The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
The Prince of Wales could be asked to appear in court over his role in helping to block the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks housing scheme designed by Lord Rogers.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
She is the favourite, the one the Emir encourages to take centre-stage. Since Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani came to power in 1995, his second wife has refused to limit herself to the occasional official photo, instead mounting a personal challenge to the unwritten rule that banishes woman from public ...
Creeping Sharia (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
From debbieschlussel.com via the WSJ: …you have to scratch your head and wonder what idiots in the U.S. government–particularly the State Department ( it figures)–were thinking when WE sold our U.S. embassy in London to the ever-more-extremist Islamic Gulf State monarchy of Qatar. We owned it, but decided to sell it to them?! Remember, this is the [...]
The Food Traveller (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Two more of my photos have been accepted for exposition in another major photography competition, this time the Al Thani 2009 .
Here There and Everywhere (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
I know it is about that time of the year . . . clouds are gathering, you can almost smell rain coming. And yet it holds off. Every year, in Qatar, and also in Kuwait, the national leader gathers with his people and prays for rain. What country doesn’t need rain? Even in the Pacific [...]
Zaadz: Albert 's Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Global Leaders Achieve Major Outcomes At First World Innovation Summit For Education The closing plenary session of the first World Innovation Summit for Education - Wise has produced a number of ground-breaking outcomes that signal the beginning of a new era in global collaboration on education. Qatar: Saturday, November 21 - 2009 Wise concluded with a declaration of 10 core education priorities,...
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Six months after vacating the Al Rayyan hot-seat, Brazilian coach Paulo Autuori has returned to the Qatari giants to replace Marcus Paqueta.
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Sven Goran Eriksson could divide his time between Notts County and Cadiz under plans for a Swiss-Arab takeover of the Spanish second division club...
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Doha - Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, received here yesterday at Al Wajba Palace HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in presence of Qatar
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
" Iraqi border police turned a Qatari Emir home as he tried to enter the country for a hunting spree. Sheikh Jaber al-Khalifa al-Thani reached Iraq’s border in the southern city of Basra with a motorcade of more than 20 vehicles but was not allowed to enter. The Sheikh had obtained approval from the ministries of interior and foreign affairs but the permission was later overruled by Prime...
Sify (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Peter Meyer and Johnny Stanch have won a second consecutive Super Vee Unlimited class title at the Key West World Championship offshore powerboat races.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
ARGENTINA coach Diego Maradona has been handed a two-month ban from "any football-related activity" by a FIFA disciplinary committee for his outburst after last month's World Cup qualifier with Uruguay.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
UNLIKE His Highness, the Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, absolute ruler of Qatar, Fabio Capello is not all-powerful and he cannot turn the desert into a glittering oasis of stars.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Peter Meyer and Johnny Stanch have won a second consecutive Super Vee Unlimited class title at the Key West World Championship offshore powerboat races.
Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Day Three of the Global Champions Tour in Doha, Qatar opened with a unique victory for a rider for whom 2009 will be a year to be remembered.
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