Qatar News http://www.topix.com/world/qatar http://www.topix.com/rss/world/qatar.xml News on Qatar continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Seven LNG ships to join RasGas fleet http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/seven-lng-ships-to-join-rasgas-fleet?fromrss=1 Doha * RasGas plans to expand its fleet by adding more carriers to cope with the increasing demand for the liquefied natural gas from Qatar soon. via The Peninsula

]]> The Peninsula Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:54:13 GMT 080217UFOVGF 0 Barriers to farm trade: Developing nations hail WTO proposals http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/barriers-to-farm-trade-developing-nations-hail-wto-proposals?fromrss=1 "All parts of this negotiation must move forward in concert, goods, agriculture and services"

Developing nations hail WTO proposals GENEVA: Developing countries on Saturday welcomed WTO proposals to reduce barriers to farm trade but voiced reservations on those calling for a further opening of their own ... via Daily Times

]]> Daily Times Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:33:06 GMT 080216RNCE6Q 0 Domasco launches Nabucco collection http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/domasco-launches-nabucco-collection?fromrss=1 DOHA Marketing Services Company has launched Raymond Weil's Nabucco collection of watches. via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:27:14 GMT 0802161863LR 0 Emerging countries give mixed reaction to WTO ideas to break Doha deadlock http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/emerging-countries-give-mixed-reaction-to-wto-ideas-to-break-doha-deadlock?fromrss=1 "The EU calls on WTO members to work together to deliver (negotiating) modalities that respect both the sensitivity of developing countries and the Doha mandate of generating real and new market access in non-agricultural products"

The entrance of the World Trade Organisation headquarters in Geneva. Developing countries on Friday welcomed WTO proposals to reduce barriers to farm trade but voiced reservations on those calling for a further ... via TurkishPress.com

]]> TurkishPress.com Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:39:18 GMT 0802151FJVNB 0 Doha and Abu Dhabi bridge could cost $13bn http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/doha-and-abu-dhabi-bridge-could-cost-13bn?fromrss=1 DUBAI: A proposed causeway linking Abu Dhabi with Doha may cost about $13bn, London-based Meed magazine reported, citing a consultant that could be involved in the project. via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:27:58 GMT 080215617LBA 1 Qatari Diar signs deal for $500mn Yemen project http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/qatari-diar-signs-deal-for-500mn-yemen-project?fromrss=1 "Qatari Diar hopes that the focus on enhancing the economic viability of tourism in Yemen will have a positive long-term impact on the Yemeni people and on relations between Qatar and Yemen"

QATARI Diar Real Estate Investment Co unveiled plans for a major development, Al Rayyan Hills, in Yemen yesterday. via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:37:32 GMT 080214JQHEST 0 Exquisite collection of watches http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/exquisite-collection-of-watches?fromrss=1 "Universal Geneve models are made entirely in Switzerland and meet the highest Swiss watchmaking standards"

After a successful participation at last year's Baselworld with its "series-produced" Microtor steel watch, a model "eagerly awaited" by specialists and enthusiasts, renowned Swiss watchmaker Universal Geneve ... via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:41:21 GMT 0802148N72OS 0 Sidra Medical Center launches official website http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/sidra-medical-center-launches-official-website?fromrss=1 "As a fundamental element of its design, Sidra will provide specialty care for women and children to help nurture and protect our families - the heart of our culture"

QATAR Foundation's proposed landmark healthcare project, Sidra Medical and Research Center, yesterday announced the launch of its official website www.sidra.org in both English and Arabic. via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:36:45 GMT 080213LNDE02 0 QFC sponsors International Fund Investment conference http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/qfc-sponsors-international-fund-investment-conference?fromrss=1 The Qatar Financial Centre Authority sponsored a conference held by International Fund Investment magazine - which is based in the UK - at the Four Seasons Hotel, Doha on 28 January. via AME Info

]]> AME Info Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:44:47 GMT 080213U5TDJL 0 Qatar vow to combat poverty at summit http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/qatar-vow-to-combat-poverty-at-summit?fromrss=1 NEW YORK: Qatar has expressed its belief in the importance of social development and human well-being at the World Summit for Social Development. via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:56:26 GMT 0802124RB5TP 0 Get your mind out of the Qatar, 1: Getting there http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/get-your-mind-out-of-the-qatar-1-getting-there?fromrss=1 "All invoices should have a non-Israeli clause clearly mentioned."

We just got back from a week in Qatar, the only country in the world that starts with Q . This is the first of several posts about a qrazy trip to a country that most people know nothing about. via Mah Rabu

]]> Mah Rabu Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:06:04 GMT 08021261JE9C 0 In Oil-Rich Mideast, Shades of the Ivy League http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/in-oil-rich-mideast-shades-of-the-ivy-league?fromrss=1 "I wanted to know what to expect, so I don't go crazy next year."

On a hot October evening, hundreds of families flocked to the sumptuous Ritz Carlton here in this Persian Gulf capital for an unusual college fair, the Education City roadshow. via University Business

]]> University Business Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:17:52 GMT 0802129RRHV8 0 Chief exec outlines League strategy http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/chief-exec-outlines-league-strategy?fromrss=1 "You can't sit here in the job I have and say never. "We've said it is a six to 10-year deal and it will be three years before it starts. We think it is a 10-year play in terms of protecting our domestic position, because that's what it does."

Richard Scudamore has labelled the proposed plan to play Premier League games abroad as a "strategic play" to stay ahead of the competition. via Team Talk

]]> Team Talk Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:53:31 GMT 080211TFGGOC 0 Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/universities-rush-to-set-up-outposts-abroad?fromrss=1 "It's like earnest money: if you're a $50 million donor, I'll take you seriously"

Carnegie Mellon University's campus in Doha, Qatar, where an American education is available to Persian Gulf students. via HendersonvilleNews.com

]]> HendersonvilleNews.com Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:49:31 GMT 0802101C66RE 0 The Pearl Qatar Real Estate Development Fund L.P.-Shari'a Compliant; $600m http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/the-pearl-qatar-real-estate-development-fund-l-p-sharia-compliant-600m?fromrss=1 United Development Company , one of the leading public shareholding companies in Qatar has completed the fundraising for the first [tbc] fully Shari'a compliant closed-ended real estate development fund in the ... via AME Info

]]> AME Info Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:13:28 GMT 080210RBH36M 0 Lanka building chamber to open Qatar office in April http://www.topix.net/world/qatar/2008/02/lanka-building-chamber-to-open-qatar-office-in-april?fromrss=1 "We are looking forward to be a partner in the development of Qatar and the mission's one of the objectives is to provide professional expertise in the construction industry"

Atugoda, Thalgodapitiya, Senaratne and Fonseka talk about the trade mission DOHA: Sri Lanka's Chamber of Construction and Industry will open an office in Qatar in April as part of efforts to enhance the Gulf ... via Gulf Times

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