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The Qtel-Vodafone rivalry has taken an interesting twist with the former accusing the latter of hosting an event at the weekend that ‘ran counter to the traditional business culture of Qatar’.

The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has dropped its controversial decision to remove non-Qatari students from certain grades from Independent Schools.

Around 12,000 people, aged 14 and up, cheered and danced during Akon’s concert by the beach at the Doha InterContinental Hotel last night. In an electric 90-minute performance, international performer Akon sang his more popular songs, like ‘Beautiful, Dangerous’ (from his latest album Freedom), and some of his other famous songs. http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=May2009&file=Local_News2009052313755.xml

More than 200 students from various schools in Doha participated in the painting workshop organised by the International Academy for Intercultural Development (IAID) as part of the World Environment Day (WED) celebration, yesterday.

Analysts here believe it is unlikely for the UAE to rejoin the regional monetary union after having decided to pull out of it over the issue of the proposed Gulf central bank being headquartered in Saudi Arabia.

At the conclusion of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani’s visit to Singapore, Qatar Telecom (Qtel) yesterday launched a new office in the country in the context of the company’s efforts to expand its presence in Southeast Asia and enhance the level of support to its branches in the region.

Vodafone Qatar will start offering Internet services soon and launch new price offers for its customers in June, Grahame Maher, chief executive officer of Vodafone Qatar, said yesterday.

In an unexpected move, the Supreme Education Council has issued a directive to Independent schools to cancel the registration of all expatriate students in certain grades, reports Al Sharq.

Public awareness about Qatar’s citizenship law is low, the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has said.

Qatar’s construction sector will experience a 17.6 percent year-on-year growth this year, as funds from gas revenue are reinvested in infrastructure, according to the organisers of a real estate conference.