Tiny Qatar vies for big regional role
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Israel's Shimon Peres traveled to the Persian Gulf state last week, highlighting its unconventional foreign policy.
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JAKARTA - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are planning to boost regional cooperation in investment amid tight international competition - especially in the sector of infrastructure.
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Qatar will invest 335 million dollars in tourist development schemes in the northern Moroccan city of Tangiers, a news agency has said.
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When one of the world's smallest countries owes the world's largest company, you can bet who wins.
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DUBAI: The oil-rich Gulf states hold their annual summit next week amid a persistent threat from Islamic militants and growing differences between regional giant Saudi Arabia and its smaller neighbors.
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A Bridgewater company is betting the road to success goes through some of the world's poorest countries.
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Qatar received bids from seven of 12 qualified companies and groups for the Gulf Arab state's second mobile phone license, the telecom regulator said on Tuesday.
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Some of the regionâs best minds are captivated by the challenge of solar power and hope to put the development of solar technologies on a faster track.
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Swap of shares and cash with Dubai sees it winning Swedish exchange--but Qatar looks ready to make a bid, too.
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As part of its regional expansion, Emirates Computers today announced its intention to establish a comprehensive IT and related services operation in Qatar, in partnership with Ebrahim AL Neama Holding, with offices in Doha.  Commenting on the initiative, Mr.
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Booming China has been urged to help its poorer neighbours by Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who said a larger role by the nascent giant could boost development and improve regional security.
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A new concept of the college campus is taking root: a small city in the country that is not for only the young.
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Life can be cramped when you live on a remote cluster of tiny coral islands in the Indian Ocean, so the Maldives has plumped for a novel if seemingly extreme solution -- build a new island from scratch.
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While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.
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Qatar is seeking tenders to build a oil refinery with a capacity of 250,000 barrels a day, Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah said on Saturday.
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Qatar on Monday became the first Arab country to commit troops to the expanded U.N. force set up to keep the peace between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.
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A small population of dwarves in rural Ecuador could hold the answer.