Gould, Hill added to umpire panel

Sethu Maathavan 8 months ago Region: Qatar

Former Sussex wicketkeeper Ian Gould said: "I am delighted to have been selected on to the elite panel. "I believe that having played cricket at a high level for 21 years I understand the game from the players' point of view and that I bring that empathy out in my umpiring." New Zealander Tony Hill added: "I am thrilled by this appointment. For me, umpiring is all about teamwork and so to be part of such a great team... more

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New rules likely for recruitments Gulf round-up

Sethu Maathavan a year ago Region: Qatar

DUBAI: Kuwait’s Parliament on Wednesday began an emergency session to discuss problems of expatriate workers following recent incidents of large-scale unrest and demands for change by a leading human rights organisation. The Parliament is discussing in detail the existing sponsorship system which is central to the recruitment of foreign workers. In most cases in the Gulf, recruitment of expatriates is possible o... more

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Nadal knocked out in Qatar

Hamidkhan 10 months ago Region: Qatar

Rafael Nadal's hopes of lifting the Qatar Open title are over after he was surprisingly beaten by France's Gael Monfils. Rafael Nadal's hopes of lifting the Qatar Open title are over after the world number one was surprisingly beaten 6-4 6-4 by France's Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals in Doha. Top seed Nadal had defeated Monfils easily in their three previous meetings but the exciting 22-year-old, who has risen to... more

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Bananas Hold Up WTO Trade Talks

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Qatar

Posted by Rachel Balik to findingDulcinea Disagreement over the fairness of reduced EU banana tariffs for Latin American countries may delay agreement in Doha talks. The World Trade Organization’s long-awaited Doha global trade pact is being stymied by a number of issues. One of the most pressing may be the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States' (ACP) position on banana tariffs. Currently, countries in... more

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Qatar: Online Community Comes to the Aid of Workers

Global Voices a year ago Region: Qatar

by Mohamed Nanabhay Early this week a fire broke out at a labour camp in Doha, Qatar, which destroyed the belongings of 600 workers. Labour camps in the Gulf states are usually large single sex-segregated dormitories that house hundreds of migrant workers who earn around $220 a month. The Gulf Times broke the story with details of the devastating impact of the fire on the labourers. Within hours of the story being r... more

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'Greatest Moment' for Qatari Football?

Global Voices a year ago Region: Qatar

Posted by Mohammed Nanabhay to Global Voices Online   Football fans in Qatar were ecstatic over the Qatari national team's 1-0 win over Iraq in a World Cup qualifier. Greeker described it as “Qatar's greatest football moment…” writing: 75th minute, Said Bachir heads in a goal. A moment frozen in time. QATAR lives its greatest moment in international football. This crucial victory com... more

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Sympathy and Support for Qatari Student Killed in the UK

Global Voices a year ago Region: Qatar

A 16-year-old Qatari student visiting Britain died as a result of head injuries sustained when he was attacked by local youth. Mohamed Al-Majed was in Hastings, East Sussex, attending an English language course. The circumstances of the death are still under investigation but the police “are treating his death as a murder inquiry, and are investigating it as racially motivated at this time.” ... more

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Digital Dilemmas

Taayeb a year ago Region: Qatar

High-speed communication, personal security, accessibility, and information management are the main reasons users cite for owning cell phones, PDAs, and wireless Internet. We experience our share of the "wireless situation" on a daily basis. These wireless waves have engulfed our social landscape by a storm, revolutionizing our communication in the past decade in ways that baffle a social scientist's imagination. iPho... more

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PIA cancelled Islamabad Chitral flights

G. H. Farooqui 2 years ago Region: Qatar

Islamabad-Chitral flights halted CHITRAL:  A dark day for Chitralis on 19 Nov when air service linking the district directly to the federal capital was terminated. PIA flights would now on operate to Chitral only from Peshawar as was the status 40 years ago. The direct air service from the capital was installed after much efforts from well meaning individuals but it received no support from politicians who were ... more

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