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The Democratic lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump in the United States said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country’s system of government. In a brief filed ahead of a Saturday deadline, the lawmakers laid out their arguments supporting charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against the...

Ayutla, Guatemala - Hondurans taking part in a caravan of more than 4,000 migrants and asylum-seekers hope to pass militarised Mexican border checkpoints on Saturday. Paula Dolmo, a 30-year-old from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, stood alongside the bridge with her two sons as a group of more than two hundred migrants attempted to negotiate their way into Mexico. She says she fled Honduras due to the...

Forces loyal to Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar have blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country's main ports on the eve of an international summit aimed at bringing peace to the North African country. Powerful tribal groups loyal to Haftar, whose forces control eastern Libya and much of the south, seized several large export terminals on Friday along the eastern coast as...

The Iranian Football Federation (IFF) has said it would stand up to the "illegal" decision by the Asian Football Confederation to ban the country from hosting any international matches on Iranian soil. Federation chief Heidar Baharvand said the federation and managers of the four teams playing in the AFC Champions League held an extraordinary meeting on Saturday and decided unanimously...

Dozens of people have been wounded after security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters trying to reach Martyrs' Square, the hub of a months-long protest movement in Lebanon calling for changes to the country's political and financial systems. On Saturday, demonstrators set out from various spots in the capital Beirut in a march...

Kibawe, Philippines - The Pulangi River surges through the remote Pantaron range of central Mindanao, where Manobo indigenous people steer boats to small riverside encampments and grow food and herbal medicine in mountains they consider sacred. But a $800m China-backed hydropower dam project is set to drastically change this landscape in the southern Philippines, displacing dozens of indigenous communities who call...

Iran-aligned Houthi rebels attacked a military training camp in southern Yemen on Saturday, killing 60 military personnel and wounding dozens others, Saudi state television said. Al Ekhbariya television quoted sources as saying the attack in the city of Marib was was carried out with ballistic missiles and drones. More: Yemen's war: Signs conflict could wind down in 2020: UN At least five killed in attack...

HEC Paris in Qatar honoured the Class of 2019 at a special graduation ceremony held in Doha recently. This year’s graduating classes included 31 Executive MBA (EMBA), 80 Specialised Master in Strategic Business Unit Management (SBUM) and 16 Specialised Master in Strategic Business Unit Management – Financial Regulation programme participants. While a vast number of SBUM graduates are Qataris, a large...

Qatar University (QU) College of Engineering (CENG) has announced that it will organise the World Congress of Engineering and Technology (WCET) from February 2-5 at Grand Hyatt Doha. The WCET will join both the IEEE International Conference on Informatics, IoT (Internet of Things), and Enabling Technologies (ICIoT’20) and International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC2020). CIC 2020 is co-organised by...

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) yesterday celebrated International Volunteer Day under the theme, ‘Thank You Volunteers’ at Katara - the Cultural Village Foundation in the presence of HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs Yousuf bin Mohamed al-Othman Fakhro. Ali bin Hassan al-Hammadi, QRCS secretary-general, described the organisation as the “first foundation of voluntary work” in Qatar...

Doha Festival City has announced its collaboration with Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) as a retail partner for Shop Qatar 2020. The partnership brings to visitors and shoppers “super deals” from retailers at Festival City, whereby they can participate in the second raffle draw scheduled on January 24, according to a press statement. Prizes come in five categories: the first will...

Ibhar for Exhibitions & Conferences (E&C) is organising the Franchise 2020 Conference & Expo on January 27, under the auspices of Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani. Touted as Qatar’s first franchise conference and exhibition, the event will take place at Al Majlis Hall, Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel. The event is being held through joint efforts...

Dave Senior, partner and strategist at Toronto-based digital agency Playground Inc, explained the difference between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and the role each plays in transforming experiences and professions, during a lecture at Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q). Artificial intelligence continues to reshape all aspects of everyday life. From driverless cars and supermarkets with no cashiers to factory...

Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the authorised general distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Qatar, welcomed a group of students from the Youth Club at Shatharat Educational Training Centre, at its Mitsubishi service centre in the Industrial Area. The visit aimed to introduce the students to different sections of the centre, allowing them to get familiar with its daily procedures - starting...