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Diabetes on the rise in Qatar, says expert - Peninsula On-line

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 10:00am

Gulf Times
Diabetes on the rise in Qatar, says expert
Peninsula On-line
By Huda NV DOHA: Latest data shows that diabetes is on the rise in Qatar and poses a serious threat to the health of the nation, according to an expert. Health experts and decision makers will meet today to establish a diabetes prevention programme for ...
Coming together for diabetes awarenessGulf Times

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Qatar firm eyes $500m spend on Turkish 'dry' hotels - ArabianBusiness.com

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 9:03am

ArabianBusiness.com
Qatar firm eyes $500m spend on Turkish 'dry' hotels
ArabianBusiness.com
Retaj currently operates four hotels in Doha - Retaj Al Reyyan; Retaj Residence and Retaj Residence-Sharq; and Retaj Al Ghanem. Ahmed Khorshed, regional sales & marketing, Retaj said demand for 'dry' hotels in Qatar was booming. ...


Rested Olyroos rile Uzbekistan - Sydney Morning Herald

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 6:40am

Sydney Morning Herald
Rested Olyroos rile Uzbekistan
Sydney Morning Herald
His complaint stems from the fact that FIFA switched Iraq's home matches to nearby Doha because of security concerns. The Olyroos were originally scheduled to play Iraq on Wednesday, but the game was brought forward because Qatar was already slotted to ...
Aussies hit trouble on road to 2012 London OlympicsGulf Times

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Becks, France and Qatar - Sportsnet.ca

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 5:32am

Sportsnet.ca
Becks, France and Qatar
Sportsnet.ca
The backstory behind this encompasses the French President, the head of Europe's Football governing body, UEFA, and Qatar's successful and extremely controversial bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Lets go back to 2008, when the French Football ...


Qatar's star rises in the Middle East - Canadian University Press Newswire

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 2:48am

Canadian University Press Newswire
Qatar's star rises in the Middle East
Canadian University Press Newswire
WINNIPEG (CUP) — As I prepare to head back to Doha, Qatar, after a six-month hiatus in lovely Winnipeg, I appear to be going back to a much different place than I left. Physically, not much has changed; there is still a lot of sand, ...


Pan-GCC railway network to ease traffic congestion: Study - Saudi Gazette

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 12:37am
Pan-GCC railway network to ease traffic congestion: Study
Saudi Gazette
Among the six GCC countries, four - UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar - have significantly higher traffic density in comparison with the rest of the countries, it added. Also, the higher density of vehicles per kilometer of road is because of the low ...
Qatar and Saudi Arabia to dominate next Gulf building boomSteelGuru
Moving ahead full strideKhaleej Times

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Doha Arab Games gets school's support - Gulf Times

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 12:37am

Gulf Times
Doha Arab Games gets school's support
Gulf Times
The Sukaina preparatory school held a sports and culture day in support of the Arab Games Doha 2011, being held in Doha from December 9 to 23. Qatar Heritage and Identity Centre director Sheikha Noora bint Nasser bin Jassem al-Thani, Tunisian embassy's ...
Freed Palestinians ready to start life afresh in DohaPeninsula On-line
Mideast: former Palestinian detainees seek new life in QatarANSAmed
Libya to reopen Qatar embassy within ten daysgulfnews.com

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Visit China, Ethiopia, Kenya and Qatar on Six Month ... - NYCAviation

Date: 
Sat, 26/11/2011 - 12:29am

ArabianBusiness.com
Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Visit China, Ethiopia, Kenya and Qatar on Six Month ...
NYCAviation
The final announced stop will find the aircraft in Doha to show off to Qatar Airways, on December 16-20. The remainder of the schedule has yet to be announced, though Boeing remarked that they intend to update the airplanes progress and routes on ...
Qatar nets spot on Boeing 787 'Dream Tour'ArabianBusiness.com
Boeing 787 to visit Qatar next month for 'Dream Tour'Arabian Supply Chain
Boeing announces 787 Dreamliner tourReinforced Plastics
Australian Aviation -MarketWatch (press release) -Travel Daily UK
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UAE, Qatar and Kuwait ink agreement to boost Morocco tourism - Khaleej Times

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 10:42pm

Independent Online
UAE, Qatar and Kuwait ink agreement to boost Morocco tourism
Khaleej Times
RABAT - General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, joined King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Kuwait's ...
Emir of Qatar visits MoroccoIndependent Online
Qatar inks $2 bln investment JV with MoroccoReuters Africa
Qatar: putting $1bn into the African infrastructure potFinancial Times (blog)
Peninsula On-line -gulfnews.com -Gulf Times
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O'Malley leaves for India, with stop in Qatar - Boston.com

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 8:15pm

Bay Net
O'Malley leaves for India, with stop in Qatar
Boston.com
Martin O'Malley is scheduled to leave for a trade mission to India with a stop in Qatar on the front end of the trip. The governor is leaving Friday with more than 100 business leaders, educators and state officials. Before arriving in Hyderabad, ...
O'Malley on his way to Qatar, IndiaBaltimore Sun (blog)

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O'Malley on his way to Qatar, India - Baltimore Sun (blog)

