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Where are the women in Hollywood?   While a number of high-profile producer credits may suggest otherwise, the situation for women working in Hollywood is dire – and getting worse, says Tom Brook. You could be led to believe that women in Hollywood have never had it so good. After all, the just-released mystery thriller Gone Girl – with its strong female...

Turkish action against IS in Syria 'unrealistic' Turkey's foreign minister says it cannot be expected to lead a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria on its own. Mevlut Cavusoglu also called for the creation of a no-fly zone over its border with Syria after talks in Ankara with new Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg. Turkey is under intense pressure...

Should Private Banks change tacks? First of all, to many of first-generation emerging market business owners, there is no such thing as “private” wealth. Typically, they are heavily involved with the day-to-day running of their company, and will reinvest any spare cash into the business. A recent report we commissioned on high-net-worth business owners in Asia, Africa and the Middle...

Filipino family and guests killed in ghastly accident (death Filipino family in accident) A Doha-based Filipino family of three and their two guests on a visit from Saudi Arabia were the five victims of the ghastly accident that happened on Monday. The Gulf Times reported on the accident, saying it happened near Hamad International Airport on the Corniche-Wakrah highway. Philippine ambassador Crescente Relacion...

Around 65,000 animals sacrificed this Eid Al Adha Some 65,000 animals worth QR81.25m were sacrificed during the four days of Eid Al Adha, according to Qatar Meat and Livestock Company (Widam). It said demand for sacrificial animals was high and pushed the prices up by about 15 percent, each animal with an average price of QR1,250. For Eid Al Adha, the company had...

New bike rental service at Aspire Park cheers Qatar cycling enthusiasts The recent debut of a new 5km biking track at Aspire Park has won cheers from many Qatar residents, especially among people in the growing bicycling community. The track is part of a new cycle rental service at Aspire, where residents above the age of five years old can rent bicycles and...

Six things to do in Qatar this weekend (Oct. 8-11) ( best weekend in Qatar) For those who want to make the most of their remaining Eid holiday, there are plenty of things to check out in Qatar over the next several days, including outdoor activities like cycling and paragliding, and breast cancer solidarity events. Cycling at Aspire Get healthy this weekend and check...

FP,PARIS Formerly responsible for strategic planning at Real Madrid, Spaniard Ivan Bravo is now charged with the task of building a Qatar side capable of competing at the 2022 World Cup on home soil. Bravo is now the Director General of the Aspire Academy in Qatar, the national academy of sport which, he says, is attempting to"give sporting success"to the Gulf...

PARIS: Football legend Franz Beckenbauer has backed the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.   “I wish to to see the World Cup in Qatar,” the former German World Cup winning captain said. When asked about the timing of the World Cup in Qatar, the 69-year-old said ‘winter would be a better choice’. The Bayern Munich star went on to say that...

Undoubtedly one of the most straightforward and most beautiful books of the author. I hope you enjoy reading this book (The Winner Stands Alone) A profound meditation on personal power and innocent dreams that are manipulated or undone by success, The Winner Stands Alone is set in the exciting worlds of fashion and cinema. Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours...

Author Dan Brown to speak at Sharjah International Book Fair (UAE | Education) Dubai: Dan Brown, famed for gripping his readers with sleuth pursuits solving historical cryptographs and symbols with books such as The Da Vinci Code, has been announced as the guest of honour at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which begins on November 5. The American novelist, 50, has sold...

Federer, Nadal bid to dethrone Djokovic (Sport | Tennis) Shanghai: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal enter this week’s Shanghai Masters bidding to unseat current champion Novak Djokovic, who appears on an unstoppable march to ending the year as number one for the third time. “Incredible” was how the Serbian described his victory in the China Open final on Sunday, one of the...

Chicago: 10 great things to do (Travel | Destinations) In brief : As of last week, you can easily fly to Chicago daily — with the launch of Emirates’ 14 hour, 40 minute service to the city — but what exactly are you going to do while there? Here are tabloid!’s top ten things to enjoy there — all doable in five days.Apart...