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Samsung announced the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in March 2016 and the two devices received huge amounts of praise for their design, powerful specs and great cameras. No smartphone is perfect though. There will always be a few specs in the rumours that never see the light of day, leaving some disappointed and wanting more.
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Every year for the past three, Samsung has used the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona to unveil its latest Galaxy S flagship phone. That won’t be the case in 2017, however — the company’s mobile head DJ Koh tells Reuters that it won’t have the Galaxy S8 in tow.
Koh didn’t give any further information on when the...
President Trump’s executive order barring nearly all refugees from entering the United States has been in effect for less than 24 hours. But it has already upended the lives of real people. It’s keeping families apart and destroying their plans to continue — or rebuild — their lives.
In New York, two Iraqi refugees, Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Haider Sameer...
Updated at 9:15pm with statement from Mall of Qatar
Thousands of people crowded into the Mall of Qatar this morning for the grand opening of popular electronics store Sharaf DG.
But after hours of waiting to take advantage of some doorbuster deals, they were turned away, as authorities canceled the launch over safety concerns.
In a statement, the store said that over 20,000...
One of Qatar’s biggest upcoming malls has postponed its launch for at least another month.
Speaking to the Peninsula this week, Doha Festival City manager Trevor Hill said the mall has entered its “final development phase.”
It will now open its doors to the public “in March 2017,” he added.
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Doha Festival City rendering
Previously, DFC had been aiming to open on Feb....
A new poignant documentary about blue collar workers in Qatar has been making waves at the Sundance Film Festival in the US this week.
The 90-minute film, called The Workers Cup, was produced by three longtime Qatar residents who hope it will be screened in the country this year.
The film follows the lives of several office and construction employees who...
India’s External Affairs Minister has ordered an investigation into reports that two nationals in Qatar have been severely abused by their employer.
In a series of tweets yesterday, Sushma Swaraj said she is seeking to hold both their sponsor and the agent who sent them to Qatar responsible.
Swaraj was responding to a Times of India report about two expats who sought jobs...
Four of the nine tallest buildings constructed in the Middle East last year were made in Qatar, according to a new international review.
That means Qatar led the region in terms of tall building (200m+) construction for 2016, the Chicago-based council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) said.
The buildings were the Hilton Double Tree Sinyar Tower (230m), Tower 7 of the...
A US judge has issued a stay temporarily halting the deportation of visa holders or refugees President Trump issued an executive order.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal case Saturday morning in response to the order.
There are scenes of chaos at airports across the US after Donald Trump imposed a ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations from...
Doha: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated yesterday the building of Rashash 400 at the Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College. The Emir was briefed on Rashash 400’s features, including a hand grenade assault course, running track, and a military obstacles course.
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al...
For the convenience of expat employees the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has launched a new online service on its official website.
By using the new service expat employees will be easily able to calculate their end of service (EoS) payment in accordance with the number of working years the worker has spent at a specific...
An American passenger is in dock in the United States for allegedly attacking a Muslim airline employee in New York's JFK Airport. He has been arrested by police for misconduct.
According to the Daily Mail, Robin Rhodes attacked Delta Airlines employee Rabeeya Khan, who was wearing a hijab while she was sitting in her office. Rhodes allegedly kicked the woman...
Reacting to a report published yesterday in an Indian daily Times of India, which alleged that two Indians working in Qatar have sought to be rescued after were stripped to their undergarments and whipped by their employer, India’s Minister of External Affairs Ms. SushmaSwaraj has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Swaraj who known for being quite active on Twitter,...
