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Three men were gored yesterday during the eighth and final bull run of Spain’s San Fermin festival, bringing to eight the total number of daredevils injured during this year’s fiesta.
Among those who were hospitalised this year after being injured by a bull’s horns was an American who was wounded in the neck while taking a selfie.
In the last run,...
Hundreds of people from home and abroad queued in central Prague yesterday to buy a “Zero Euro” souvenir banknote depicting Czech pop singer Karel Gott in honour of his 80th birthday.
Some eager fans and collectors had waited for days, arriving as early as Thursday, to buy the zero-denomination banknote for the equivalent of €2 from special ATMs in the...
French President Emmanuel Macron showcased European military co-operation yesterday in a Bastille Day parade but the aftermath of the glittering event was tarnished by violent clashes between police and protesters.
Key EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, joined Macron in Paris to watch the annual parade that included representatives of nine other European...
The first case of Ebola in the eastern Congo city of Goma was discovered yesterday, officials said, raising concerns the virus could spread quicker in a densely populated area close to the Rwandan border.
Goma, a lakeside city of 1mn people, is more than 350km (220 miles) south of where the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record was first detected a...
In a last-ditch effort to save its shaky coalition government in Karnataka, Congress’ trouble-shooter and senior minister D K Shivakumar yesterday assured the rebel legislators of meeting their demands if they withdrew their resignations and attend the Assembly session underway.
“The party is ready to meet demands of the rebels if they withdraw resignations and attend the session,” Shivakumar told...
Qatar Rail is offering retail opportunities at various Doha Metro stations, from the Red Line to the Green and Gold Lines, aimed at supporting local small and medium enterprises, and promoting economic activities in the country.
Gold Line’s 10 stations from Ras Bu Abboud to Al Aziziyah will have 55 retail units and 33 ATM locations while Green Line’s Al...
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani inaugurated Sunday Al Daayen Naval Base, the new building of the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security, in Sumaysimah area in northern Qatar.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by a number of ministers, senior officials and ambassadors accredited to Qatar.
A documentary film shown on...
A Kuwaiti security official confirmed that the Al Daayen Naval Base is a new addition to maritime security and protection of regional waters from various dangers, praising the modern equipment installed at the base.
The Director General of the Kuwait Coast Guard, Brigadier General Mubarak Salman al-Amiri, told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of Al Daayen Naval...
Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command and US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral James Malloy has praised the level of military and security relations and co-operation between the United States and Qatar.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony of Al Daayen Naval Base Sunday, he said the United States has a long-term relationship with the...
Joaan bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College celebrated yesterday the graduation of the Joint Operations Course No 1 and the Joint Command and Staff Course No 5, at the headquarters of Ahmed bin Mohamed Military College in the presence of HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanem.
The first edition...
Vodafone Qatar has said it is helping new customers “make the most of their leisure time” over the summer months with the launch of some “exciting offers” for subscribers to its postpaid plans, providing additional free data on top of regular benefits.
New customers will enjoy between 5GB and 30GB additional free data every month for a six-month period when...
The annual National Test Fest of ScorePlus Qatar raised a total of QR12,500, all to be donated to “improving access to quality and inclusive education with gender equality for out-of-school children in Iraq”.
The contribution was made to the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation.
ScorePlus Qatar organised the 2019 National Test Fest at its facility in Al Waab and at a...
Ooredoo, the region’s leading enabler of digital business innovation, yesterday announced that it has joined forces with malomatia, a leading national provider of IT services and solutions, to enable Qatar’s smart cities’ growth.
The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoO) to create comprehensive smart cities offering tailored to the Qatari market.
Thanks to Qatar National Vision 2030’s goals of...
Doha Bank, in partnership with Qatar Airways, has launched a new summer campaign to reward its customers who use their Doha Bank Mastercard debit card for international spends and online bookings, with a value-added benefit that will allow them to take home total prizes of 20mn Qmiles.
Doha Bank has unveiled the details of its new campaign and, to “reaffirm...
