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Doha, November 03 (QNA) - HE Qatar's Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al-Ghanem met today with outgoing military attache of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They exchanged views of issues of joint interest. (QNA)

Robert Ford, Former US Ambassador to Syria AAA 164 views Washington, November 03 (QNA) - Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, who served there from 2011-2014, and Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute praised today the big role the State of Qatar plays in settling regional disputes and handling different regional and international issues. Speaking to Qatar News Agency, Ford expressed...

RSS FOLLOW EMAIL PRINTSHARE Agence France Presse DOHA: Qatar's population has passed the 2.6 million mark as the emirate draws in thousands of workers to build the infrastructure for the 2022 football World Cup, official figures showed Wednesday. The tiny Gulf state has seen a more than four-fold increase in its population since 2000 as oil and gas revenues have fuelled...

The new visa is applicable for all passengers with a layover exceeding five hours Passengers passing through Qatar’s Hamad International Airport can now get a free four-day transit visa. The new visa is applicable for all passengers with a layover exceeding five hours. Passengers can present proof of their onward journey at immigration to avail the offer, which is not restricted by...

The world’s football governing body will decide the number of 2022 World Cup stadiums in “due course,” but not by the end of this year as expected, AFP reports. This week, the newswire cited a FIFA official as saying the decision was part of an “overall ongoing infrastructure discussion.” Several issues appear to still be in play, including transportation to venues and how...

Falling oil prices, rising supply and fragile consumer confidence are all impacting the MENA hotel market   Doha and Dubai operators will be pinning their hopes on brisk Q4 business after recording year-to-date RevPar slumps of 19.9 per cent and 11.2 per cent respectively. The figures, unveiled by STR Global during the Serviced Apartments Summit MEA held at Fairmont The Palm on...

A final decision on the number of stadiums to be used at the Qatar 2022 World Cup finals will not be made this year, according to Fifa. An official told AFP that the long-awaited announcement would instead be made in "due course" though not before the end of December, as had been previously expected. "The final number of stadiums to be...

QNA Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani visits Milipol 2016 New weapons for boats, 150 security vehicles and upgraded IT systems to monitor the media and store residents’ fingerprint records were among the deals Qatar signed at this year’s homeland security expo. The 11 contracts were worth QR260 million and agreed to by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) during the first two...

New weapons for boats, 150 security vehicles and upgraded IT systems to monitor the media and store residents’ fingerprint records were among the deals Qatar signed at this year’s homeland security expo. The 11 contracts were worth QR260 million and agreed to by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) during the first two days of Milipol, which concluded yesterday. The expo, which was not open...

While you complain about the food you eat, there are people who usually don’t get to eat three times a day. While you despise the way you live, there are homeless people living in the streets. While you hate your life, there are those people who are struggling to live. Life is quite fair but it only has its...

The Economist's Intelligence Unit has released a ranking of the safest major cities in the world, and Tokyo comes out on top. The capital of Japan is followed by the sovereign city-state of Singapore and then by Osaka in Japan. The Economist's Safe Index 2015 doesn't simply measure crime, but rather has a wide-ranging view of safety. Here are the factors it ranks 50...

Thanks to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) 2014 report on Cities of Opportunity, job seekers have a handy list of some of the best cities to find a job across the world. Using 10 indicators to look at the factors that contribute to a well-balanced city, the study compared 30 different cities and ordered them based on how they rank for the...

Kyrgyzstan has endured several bouts of instability over the course of its 25-year independence from the Soviet Union. (File photo: AP) Tuesday, 1 November 2016 Text size A A A  Kyrgyzstan’s security service said Tuesday that a drunk man who halted operations at the country’s main airport with a false bomb scare was trying to stop his wife from leaving for Moscow. Ilya...

This award was dominated by Messi, who won in the first three years in addition to last year, and Ronaldo, who won the two years in between. (AP) By Krikor YeretzianSpecial to Al Arabiya EnglishSunday, 30 October 2016 Text size A A A Every year, one player is chosen to rise above all others and is awarded the Ballon d’Or. For the...