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Checklist: Tips on what to do before leaving Qatar for good As the annual summer exodus of expats preparing to repatriate to their home countries...

Doha Film Institute’s third Ajyal youth festival to return in November The third annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival will take place at Katara Cultural Village...

Syrian Electronic Army hacks Washington Post’s mobile site Screen grab of SEA claiming Washington Post’s mobile site hack on Twitter. The mobile site of the Washington...

'King of Blues' B.B. King dies at 89 Legendary Blues singer and guitarist B.B. King has died in Las Vegas at the age of 89,...

Portrait of a Nation: the ambassador, entrepreneur and trekker Before becoming the ambassador and entrepreneur that he is today, Omar Ghobash spent years trekking through...

Burmese ruby sells for record $30 mln at auction The “Sunrise Ruby” from Myanmar, part of a collection of Cartier jewels up for auction, had...

Ministry Launch Book Marking World Migratory Bird Day Doha, May 10 (QNA) - The Ministry released Sunday a book on Irkaya region in Qatar celebrating...

Travel search engine: Ticket fares from Qatar to Europe plunge 16% Qatar residents flying to Europe have been spending an average of US$143 less for...

Eight-year-old smuggled from Morocco to Spain in suitcase A picture provided by Spanish Guardia Civil on May 8, 2015 shows an X-ray image showing an...

Maurice Flanagan, who helped launch Emirates airline, dies Sir Maurice Flanagan, a British aviation executive who helped get Emirates airline off the ground and guided...

Migrant population to decrease in Qatar by 2030 Qatar expects a steady decline of migrants in the coming years as the current employment rates are...

Modest dress campaign revived with new ‘You matter in Qatar’ slogan A local campaign to promote modest dress in public places is entering its fourth...

Qatar Charity receives QR920mn in donations Qatar Charity (QC) received a total of QR920mn in donations last year, marking a 43% increase over the previous...

101-year-old rescued after Nepal quake as fears grow in rural areas Rescuers have pulled a 101-year-old man alive from his ruined home a week after...