DURING a recent visit to Yemen, I
was sitting in a cafe in Sana
when we suddenly experienced a
power outage. I asked the waiter
what happened, and he replied:
"Saleh's men keep attacking the main
power plant in Mareb to disrupt life in
Sana.
JOHN Maynard Keynes 75 years
ago declared,"The boom, not
the slump, is the right time for
austerity." And he was right.
Even if you have a long-run deficit
problem - and who doesn't? -
slashing spending while the economy
is deeply depressed is a ...
WITH people thronging
travel agencies in Doha for
bookings to attend the
London Olympic Games
scheduled for next month,
the agents are finding it difficult
to arrange accommodation
for many.
THE Qatar Olympic Committee, Qatar Paralympic Committee and Sasol, a South African chemical company, have come together to launch a first-of-its- kind campaign 'Definitely Able' in Qatar.
THE Qatar Exchange (QE) along with most Gulf Arab share markets fell on Sunday as concern about a weak global economy, sliding oil prices and declines in overseas equity prices ...
NOVAK Djokovic won even though he felt like nothing was working. A much less-known player named David Goffin lost, but he walked out of Roland Garros feeling like the luckiest guy in the world. A strange, gray Sunday at the French Open.
ANYONE who's seen the record-shattering hit The Avengers, or for that matter Thor (2011), has a hard time thinking of Chris Hemsworth as anyone but the hammer-wielding god of thunder, Thor. If he'd had his way, however, the Australian actor might...
QTEL on Sunday announced its support for a special professional development visit to major UK centres of learning for a group of highpotential Qatari national technical trainees. The visit, which is part of a special technical programme, will see 11 young technicians take part in training exercises in major institutions across the UK. As part of the itinerary, they will visit the Cable Technical Training National Centre in Manchester, the Concorde Language School in Kent...
QTHE Anjuman Muhibban-e- Urdu Hind Qatar (AMUHQ) organised a colourful literary programme titled Mehfil-e- Sher-o-Adab in honour of visiting Indian novelist and fiction writer Ghazafar Ali recently. The AMUHQ is affiliated to the Indian Cultural Centre under the aegis of the Indian embassy. Habib-un-Nabi presided over the event while Syed Fahimuddin attended the function as the chief guest. AMUHQ´s founder and patron of Urdu literary.
THE Awakenings Ensemble, Doha´s newest music group, marked a breathtaking Grand Finale of this year´s ASD Chamber Music Series, recently. Proceeds of the concert were directly donated to the victims of the recent fire incident at Villaggio and their families as a token of the school´s support to the community. It was also a tribute to some of Wolfgang Amadeus´ most compelling works, the concert saw in attendance scores of classical music...
THYSSENKRUPP has attracted interest from Brazil´s Vale and South Korea´s Posco for its struggling steel plants in Brazil and the United States, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported. Citing company sources, the magazine said Vale, which already owns 27 percent of the Brazilian plant CSA, would be interested in buying the rest of the joint venture, which has saddled Germany´s...
JPMORGAN Chase & Co executed wash trades on 10 separate occasions in US crude oil and gasoline futures in the first half of 2011, the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange said in a disciplinary notice. Banned under exchange rules, wash trades involve having the same dealer on opposite sides of one trade, simultaneously buying and selling the same commodity. CME Group, which operates NYMEX, ordered JPMorgan to pay a...
PLUMMETING sales and rising taxes have sent tens of thousands of shops over the brink since Spain´s economic crisis erupted. Cesar Calle´s general store, "Lemon Tea", which opened 15 years ago in a working class district of Madrid, is no exception. "Total clearance sale in desperation" says a sign posted up in the shop. The same words are emblazoned on the staff´s teeshirts. The shop once drew 1,000 customers a day but sales have plunged 30 percent.
SHAHID Afridi´s superb allround performance helped Pakistan post an easy 23-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second and final Twenty20 international and level the series 1-1. Sri Lanka were shot out for 99 as they collapsed, their lowest T20 total against Pakistan, after restricting the tourists to 122-6 in Hambantota. Man-of-the-match Afridi was the star in a low-scoring match, hammering a 33-ball 52 not out and then grabbing two wickets.
AL SHAQAB, a member of Qatar Foundation and a prestigious name in the equestrian world, is eagerly waiting for the six day United States Egyptian event to be held in Lexington, Kentucky from June 4. Driven by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Al Shaqab has entered a strong foursome in the high-profile show with high hopes of maintaining its run of ...
LOOKING back, the 4-0 victory over Ecuador on Saturday with Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria scoring may be the moment that star-studded Argentina finally began to meet expectations. The Gauchos were in control from the first minute, producing the quick passes and perfect finishing that´s expected from a team that has four of the world´s best forwards playing up front together. "I´m happy because we won on...
I LIKE backpackers as individuals and tolerate them in small groups, but this crowd terrified me. They were lining up for a bright yellow catamaran called the Yasawa Flyer to speed from Fiji´s main island to some of its tiniest and most idyllic. And I was with them, worried I was about to spend my five precious days in paradise on a spring break-style debauch. That was until I overheard a woman with cropped blond hair talking to a group of young Americans ...
HOME viewing of movies in three dimensions will be slow to catch on until technology improvements deliver highquality viewing without special 3D glasses, according to James Cameron, director of films including The Terminator, Titanic and Avatar. Cameron, a fervent believer in 3D, said a lack of high-quality content was also a barrier to wider adoption, but a poor ...
