The kingdom's top 12 female 'ballers' are hitting the hardwood in preparation for the first GCC Women's Basketball Championship taking place in Doha later this month.
A LONG time ago I read a book entitled English Humour for Beginners, in that book the author, George Mikes, said: "English humour resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is suspicion that neither exists. Here the similarity ends - the Loch Ness Monster seems to be a gentle beast that harms no one; English humour is cruel."
International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank's (GIB) long-term issuer default rating at 'A', with a Stable outlook, and short-term issuer default rating at 'F1'.