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 7:27pm

Bay Net
O'Malley on his way to Qatar, India
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Martin O'Malley is scheduled to take off this evening on a trade mission to India -- the first by a Maryland governor to the world's second most populous nation -- with a stop along the way in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. The governor is heading a ...
O'Malley to stop in Qatar on his way to IndiaWashington Post

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Libya's Ex-Oil Minister Criticizes New Leaders - ABC News

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 5:14pm

Kansas City Star
Libya's Ex-Oil Minister Criticizes New Leaders
ABC News
Outgoing oil and finance minister Ali Tarhouni also suggested in a press conference late Thursday that at least one of those foreign powers is trying to meddle excessively in Libya's internal affairs — an apparent reference to Qatar. ...
Ex-NTC Minister Describes New Cabinet as An Unrepresentative EliteTripoli Post
Libya's ex-oil chief slams leadersThe Press Association
Tarhouni lashes Libyan leadersUpstream Online

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Qatar to host 2022 FIFA World Cup despite poor climatic conditions - bettor.com (blog)

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 2:58pm

The Daily Star
Qatar to host 2022 FIFA World Cup despite poor climatic conditions
bettor.com (blog)
FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, has revealed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup will go according to plans, despite poor climatic conditions in Qatar. The decision came after several teams requested the governing body to change the venue or reschedule the ...
Blatter committed to summer World CupsSoccerway
Fifa president Sepp Blatter insists there are no plans to reschedule 2022 ...Goal.com
Guest columnist: Opening RoundThe New Age Online

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Emir of Qatar visits Morocco - Independent Online

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 12:00pm

Independent Online
Emir of Qatar visits Morocco
Independent Online
AP Morocco's King Mohammed VI, 2nd right, hosted a luncheon in honor of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani 2nd left after they signed a partnership agreement on the setting up of Morocco's Tourism Investment Authority in Rabat, Morocco. ...
Qatar inks $2 bln investment JV with MoroccoReuters Africa
Qatar: putting $1bn into the African infrastructure potFinancial Times (blog)
Qatar, Morocco to set up $2bn investment venture Friday, 25 November 2011 04:55Peninsula On-line
Gulf Times -Washington Post
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Qatar is jewel in QPM's $24.7bn global portfolio - Construction Week Online

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 11:06am
Qatar is jewel in QPM's $24.7bn global portfolio
Construction Week Online
While Qatar Project Management (QPM) is managing a $24.7bn global portfolio, with 11 mega projects in MENA alone, it expects Qatar itself to be the major source of its future growth, says COO Ezzat Ragab. ...

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Qatar's Retaj to Invest $500 Million in Turkey, Anatolia Reports - Bloomberg

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 10:45am

Hurriyet Daily News
Qatar's Retaj to Invest $500 Million in Turkey, Anatolia Reports
Bloomberg
Retaj Marketing & Project Management, a Doha-based real estate developer, will invest $500 million in Turkey to build Islamic Shariah-compliant hotels, state-owned Anatolia News Agency said, citing board ...
Qatari group to invest at least $500 mln in Turkish tourism industryToday's Zaman
Qatari firm to invest in Islamic hotelsHurriyet Daily News

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Qatar-owned PSG favourites to sign David Beckham - ArabianBusiness.com

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 10:28am

ArabianBusiness.com
Qatar-owned PSG favourites to sign David Beckham
ArabianBusiness.com
Qatar-owned Paris St Germain are poised to make their most high profile signing yet with the signature of David Beckham, it has been reported. Beckham has begun talks to join the French club, according to its sporting director Leonardo ...
GALAXY: PSG says Beckham talks onESPN (blog)
Beckham close to agreeing £10m contract with PSGThe Independent
EXCLUSIVE: Becks bonanza! England icon closes in on stunning £12m deal to end ...Daily Mail

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O'Malley to stop in Qatar on his way to India - Washington Post

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 8:33am
O'Malley to stop in Qatar on his way to India
Washington Post
Martin O'Malley is scheduled to leave for a trade mission to India with a stop in Qatar on the front end of the trip. The governor is leaving Friday with more than 100 business leaders, educators and state officials. Before arriving in Hyderabad, ...

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Qatar-Korea JBC a timely initiative, says official Friday, 25 November 2011 06:00 - Peninsula On-line

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 7:01am

Gulf Times
Qatar-Korea JBC a timely initiative, says official Friday, 25 November 2011 06:00
Peninsula On-line
DOHA: Setting up a joint business council to further improve the existing bilateral trade relations between Qatar and Korea is a timely initiative. This was stressed at the Qatar-Korea Business Contact Forum held yesterday at the ...
Proposal to set up Qatar-S Korean business panelGulf Times

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Freed Palestinians ready to start life afresh in Doha - Peninsula On-line

Date: 
Fri, 25/11/2011 - 4:55am
Freed Palestinians ready to start life afresh in Doha
Peninsula On-line
ABDUL BASIT By Francesca Astorri DOHA: It has been more than a month since the 15 Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit came to Qatar as part of the deal. Most of them were studying at universities when ...
Libya to reopen Qatar embassy within ten daysgulfnews.com
Mideast: former Palestinian detainees seek new life in QatarANSAmed

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