American think-tank Brookings will exert pressure on the policy advisers of the next US president to push forward "The Doha Compact", a Brookings project on US relations with the Islamic World.

Emirates yesterday announced a revision in First, Business and Economy Class fares for tickets issued in Qatar, ranging from reductions of 20 to 40 percent.

A high-level team from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), headed by Vice Chairperson Issa Shaheen Al Ghanim, discussed potential cooperation between Russia and Qatar during a discussion with Russian Federal Agency for Nuclear Energy (Rosatom) held recently in Russia.

The biggest challenge facing society is controlling the deluge of satellite television channels broadcasting content that is either smut or interactive commercial programmes that encourage text message responses via cellphones, a top official said yesterday.

Qatar's oil and non-oil GDP growth will fall from the estimated 14 percent this year to 12.4 percent in 2009 while consumer price inflation will dip from the projected 15 percent this year to 13 percent next year, according to an International Monetary Fund report (IMF) on the world's economic outlook.

The number of foreign workers in Qatar has dramatically increased over the last few years to reach 89 percent of the total workforce, according to experts.

QTEL has launched a limited period promotion on its Ebhar dial-up internet cards which provides between 25% and 50% extra usage time on cards of different face value.

QATAR Airways was the gold sponsor of recent Business Travel Show, a prestigious industry event in Dubai.