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His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to the President of Benin, Patrice Talon, on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. Amir greets Swiss president His Highness...

HBKU Press has just released the Arabic translation of the 2018 publication, The Gulf Crisis: The View from Qatar, marking the two-year anniversary of the 2017 blockade of Qatar. The Gulf Crisis: The View from Qatar features in-depth analyses by local scholars who explore several aspects of the blockade through first-hand accounts, while including details about the regional and global...

Were the ancient Egyptians able to use reed boats to travel as far as the Black Sea thousands of years ago? A group of adventurers believe so, and will try to prove their theory by embarking on a similar journey in reverse. In mid-August the team of two dozen researchers and volunteers from eight countries will set off from the...

The Indian government and women’s groups yesterday hailed “historic” legislation that criminalised ‘instant divorce’ for Muslims, but an influential Muslim group said it would launch a legal challenge. The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament, passed a bill on Tuesday banning the practice that allowed men to separate from their wives by saying “talaq” three times. Husbands who use it...

Authorities recovered the body of coffee baron V G Siddhartha floating in a river yesterday, two days after his disappearance sparked speculation that he was under intense financial strain. The recovery of Siddhartha’s body unnerved investors in his Cafe Coffee Day empire and sent its shares plunging to an all-time low yesterday. Coffee Day Enterprises held an emergency board meeting yesterday...

A teenage rape case that has rocked India will be examined by the country’s top court, the chief justice said yesterday, days after the alleged victim was critically hurt in a suspicious car crash. The 19-year-old is fighting for her life in hospital after the car she was in was smashed by a truck on Sunday, killing two of her...

Work in several hospitals in India were hit yesterday following a nationwide call for strike given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to protest against the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019. Doctors refused to attend out-patient departments (OPDs). OPDs at the Calcutta National Medical College in West Bengal were completely paralysed while other hospitals protested for a few hours. A patient who...

Ooredoo announced yesterday that it has launched a new digital recharge option for its Hala customers, meaning they will no longer need to purchase paper recharge cards. The new Direct Top-Up recharges will be available at a number of retail outlets across Qatar via electronic point-of-sale terminals. In line with Ooredoo’s goal of complete digitalisation, the current paper recharge cards...

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) highlighted the importance of raising the level of health education and creating healthy behaviour patterns in relation to food and fast food and its impact on the health of children. The PHCC explained that fast food contain a hot substance in their components that irritates the membranes of the digestive system and that fast...

The Ministry of Culture and Sports has announced the names of the six outstanding participants in the Doha Islamic Youth Forum, which was held by the ministry among the activities of ‘Doha – The Capital of Islamic Youth 2019’ from July 7-11, 2019. They are Ahmed al-Mohannadi (Qatar), Banjkeed Asambada (Indonesia), Aedi Ahmed (Cameroon), Bouchra Massoudi (Algeria), Khadija Ajnoui (Morocco)...

Saudi Arabia could be banned from competing in future football tournaments in a bid by the sport’s governing bodies to stamp out piracy. In a joint statement FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League, the Bundesliga and Serie A, said they were giving up on a failed legal action against the rogue station, beoutQ. Instead they would be pursuing the Saudi-based pirate TV...

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met Wednesday with Iraq's Minister of Interior Affairs, Dr Yassin Taher al-Yasiri, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral ties and ways to develop them in various fields, especially in the security field, in addition to discussing issues of mutual interest. Source:gulf-times.com

Qatar Airways recently organised a visit to the Centre for Empowerment and Elderly Care (Ehsan). Pilots and cabin crew spent time with the elderly, presented gifts and showed the appreciation of the national carrier to the shapers of the nation. Ehsan executive director, Mubarak bin Abdulaziz al-Khalifa, said: “We wish to thank Qatar Airways for this initiative of visiting the residents...

QIC Insured, the personal division arm of Qatar Insurance (QIC), has installed a self-service kiosk for buying and renewing Third Party Liability (TPL) boat or yacht insurance for private and commercial use. This is the first-of-its-kind in the field of boat and yacht insurance in Qatar. Located at the ground floor level at the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the...