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After showcasing the best-ever Asian Games in 2006, the successful staging of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha gave further evidence of Qatar’s ability as a host, stirring the imagination more than any previous events.

Giant offshore structure on way to the North Field

A gigantic offshore structure, which will be key to producing natural gas for the multi-billion dollar Pearl Gas-to-Liquids project, is now on its way to Qatar for permanent positioning on the sea-bed in the North Field.

Deputy Emir opens career fair

HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani inaugurated yesterday the Qatar Career Fair 2010 at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre, under the slogan “Discover Today, Succeed Tomorrow”.

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SEC permission needed for hike in school fees

The Education Institute at Qatar’s Supreme Education Council (SEC) will receive applications from schools for increasing tuition and other fees until March 31, a spokesman said yesterday.

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Debate over bluefin tuna heats up in Doha

The US “intends to try very hard” to get a ban on all international commercial trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a senior official told Gulf Times yesterday.

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Mubarak’s health is ‘improving’

The health of Egypt’s president is improving following gallbladder surgery last week, a spokeswoman for the German hospital where he is receiving treatment said in Berlin yesterday.

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Protesters swarm Bangkok, seek polls

More than 100,000 protesters converged in Bangkok yesterday and gave Thailand’s military-backed government an ultimatum to call elections within 24 hours or face crippling demonstrations across the capital.

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Stock regulator revokes E&Y licence

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority said yesterday it had revoked the securities business licence of Ernst & Young because of “several violations” of the kingdom’s capital market law and implementing regulations.

Robles stuns Trammell, Lagat bags 3,000m gold

Doha: Cuban Dayron Robles shocked favourite American Terrence Trammell to claim the 60m hurdles gold but the United States still clinched two more gold medals in the men’s section to finish on top of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships with eight gold and 17 overall medals.

Focus on safety as GCC Traffic Week begins

The 26th GCC Traffic Week with the theme, “Be aware of others’ faults,” commenced yesterday with an exhibition at the Pearl-Qatar.

Alonso wins on Ferrari debut

Fernando Alonso won the season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix and led a Ferrari one-two in a dream debut with the Italian glamour team yesterday.

French maestro leads orchestra

The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) welcomed well known French composer Marc Minkowski to take up the baton recently, when the composer led the orchestra in the latest concert to be held as part of their extensive programme during Doha’s year as the Capital of Arab Culture.

Veronica steals 60m title, 800m silver for Britain’s Meadows

Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown set a personal best of 7.00 seconds for gold to create a huge upset in the women’s 60m sprint here on the final day of the IAAF World Indoor Athletic Championships at the Aspire Dome yesterday.

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