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HIGHLIGHTS The incident took place on Sunday night His son was also attacked All four accused in the incident have been arrested A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbours after he objected to their indecent remarks and gestures directed towards his daughter A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbours after he objected to their indecent...

Now you check if you are eligible to apply for permanent residency. The Interior Ministry has provided a link to check if one is eligible to apply for a Permanent Residency Card. The user needs to enter the Qatar ID number and the date of expiry on the form and click submit. The website will then tell you if you are eligible...

Qatar is set to abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by the end of the year, the UN’s International Labour Organization said on Friday. Qatar has introduced a series of labour reforms since its selection to host the 2022 World Cup, which set in motion a huge construction programme employing foreign workers. “Last year, the exit visa...

Saudi Arabia became the world's largest arms importer from 2014 to 2018, accounting for 12 percent of the imports, an increase of 192 percent over 2009-2013, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). According to data for 2018, the United States continued to supply the bulk of arms to Saudi Arabia, accounting for 88 percent of all arms sold...

The accident took place in Tana River county when a passenger bus crashed into a truck on the side of the road. Ten people have died after a passenger bus crashed into a truck on the side of the road in southeast Kenya. The accident took place in Tana River county on Sunday night, a senior police officer in the area told DPA news agency. "The stationary...

Dana Al Fardan, critically acclaimed Qatari musician, composer, songwriter and symphonic artist, will volunteer with the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), United Nations (UN) and United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to support their joint humanitarian campaign for Gaza. Over one million Palestine refugees in Gaza depend on food assistance.  Dana, the...

Tribune News Network Doha HAMAD Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) is to host a launch event for its new graduate programmes on May 18 (Saturday) at Multaqa (Education City Student Center). The multidisciplinary institution has expanded its academic offerings with the introduction of eight new academic programmes across six of its colleges and classes will commence in September, 2019. The special event will...

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed a cooperation agreement to cement ties between the two organisations. The agreement was signed by QIB’s Board Member and Head of Zakat Committee, Mansour al Muslah, and QRCS Secretary-General, Ali bin Hassan al Hammadi. The agreement will seek to foster closer cooperation between the two organisations,...

5G is the next wave of wireless technology—but it might take a while. The truth is, it’s a boring time for smartphones. Most of the huge camera and qualitative improvements of the early years have leveled off. iOS and Android are basically equal ecosystems. Mobile networks are now fast enough to do most of the stuff you want to do...

The president has already fired an FBI director and an acting director. Now he’s gunning for the present director, Chris Wray. On March 24, Attorney General William Barr released a summary of the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report that stressed positive news for President Donald Trump. The redacted text of the report would not be released until April...

The leader of the Catholic Church has issued rules creating worldwide accountability for reporting allegations of abuse. But he still faces deep cynicism from the body faithful. Before this week, the Roman Catholic Church had no global policy requiring priests and bishops to report and investigate allegations of sexual abuse. No formal measure held bishops accountable for misconduct and cover-ups,...

The one thing Tehran would find more intolerable than the crushing impact of sanctions is raising the white flag because of them. A magnificent fresco adorns the main pavilion of the royal palace in the Iranian city of Isfahan, depicting the 16th-century Battle of Chaldiran, fought between the Turkish-Ottoman and Persian-Safavid empires. The fresco appears to show the Persian army victorious,...

The Saudi Shia community has been caught in the struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for regional hegemony. Last month, Saudi Arabia quietly beheaded 37 people, mostly Shia men from the country's Eastern Province. They had all been sentenced in what international human rights organisations called"grossly unfair" trials - some for "spying" for Iranand others for "joining a terrorist" group. Many of them had alleged they were...

Pro-government forces have intensified their bombardment of rebel-held areas in northwest Syria in recent days. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assadhave pushed their way into a northwest rebel-held enclave, clashing with armed groups and capturing a strategically located village in Hama province, widening an offensive that had previously involved mainly aerial bombings and shelling. The pro-government Central Military Media (CMM) said...