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The Doha Players Theatre will present the pantomime The Wishing Well from November 27 to 29 at the College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Building 1.

Thousands of visitors attended the glamorous PrivatDrive Super Car Show held at The Pearl Qatar this weekend.

Rock star and philanthropist Bono is coming to Doha next month to participate in the Qatar Foundation-sponsored Doha Debates, The Peninsula can reveal.

Real estate prices have fallen by almost 50 percent in the suburbs of Doha, reviving hopes of a downslide in the rental market, property market operators said yesterday.

Alternatives to the current sponsorship laws in the Gulf are being discussed in a number of countries, according to an expert, who said that he had been consulted on what shape these possible changes may take.

The Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, has warned that 2009 could be a challenging year for the crude market as large oil consuming countries would use less fuel due to the global economic meltdown.

The Doha Debates at Qatar Foundation yesterday saw a free discussion on the human rights issue in the Gulf, with a majority of the participants expressing the view that the rights of nationals as well as the migrant work force are not properly protected by the governments in the region. The motion “This House believes that Gulf Arabs value profit over people” was carried with 75 percent votes,.

QATAR has taken a pioneering lead in a United Nations Environment Programme’s initiative aimed at reducing or totally curbing the use of paper in international conferences, Gulf Times learnt yesterday.

As far as rumours going around, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Madonna, and Robert Diniro are among the celebrities coming to Qatar.