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Crime rate dropped in Qatar last year: MoI House burglaries in Qatar dropped by 68.1% in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to statistics available with the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Besides, thefts at commercial outlets dropped by 39.2% while general theft cases fell by 20.4% in the said period, it is learnt. Brigadier Khalifa Abdulla al-Nuaimi, director-general of the General...

PISA WELCOMES FIRST QATAR AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM DOHA Award-winning airline offers its passengers a new Italian destination and increases its number of flights to Italy to 42 a week. DOHA, Qatar – The Italian city of Pisa today welcomed the first Qatar Airways flight to arrive at its international airport from Doha, Qatar. The Airbus A330 landed at 06:55 and was...

Many missing after India bridge collapses on key Goa highway At least 22 people are missing after a highway bridge connecting the city of Mumbai with the beach resort state of Goa in western India collapsed. Officials said two buses carrying passengers plunged into a flooded river after the collapse early on Wednesday. Police officer Sanjay Patil told the Associated Press that...

The World’s population mapped by who is online What would the world look like if countries were sized by the number of people online? With only a third of the world having access to the internet, many countries would virtually disappear from the map. Africa, with the exception of Nigeria and Egypt, would shrink substantially, while Germany, France and the UK...

Rio de Janeiro - The Qatar handball team, shooter Rashed Saleh and his coach Rashid al Kuwari and members of other disciplines arrived in Rio on Sunday to participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The mission also included Ahmed Mohammed al Shaabi, President of the Qatar Handball Federation and team manager Yusuf Mohamed, the players and other members of the...

Third bank in Qatar allows debit card users to make online purchases Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) customers can now use their debit cards to make online purchases, a feature most local banks no longer offer due to security reasons. QIB said customers can pay bills, make travel arrangements and go shopping online with the cards via a new secure portal. When using...

DOHA: With temperature soaring, some Qatari youths have launched a campaign to provide cold water to low-income labourers at work sites in the morning shift. The drive is named ‘Sayfana-Abrad’ which can be translated as ‘Our summer is colder’. The volunteers visit construction sites and other places where workers gather such as public parks and roadsides to distribute cold water...

Typhoon Nida shuts Hong Kong, more than 150 flights canceled Typhoon Nida swept through Hong Kong on Tuesday, shutting down most of the financial hub with gale-force winds and disrupting hundreds of flights, while low-lying areas were put on flood alert. Hong Kong's first major typhoon this year brought gusts of more than 100 km per hour (62 miles per hour)...

Rides & games aplenty at Summer Festival gala opening tonight DOHA: Qatar Summer Festival’s (QSF) biggest Entertainment City yet opens its doors at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) tonight as a major highlight of this year’s month-long event organised by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA). The city will open at 7pm marking the launch of QSF 2016, with  a fireworks display...

Bella Hadid and Irina Shayk are Flawless for Vogue Japan Bella Hadid Lands the September Cover of Vogue Japan. Inside the Issue Irina Shaynk Offers a Sizzling September Editorial Spread. Vogue Japan heats up for their upcoming September 2016 issue. The magazine features rising American model, Bella Hadid on the cover. This is the second time Hadid has graced an international...

Here's the Luxury yacht where Olympic leaders are staying While this year's Olympic athletes stay in "uninhabitable" apartments, Olympics bigwigs will be living large on a luxury yacht. It’s official: The Norwegian Getaway is taking a 40-day break from its regular cruising schedule in the Caribbean to head to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Once there, the 4,000-passenger ship will...

The World’s Coolest, Most Cultured New Malls Sixty years ago, the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping center opened its doors in Edina, Minn., causing a retail revolution that reverberated across the country — ultimately leading its architect, Victor Gruen, to return to his native Austria, appalled by the soulless monster he helped create. Then, just as quickly, online shopping brought...

Take a look The Top 10 Most Beautiful Bulgarian Women If we talk about beautiful women around the world, it would not be wrong to say that Bulgarian women are particularly beautiful and attractive. Bulgarians belong to the southern Slavs. These have long been dominating the eastern world of entertainment and fashion industry. With their gorgeous hairs, and attractive looks,...

Somalia car bombing: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility as 10 dead after gunmen storm police HQ At least 10 people have been killed including four attackers in an assault on Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility after two suicide car bombs struck the gates of the CID headquarters in Mogadishu before at least two gunmen stormed the building. "At least 10 people...