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A round of official talks was held here yesterday between Qatar and South Korea chaired by HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo.

The special envoys to Sudan, to the UN Security Council permanent representatives and the European Union will meet in Doha tomorrow to push forward peace efforts on Darfur.

The 4th Qatar International Real Estate and Investment Exhibition (Q-Rex) was opened by HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning at the Qatar International Exhibition Center yesterday. With 15,000 square metres of display space, the four-day event is expected to generate business-to-business networking between developers, investors and potential buyers. Dohaland, which is taking part in a Q-Rex event for the first time, is displaying its flagship

After a lull of several months since the onset of global recession, banks here have restarted disbursing mortgage loans for properties which foreigners are allowed to buy, cheering up developers and

Business ADSL customers of Qatar Telecom (Qtel) have started enjoying better Internet services with the telecom company doubling their broadband speed yesterday free of charge, without the need for customers to apply for it.

In a rather animated session of the Doha Debates yesterday, which marked the end of the fifth series of debates, a majority of the participants agreed with the motion: ‘This house believes that Muslim women should be free to marry anyone they choose.’

All is set for the concert of two top Filipino musical artists, Yeng Constantino and Billy Crawford, who will perform live at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Thursday.

The amount of information being shared and sent electronically between government agencies, businesses and citizens is rapidly growing each day. Much of this information is private or confidential. To address the need for a safe and reliable network, the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) is creating a secure Government Network. The Government Network initiative, being implemented by ictQATAR’s i-Gov program, will allow for Qatar’s government agencies to be

Qatar Tourism and Exhibitions Authority has supported the move by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the Tourism Emergency Response Network (TERN) not to place travel restrictions owing to the spread of the swine flu virus, an official said yesterday.

The Land real estate investment and development has started inspection visits to its residential units in the 17 towers being developed on the Pearl-Qatar.