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The U.S. attorney general says reviews are under way to decide which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts or special military tribunals.

Attorney General Eric Holder will lead the U.S. delegation to the Sixth Global Forum on Combating Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity, to be held November 7 - 8 in Doha, Qatar.

The mobile media centre displayed at the Second Civil Defence Exhibition. DOHA: Qatar will soon acquire a state-of-the art mobile media centre manufactured by the Dubai Civil Defence , according to a DCD official currently in Doha for the Second Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference being held at the Doha Exhibition Centre.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani on Thursday called for unity and solidarity of the Muslim nations, the official IRNA news agency reported.

HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholeifi addressing the session yesterday Doha: HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholeifi addressing the inaugural session of the 38th session of the council, said Qatar is witnessing a comprehensive developmental renaissance covering all facets of life.

Global engineering group, Cavotec MSL , has recently signed agreements to supply ground support equipment to several commercial and military airports around the world.

Doha: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani inaugurated yesterday the 38th ordinary session of the Advisory Council.

With very little dialogue, renowned UK director Peter Webber has captured some great moments from the history of Qatar through his film Jasim that tells the inspirational story of Sheikh Jasim bin Mohamed al-Thani, founder of modern Qatar.

Filming of the 90 million English-language film was set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Almoor Holdings, a Qatari media company, said.

This Gulf boomtown has set its sights on becoming the first Arab city to host the Olympics with a committee meeting Monday to consider a possible bid for the 2020 games.

Academy Award-winning actor Robert de Niro looks on as Team Qatar director Liz Mermin and some of the cast members receive the cash award for best film at the concluding ceremony of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival at the Museum of Islamic Art grounds last night.

"We are also producing an Arabic-language animation on the life of the Prophet with 30 episodes which should hit the market before the year-end," he added.

It was only a matter of time before talk of a pan-Asia-Pacific bloc became serious and the moment came over the weekend when regional leaders urged greater co-operation at a summit in Thailand .

Qatar: 4 hours, 15 minutes ago Qatar Airways' success story became the focus for the Doha Aviation Summit as international aviation executives and officials convened in Doha to discuss regional and global challenges facing the industry during a three-day conference.

England boss Fabio Capello has defended next month's trip to Qatar to face Brazil in a friendly and insists his players will return from international duty fresher than those from other countries.

Doha: Qatar has strongly condemned the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces and the use of force and violence against worshippers.

The world premiere of Jasim, a film on the rise to power and prominence of the founder and first ruler of modern Qatar, Sheikh Jasim bin Mohamed bin Thani, will be held tomorrow at 4pm as part of the inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival at the Museum of Islamic Art .

Qatar: 2 hours, 38 minutes ago Qatar Airways continued its expansion into India with the launch of its second route within two weeks - to the idyllic beach holiday destination of Goa Qatar Airways held a packed press conference in Goa following the airline's inaugural flight to its 10th destination in India.

Seetharaman speaks at the seminar. Below: Qatar Central Bank Governor HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Saud al-Thani seen with top dignitaries at the seminar The average rents for villas have fallen 15-20% in the first two months of this year, while apartment rents have remained stable in Qatar, according to Doha Bank CEO R Seetharaman.

Here's the schedule for the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship for the Unlimited Hydroplanes in Doha, Qatar on November 19-21. All times listed are in local time in Qatar.