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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled the Greek capital Athens yesterday, briefly knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running from buildings in panic. The European Earthquake Monitoring Centre (EMC) recorded the quake’s epicentre at a point 22km (14 miles) northwest of the city. Its website quoted a witness as saying that the quake was “strong...

An early goal by Baghdad Bounedjah, a prolific striker for Qatari club Al Sadd, propelled Algeria to their second Africa Cup of Nations title - and first in 29 years - after a 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane’s Senegal in yesterday’s final in Cairo. Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start in the second minute when his deflected shot looped over...

HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, congratulated Algeria on its Africa Cup of Nations win through a tweet last night even as celebrations in Doha followed the North African team’s victory over Senegal in Cairo. Congratulations also poured in from Al Sadd, where Baghdad Bounedjah, the goalscorer for Algeria in the final, plays...

Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co, the exclusive agent for Renault in Qatar, has announced a “sensational offer” on two of its flagship models – the Koleos and the Talisman. With this offer, customers can make “big savings” when they buy any of these two vehicle models. This offer is available for a limited period only, for just seven days, from...

Vodafone Qatar has launched a limited-time offer that allows customers to be among the first in the world to connect their homes to 5G. With this, customers can now “GigaPower their homes for free” with Vodafone GigaHome 5G. New customers who subscribe to the GigaHome 5G Classic plan will get high-speed 5G Internet at home with two months’ free rental valued...

Strong winds are again expected in some places during the daytime, the Qatar Met department has said in its forecast for today. Offshore areas, too, are likely to see windy conditions and high seas. The Met department had recently said northwesterly fresh to strong winds (locally known as AlBawarih) were expected to continue affecting the country until July 18, ranging in...

After extradition request, US authorities arrest Toledo, who faces corruption charges in Peru. Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who faces corruption charges in his home country, was arrested in the United States following an extradition request, US and Peruvian authorities said on Tuesday. The US Marshals Service arrested Toledo and he appeared before US Magistrate Judge Thomas S Hixson in Northern California, the US Justice...

Dr Leana Wen cites 'philosophical differences over the direction and future' of the US's leading abortion provider. The president of Planned Parenthood, Dr Leana Wen, was removed Tuesday after just eight months on the job as the organisation faced unprecedented challenges related to its role as the leading abortion provider in the United States. Wen, in a Twitter post, said she learned...

The US action against senior army officers comes as the military has continued to 'commit human rights violations'. The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on Myanmar's military Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders due to their role in the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingyaminority. The State Department said it took action against army chief Min Aung Hlaing and three others after finding...

The symbolic vote is aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him after racist tweets. Washington, DC - The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump's racist tweets against four Democratic congresswomen of colour. Before the vote, Representative John Lewis, a Democrat and civil rights leader who marched with Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s,...

Rescue operation under way following the collapse of four-storey residential building in Mumbai's Dongri area. At least 10 people were killed and at least 10 others were feared trapped under rubble after a building collapsed during heavy monsoon rains which lashed India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said. Torrential downpours have swept away homes, triggered landslides and claimed at least 180...

Doha says the seized air-to-air missile was sold to a 'friendly' third country that wishes not to be named. A French missile once owned by Qatar's military and found among a huge arsenal of weapons seized in Italy was sold by the Gulf state 25 years ago to a third country, Qatar's foreign ministry said. Italian police said on Monday that a French-made...

*QR3bn earmarked for public transport master plan Up to 25% of the public transport systems in Qatar will be environment-friendly before the start of the FIFA World Cup 2022, HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti has said. "Such systems will use clean energy and enjoy the best safety standards and a high degree of quality and...

* Users can now contest registered traffic violations as well as report traffic offences through the app The General Directorate of Traffic, represented by the Licensing Department, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Information Systems, has launched two new services for the public through the Metrash2 application. The first new service enables users to contest registered traffic violations, while the...