AFTER Priyanks Chopra, now Sonakshi Sinha´s cousin, Bhavna Ruparel, is set to make her debut as a full-fledged actress with a Telugu film and is keen to do meaty roles in movies. "I am doing a Telugu film, which will start rolling in November. There are some Hindi projects as well on the pipeline," Bhavna said. The 23-year-old is not new to the arclights as she did a video with Ken Ghosh ...
SHAHID Afridi’s superb all-round
performance helped Pakistan post
an easy 23-run victory over Sri
Lanka in the second and final
Twenty20 international and level
the series 1-1. Sri Lanka were out
for 99 as they collapsed to their
lowest T20 total against Pakistan,
after restricting the tourists to 122-
6 in Hambantota. Man-of-thematch
was Afridi.
AN American drone strike in the
frontier tribal areas of Pakistan
killed 10 suspected militants on
Sunday, Pakistani officials said. It
was sixth such strike in two weeks
as the US pushes ahead with its
drone campaign in the face of
Pakistani demands to stop.The
continued attacks emphasise the
importance the US government puts
on the drone campaign.
QTEL on Sunday announced its support for a special professional development visit to major UK centres of learning for a group of highpotential Qatari national technical trainees. The visit, which is part of a special technical programme, will see 11 young technicians take part in training exercises in major institutions across the UK. As part of the itinerary, they will visit the Cable Technical Training National Centre in Manchester, the Concorde Language School in Kent...
QTHE Anjuman Muhibban-e- Urdu Hind Qatar (AMUHQ) organised a colourful literary programme titled Mehfil-e- Sher-o-Adab in honour of visiting Indian novelist and fiction writer Ghazafar Ali recently. The AMUHQ is affiliated to the Indian Cultural Centre under the aegis of the Indian embassy. Habib-un-Nabi presided over the event while Syed Fahimuddin attended the function as the chief guest. AMUHQ´s founder and patron of Urdu literary. 
THE Awakenings Ensemble, Doha´s newest music group, marked a breathtaking Grand Finale of this year´s ASD Chamber Music Series, recently. Proceeds of the concert were directly donated to the victims of the recent fire incident at Villaggio and their families as a token of the school´s support to the community. It was also a tribute to some of Wolfgang Amadeus´ most compelling works, the concert saw in attendance scores of classical music... 
THYSSENKRUPP has attracted interest from Brazil´s Vale and South Korea´s Posco for its struggling steel plants in Brazil and the United States, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported. Citing company sources, the magazine said Vale, which already owns 27 percent of the Brazilian plant CSA, would be interested in buying the rest of the joint venture, which has saddled Germany´s...
JPMORGAN Chase & Co executed wash trades on 10 separate occasions in US crude oil and gasoline futures in the first half of 2011, the operator of the New York Mercantile Exchange said in a disciplinary notice. Banned under exchange rules, wash trades involve having the same dealer on opposite sides of one trade, simultaneously buying and selling the same commodity. CME Group, which operates NYMEX, ordered JPMorgan to pay a... 
PLUMMETING sales and rising taxes have sent tens of thousands of shops over the brink since Spain´s economic crisis erupted. Cesar Calle´s general store, "Lemon Tea", which opened 15 years ago in a working class district of Madrid, is no exception. "Total clearance sale in desperation" says a sign posted up in the shop. The same words are emblazoned on the staff´s teeshirts. The shop once drew 1,000 customers a day but sales have plunged 30 percent.
SHAHID Afridi´s superb allround performance helped Pakistan post an easy 23-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second and final Twenty20 international and level the series 1-1. Sri Lanka were shot out for 99 as they collapsed, their lowest T20 total against Pakistan, after restricting the tourists to 122-6 in Hambantota. Man-of-the-match Afridi was the star in a low-scoring match, hammering a 33-ball 52 not out and then grabbing two wickets. 
AL SHAQAB, a member of Qatar Foundation and a prestigious name in the equestrian world, is eagerly waiting for the six day United States Egyptian event to be held in Lexington, Kentucky from June 4. Driven by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Al Shaqab has entered a strong foursome in the high-profile show with high hopes of maintaining its run of ... 
LOOKING back, the 4-0 victory over Ecuador on Saturday with Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria scoring may be the moment that star-studded Argentina finally began to meet expectations. The Gauchos were in control from the first minute, producing the quick passes and perfect finishing that´s expected from a team that has four of the world´s best forwards playing up front together. "I´m happy because we won on...
I LIKE backpackers as individuals and tolerate them in small groups, but this crowd terrified me. They were lining up for a bright yellow catamaran called the Yasawa Flyer to speed from Fiji´s main island to some of its tiniest and most idyllic. And I was with them, worried I was about to spend my five precious days in paradise on a spring break-style debauch. That was until I overheard a woman with cropped blond hair talking to a group of young Americans ...
HOME viewing of movies in three dimensions will be slow to catch on until technology improvements deliver highquality viewing without special 3D glasses, according to James Cameron, director of films including The Terminator, Titanic and Avatar. Cameron, a fervent believer in 3D, said a lack of high-quality content was also a barrier to wider adoption, but a poor ... 
AFTER Priyanks Chopra, now Sonakshi Sinha´s cousin, Bhavna Ruparel, is set to make her debut as a full-fledged actress with a Telugu film and is keen to do meaty roles in movies. "I am doing a Telugu film, which will start rolling in November. There are some Hindi projects as well on the pipeline," Bhavna said. The 23-year-old is not new to the arclights as she did a video with Ken Ghosh ... 
