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Is that authentic basmati rice ethnic biriyani you are eating? It seems not. Consumers of basmati rice in Qatar are apparently taken for a ride. People in Qatar are spending over $9m on fake basmati of the so called basmati –labels. A recent study done by The Peninsula shows that at least 50 percent of the so called basmati rice sold in Qatar retail market is adulterated with inferior quality grains.

SIR Willard White, one of the world’s great bass baritone singers, performed at two concerts in Doha recently. While he gave a performance on Wednesday evening in concert with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) at the Ladies Club at Aspire, he was on stage at Qatar Academy’s auditorium on Thursday in A Gala Evening of Songs.

Two leading Internet-based companies, Cisco and Trend Micro, have joined forces to help residents fight the Internet scam recently pervading in Qatar. Trend Micro, an Internet security software, recently teamed up with Cisco a much patronised wireless router, to help keep families safe from the onslaught of Internet scam. The partnership between the two companies was recently introduced to the local market at a time when a resident became a victim to a hacker while using her Yahoo Messenger

The Kingdom of Bahrain has expressed thanks for the stance Qatar expressed on the allegations which some Iranian officials repeated from time to time and which infringed on the sovereignty and independence of Bahrain.

Famous Japanese landscape photographer Takashi Amano unveiled his works on Thursday night at the Qatar Photographic Society. In his first exhibition in the Middle East, Takashi showcased his works of Sado, Japan .

“Weekends at The Pearl-Qatar are always jam-packed. We always have a good turnout of high-end shoppers, business visitors or residents who just want to hang out at the boardwalk at Porto Arabia,” said Malik Qaiser Awan, general manager of the United Fashion Co., The Pearl-Qatar.

An estimated 5,000 to 7,000 people, including single workers, shopkeepers and families, are expected to be displaced from Al Musherib locality, which is earmarked for large-scale demolition to give way to modern structures, says a Qatari social activist.

Al Jazeera television network has announced plans to enter North America by seeking permission to start its English channel from Canada.

Qatari companies becoming the main exporters of solar energy know-how is a long-term vision of Qatar Science & Technology Park, executive chairman Dr Tidu Maini said yesterday.

The College of the North Atlantic (CNA-Q) will tomorrow host the 2009 Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research. This annual event will see participants run, walk or skate to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. Registration will begin at noon with the run beginning at 2pm at the Duhail campus. CNA-Q has long been a sponsor of the event, with hundreds of employees taking part in the run each year and donating money throughout the year. In 2008, CNA-Q’s ‘free t-shirt campaign’ raised over QR1,000 in