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| Sudan Stalemate |
 LESS than a year after South
Sudan declared its independence,
it appears headed for war
once again with its northern
neighbour, Sudan. At the same
time, marginalised northerners are
rebelling against the government of
Sudan's president, Omar... |
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NEW YORK LIFE |
 TODAY, the story of the
bare-chested crosswordpuzzle
solver. Barack
Obama barely mentions
his New York years in his
autobiography, Dreams From
My Father. I have always wanted
to know more, ever since I
learned that in 1981, when he
was a student at
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32 new doctors THIRTY-TWO medical graduates,
the largest ever graduating class
from Weill Cornell Medical College
in Qatar (WCMCQ), received their
degrees at a colourful ceremony
held at the Qatar National
Convention Center (QNCC) on
Sunday.
Dr Laurie...
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end of 4-day Senyar fest |  THE four-day Senyar Festival,
Fishing and Diving Competition
concluded with a gala song, dance
and an award ceremony at
the Katara beach on Saturday.
The sailors, including 17
teams, which went on a mission
to hunt for fish and oysters
returned to the Katara beach
amid the singing of traditional
songs. They were welcomed by
children and adults wearing
traditional costumes.
At the award ceremony, Abu
al Haneen´s team was announced
as the winning team. They
were awarded QR200,000. Al
Rayyan came second and was
awarded QR160,000. Al Rayyan
also scooped the prize of the
biggest oyster and received
QR100,000. Al Zubara... | | | Qtel, Nepal Telecom launch
communication hub in Doha |  QTEL and Nepal Telecom on
Sunday announced the launch
of a new multi-service Point of
Presence (PoP) for Nepal
Telecom in Qatar.
Senior executives of both
companies signed a memorandum
of understanding
(MoU) for the hub at a ceremony
at the Qtel headquarters.
The hub links Nepal
Telecom´s network to Qtel´s
voice and global internet network,
ensuring a better and
faster connection for customers
in Qatar and the wider
GCC region when they connect
to Nepal.
It ensures better voice quality
on calls to and from Nepal.
It also assists in meeting the
business connectivity requirements
for local and global customers
in service companies
... | | | Heir Apparent patronises International
Trade Conference and Exhibition |  THE Heir Apparent His
Highness Sheikh Tamim bin
Hamad al Thani patronised
the opening of the two-day
International Trade
Conference at the Qatar
National Convention Center,
in Doha, on Sunday.
The opening was attended
by Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs
HE Sheikh Hamad bin
Jassim bin Jabor al Thani,
several sheikhs and ministers,
and guests and ambassadors.
HH the Heir Apparent also
opened the Qatar International
Trade Exhibition for
Partners and Franchise,
which is taking place along
with the International Trade
Conference.
HH the Heir Apparent
toured the exhibition, which
is organised by a number of
government and ... | |
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