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Rihanna sent out a very shady message to her exes on Saturday, posting a popular meme to Instagram that placed the blame squarely with the responsible parties. "None of my exs are married or in happy relationships so itss safe to say that I wasn't da problem lol," the post read, using the text of a popular meme that...

by ABHIMANYU GHOSHAL — 4 days ago in TWITTER Following a disappointing second quarter (PDF) in which Twitter’s profits came in lower than expected on its $602 million of revenue for Q2, the company is reportedly looking to sell itself – and fast. According to Reuters’ sources, the company is looking to close a deal by October 27. They noted that...

by NAPIER LOPEZ — 3 days ago in FACEBOOK Facebook is launching an all new app today dedicated solely to events, the creatively named ‘Events from Facebook.’ It’s basically a glorified calendar with some useful social media chops. The key feature is discovery: Open up the app and you can view the events your friends are interested in checking out and events hosted by...

by MATTHEW HUGHES — 1 day ago in INSIDER After several Galaxy Note 7 phones caught fire, Samsung issued a general recall. It asked customers to hand in their defective phones for new, safe ones. Now, evidence is mounting that these replacement devices are similarly unsafe. Last Tuesday, Nicholasville, Kentucky resident Michael Klering awoke in the early hours of the morning to discover...

by ABHIMANYU GHOSHAL — 13 days ago in GOOGLE Exactly a year ago, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company willprovide high-speed Wi-Fi service to 400 train stations across India, in partnership with RailTel and Indian Railways. The program has since seen Google roll out Wi-Fi across 52 stations in India, with more than 3.5 million users accessing it each...

Most fruits primarily consist of carbohydrate, but avocado is rather a unique type of fruit that is high in nutrients and healthy fats. It is a creamy and buttery fruit grown in warm climates. Avocado is one of the best foods that someone can consider even though it has high levels of fat and calories. video Numerous studies have shown that...

by ABHIMANYU GHOSHAL — 12 hours ago in ASIA Turkey reportedly blocked cloud storage services including Google Drive, Dropboxand Microsoft’s OneDrive, as well as code hosting service GitHub on Saturday,according to Turkey Blocks. The government is believed to have done so in a bid to suppress the leak of emails belonging to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak,...

According to MLS commissioner Don Garber, former-Germany international Bastian Schweinsteiger would be a welcome addition to the league he runs. Talking about Schweinsteiger Garber told Kicker: “Of course we follow Bastian’s situation,” “He’s an old acquaintance in the United States, for example through the 2014 World Cup, when he played against the U.S. team. He also played against the MLS All-Stars...

Sometimes players are just too big to drop, or it takes a brave manager to drop them. That seems to be the case with England captain Wayne Rooney. The United forward started in a midfielder role in the Three Lions 2-0 home win over Malta on Saturday. It was the seventh game that Rooney has started in midfielder for his country....

The QR5.4 billion Mall of Qatar will now open on Dec. 10 instead of Oct. 29, officials have announced. The delay is to ensure that more “key offerings and facilities will be available,” the mall’s general manager said in a statement yesterday. Rony Mourani added: “We are just as eager to open our doors and welcome our very first visitors and give them the experience that we have...

Tired of searching for functional but modest sportswear, two women in Qatar are working to design their own collection. And this morning, they have launched a crowd-funding campaign to support their work. Oola Sports is one of Qatar’s first homegrown companies to specialize in clothing for women who want to cover up while working out. It is the brainchild Haya Al Ghanim and Amina Ahmadi, who grew frustrated...

Four world-record holders and 13 Olympic medalists from Brazil will be among the 140 international swimmers competing in this weekend’s FINA Swimming World Cup in Doha. The fifth edition of the annual event starts tomorrow, Oct. 8 at the Hamad Aquatic Center and runs through Sunday. It will feature a 16-member Qatari team, who average just 15 years old in age. In addition to new competitors, Qatar’s team...

  With reporting from Nada Badawi The Hyatt Plaza branch of fried chicken chain KFC and the popular family eatery Petra in Al Muntazah have been been temporarily shut down for violating Qatar’s food laws. They are among 10 restaurants, cafeterias and takeaways that ministry officials have censured over the past eight days. According to the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), inspectors found that the eateries were dirty,...

Topics: Visa, Passport and Official Documents Audience: Job Seekers, Citizens and Residents, Government Employees Residents who have exceeded their stay outside Qatar must arrange to reactivate their Residence Permits in order to resume living and working in the country. Sponsors are responsible for applying for reactivation, which can be completed online. This service allows authorized users to reactivate a Residence Permit by entering the...