A ROUND of official talks between Qatar and Britain was led by Premier and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the Emiri Diwan yesterday.

Here’s what the world’s top eight players said yesterday at the draw for the Sony Ericsson Championships 2008, the season-ending event which begins at the Khalifa Tennis Complex tomorrow.

Authorities have stopped the daily auctions in the Central Fruit and Vegetable Market (CFVM) to prevent monopoly there and allow importers to increase products on offer, a senior official has said.

Barclays is set to unveil a £2bn-plus rescue package that will see the Qatar Investment Authority boost its investment in the British bank where it already owns an 8 per cent stake.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs hundreds of billions of dollars to protect struggling economies from the global financial crisis, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Sunday.

Al Jazeera Media Network yesterday launched a groundbreaking initiative called Public Liberties and Human Rights Desk headed by celebrated Al Jazeera journalist and former Guantanamo detainee Sami Al Haj, during a conference on 'The Media's Role in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms' at Doha Sheraton. The historic launch coincided with Al Jazeera's 12th anniversary.

The two-day Qatar National Vision seminar concluded here yesterday after charting a plan of action to achieve the goals of Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030.

Marriott International will develop three more hotels in Doha to cater to rapidly growing business tourism in Qatar, a top management official told The Peninsula yesterday.