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QTEL joint venture company wi-tribe, which will exclusively provide WiMAX services outside Qatar, was launched yesterday.

DOHA • As Qatar's economy continues to grow at breakneck speed, more job opportunities in brand new sectors are opening up. The events industry is a case in point.

LULU Hypermarket’s cookery contest was jointly opened by Mona Sulaiti and Mohamed Althaf, regional director of LuLu Group yesterday.

QATAR University’s College of Law students received a group of legal experts, comprising civil and commercial court judges and regulatory tribunal members of the Qatar Financial Centre, at their class on general legal survey.

Doha • As part of a string of key joint venture projects between Qatar and Bahrain, the chambers of commerce in the two countries will set up a joint bank shortly, said Dr Essam Fakhroo, Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).

DOHA • The Upper Criminal Court on Thursday heard a case involving an American student living in Qatar accused of allegedly killing a pedestrian in a road accident on Salwa Road a few months ago.

Doha • The Autism Awareness Campaign of Britain has praised Qatar for highlighting a range of issues related to autism, says a report.

Doha • A criminal court recently heard a case of pickpocketing involving a woman. The woman was accused of targeting men at crowded places.

By Noimot Olayiwola

MANAMA: Vinci Construction Grands Projects, leader of a consortium of construction companies, and Middle East Dredging Company – Medco –(a subsidiary of CFE, a Vinci Group company) signed the design-build contract for the causeway between Qatar and Bahrain with the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation yesterday.