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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.

By Bonnie James

Qatar Foundation is organizing a joint convocation ceremony on May 6 for 67 Qatari and 55 international students graduating from Weill Cornell Medical College, Texas A&M University, Carnegie Mellon University and Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Oasis Hotel, Qatar’s first star hotel and one of the prominent landmarks in Doha, is being demolished. The nearly five-decade-old hotel located off the Corniche and near the Doha International Airport is giving way to the new development plans. So saaaaad.....