy. However, analysts predicted the world's second-largest economy would avoid a hard landing, with growth expected to rebound towards the end of the year as Europe's economic outlook brightens and existing loosening measures kick in...
ALLROUNDER Shakib Al Hassan grabbed 3-17 and produced a 10-ball cameo of 16 as Kolkata Knight Riders scored a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Friday. The Bangladesh left-hander helped restrict the home side to 131-5 and then struck a crucial four and a six as Kolkata scored 137-5 in 19.2 overs in a low-scoring game at the Eden Gardens. Dutch allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate smashed a six to finish off a game which went neck and neck for most of the time. Both teams now have two wins and two losses from four games...
DERRICK Rose didn't have his timing but the Chicago Bulls' bench stepped up with big plays when it mattered. CJ Watson drilled the game-tying three-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in regulation and the Bulls dominated overtime to beat the visiting Miami Heat 96-86 on Thursday night in a battle of the Eastern Conference best. Rose returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday's win over New York with a right ankle sprain. The oft-injured league MVP struggled in only his second game in 31 days, finishing with a career-low two points on a nightmarish 1-13 field goal shooting. "I'm not worried about my stats or anything...
MADRID CRISTIANO Ronaldo feels that Liga leaders Real Madrid is now closing in on the title as it prepares to face struggling Sporting Gijon at the Santiago Bernabeu this weekend. The Portuguese star scored his seventh hat-trick of the season as Real beat neighbours Atletico 4-1 on Wednesday to restore their four-point lead at the top of the table. The pressure had been growing on Jose Mourinho's team as their lead - which sat at 10 points in mid-March - was whittled down to one in the wake of Barcelona's 4-0 victory over Getafe on Tuesday....
IN the surgical wing of the Centre for Pediatric Dentistry at Seattle Children's Hospital, Devon Koester, was resting in his mother's arms as an anesthesiologist held a bubble-gum-scented mask over his face to put him under. The doctors then took Xrays, which showed that 11 of his 20 baby teeth had cavities. Then his pediatric dentist extracted two incisors, performed a root canal on a molar, and gave the rest fillings and crowns. Devon's mother, Melody Koester, a homemaker from Stanwood, Washington, and her husband Matthew, an information technology manager, said they began worrying about brushing Devon's teeth only after Melody
SOME dishes come together as easily on the plate as they do in my head. I envision something and cook it for dinner, and the resulting recipe more or less matches what I craved. Then there's polenta lasagna. I got the idea to make it last winter, imagining something dense and richly flavoured, capped with a golden, bubbling layer of melted cheese. Many recipes I've seen for polenta lasagna call for prepared polenta from a tube, which is then sliced and layered into a casserole dish with the usual trappings: tomato sauce, Parmesan, mozzarella and sometimes ricotta.
RAPPER Nicki Minaj shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart recently with her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, usurping the crown from Madonna, who suffered the biggest second week sales drop in chart history. Sales for Madonna's 12th studio album MDNA fell a staggering 86.7 percent to just 48,000 copies sold this week, dropping from number one to number eight on the chart. The percentage drop in MDNA sales trumps Lady Gaga's 2011 album Born This Way, which fell from 1.1 million copies in its opening week to 174,000 in week two, an 84 percent decline.
PYONGYANG A SATELLITE launch North Korea had hailed as a moment of national pride ended in failure on Friday when the rocket disintegrated over the Yellow Sea, earning Pyongyang embarrassment as well as condemnation from a...
WASHINGTON US PRESIDENT Barack Obama released his tax return on Friday, showing he earned nearly $800,000 last year, leveraging the annual rite to launch a new attack on his wealthy Republican foe Mitt Romney.
