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.....

Source ::: The Peninsula Flying Officer William of Wales at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after his visit to Kandahar Airfield Unit, in Afghanistan. Prince William’s visit to meet troops in Afghanistan this weekend drew a mixed response yesterday, with some condemning it as a public relations exercise and others praising the future king. The 25-year-old, who is second-in-line to the throne, spent about three hours on the ground at Kandahar airfield on Monday. (AFP)

The Health Sciences Department of Qatar University's College of Arts and Sciences yesterday celebrated receiving an official five-year accreditation award for its Biomedical Sciences Program. The accreditation was awarded by the US-based National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), the premier agency for accreditation of education programmes in the clinical laboratory sciences. The Peninsula

Doha • VCUQatar recently hosted a Leadership Awards Night to recognize all students who participate in student clubs, activities and workshops.

Doha - Carrefour hypermarket chain in Qatar has decided to fix the prices of 50 food items until the end of 2008 in a bid to counter the rising inflation, and in the larger interest of the consumers.

Doha - The Qatar Development Bank (QDB)Qatar Development Bank (QDB)'s capital increase to QR10bn will set the bank in a stronger position to provide financing newer sectors, particularly agriculture, livestock and fisheries, according to a senior bank official.