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Cricket may have no future at the Olympics - with the IOC having refused to include cricket as a game into the Olympics citing its diminutive popularity as the reason. However, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) is enthusiastic of raising the...
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Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani spoke on al-Jazeera recently and stated that an unidentified businessman sought to buy the popular Arabic-language news...
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made popular Apr 18 2009
The Arab League rejected an international arrest warrant for Sudan’s president on charges of war crimes in Darfur, and its leader said Qatar has done the same,...
made popular Mar 17 2009
Eco Factor: Sustainable, energy-efficient structure to be built in Qatar.
Next-gen architecture would not only be sustainable, but will also be a beautiful example of...
made popular Mar 16 2009
Designed by the Bangkok-based Aesthetic Architects GO Group, known for its innovative urban design and sustainable constructions worldwide, a new cactus may soon bloom...
made popular Mar 9 2009
Qatar Airways apparently names all its air crafts after places in Qatar. So, for instance, instead of an air craft being called 7456 [whatever] it is named after, say,...
made popular Mar 5 2009
Iraq’s oil minister said Tuesday that OPEC is “of course” weighing fresh output cuts to prop up prices, and, also underscored his government’s...
made popular Feb 17 2009
Darfur rebels and Sudan government officials exchanged blame for undermining three-day-old peace talks, which were overshadowed Thursday by fighting over a Darfur town...
made popular Feb 12 2009
A spokesman for Darfur’s chief mediator says a major rebel group and Sudanese government officials will meet in Qatar. The two sides have fought fierce battles in...
made popular Feb 7 2009
By now most people have heard by the disgraced C.I.A. officer stationed in Algiers, Andrew Warren, who drugged and raped several women.
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made popular Feb 6 2009
Belgian cycling team Topsport Vlaanderen Mercator says one of its riders was found dead in his hotel bed in Qatar.
made popular Feb 5 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was meeting Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister of Qatar in an attempt to forge a lasting halt to...
made popular Feb 2 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was meeting Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister of Qatar in an attempt to forge a lasting halt to...
made popular Feb 2 2009
During back-to-back summits in recent days, tiny Qatar displayed some big mood swings.
made popular Feb 1 2009
Qatargas said Monday that production of liquefied natural gas at its Qatargas I plant will resume by the end of this week after a breakdown outside the facility halted...
made popular Jan 19 2009
I suggested before that there is a forming camp within the Arab group existing on its own, and has a basic regional extent reaches Iran. This new camp wants to impose...
made popular Jan 19 2009
The Hamas political chief rejected Israel’s conditions for a Gaza cease-fire and demanded an immediate opening of the besieged territory’s borders, taking a...
made popular Jan 16 2009
A Qatar official says investigators are trying to determine what caused a breakdown that has halted about a third of the country’s liquefied natural gas output.
made popular Jan 15 2009
Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Navarro of Spain on Monday.
made popular Jan 5 2009
It’s harsh competition, but Qatar manages to outdo Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt in being the new #1 Arab puppet government. This following headline says it all:...
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