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BRITISH Airways – the UK’s flagship carrier which operates daily flights from Doha to London Heathrow – has revealed it will serve over 38,000 Christmas dinners on its flights during the forthcoming festive season, a spokesperson said yesterday.

DOHA has asked Manila for more time to study the situation in the conflict-hit Mindanao region after Philippine President Gloria Arroyo made a formal request to Qatar to act as a “facilitator of the peace process”, a top Filipino official told Gulf Times yesterday.

More than 300 camels and riders are all set to go on an exciting journey through ancient Bedouin routes deep in the Qatari deserts close to the border villages of Saudi Arabia on Friday morning.

Amnesty International has only “limited access” to most Arab countries while investigating and documenting human rights violations in the region, according to an expert from the organisation.

Qatar warned yesterday that the GCC would suspend talks on a free trade deal with the European Union if an impasse in the 20-year-old negotiations continues.

Qtel has received public credit ratings from three of the world’s most prominent organizations in the field.

Qatar’s growing demand for electricity and water must be met through careful planning and wise exploitation of the resources, said Issa Shaheen Al Ghanim, vice chairman of Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa).

Qatar's economy could grow 10.3 percent in 2009 despite the global financial turmoil as it expands exports of liquefied natural gas, making it the world's fastest-growing economy, Samba Financial Group said on Sunday.