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Qatar's Balla sizzles; Haroun and Barshim make world indoors final Qatar's Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla underlined his status as favourite for the men's 800m title when coasting to victory in 1:47.61 during the qualifying heats on Friday afternoon at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Portland, United States on Friday. Also excelling for Qatar in the 400m semi-finals was the 19-year old...

Tunneling for Doha Metro to be completed this fall A massive tunnel boring machine (TBM) operating on a section of the Doha Metro was slated to break ground near the Doha Golf Club this morning. The breakthrough, which is being delayed until the evening because of technical difficulties, will mean Qatar Rail contractors have finished digging the tunnels for the northern...

Formula One: Rosberg beats Hamilton to win Australian GP Nico Rosberg capitalised on a slow start off pole by world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton and superior tyre strategy over Ferrari to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The German won his fourth straight GP and 15th overall after stringing together the final three races of 2015 to beat his...

Qatar awaits results of investigation by UN labor organization Following a visit to Qatar this month, a delegation of UN labor inspectors has said it is doubtful that upcoming kafala changes will do much to protect the country’s migrant workforce. Senior International Labour Organization (ILO) members have filed a preliminary report after coming here to investigate complaints that the country’s sponsorship...

Thousands turn out for opening of Workers Cup in Qatar The Qatar Sports Club was abuzz with activity yesterday as teams faced off during the first day of the fourth annual Workers’ Cup. Nakheel Landscapes dominated last night’s game against AALCO Group, defeating them 5-0. The Workers Cup, which is organized by the Qatar Stars League, consists of 24 teams of blue-collar...

Meshal’s 100th goal sets up Ahli win; Sailiya hold Qatar SC Al Ahli dented Al Arabi’s top 4 ambitions with an impressive 3-1 win yesterday in the QSL match of the week. The game also saw Ahli with captain Meshal Abdulla scoring his 100th career goal in a tense clash at Al Ahli Stadium. Abdulla opened the scoring as early as...

Suicide bombing kills five, wounds 36 in central Istanbul A suicide bomber killed himself and four others in a central Istanbul shopping and tourism district on Saturday, wounding at least 36 people in the fourth such attack in Turkey this year. The blast sent panicked shoppers scurrying into side alleys off Istiklal Street, a long pedestrian avenue lined with international stores...

Flydubai plane crashes in Russia; 62 aboard reported dead (CNN) - A passenger jet circled a southern Russian airport in high winds and poor visibility, then crashed on a second landing attempt early Saturday, killing all 62 people aboard. The flydubai Boeing 737 jet crashed at the Rostov-on-Don airport after traveling from Dubai. All those on board died, authorities said. Officials believe...

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has been ranked the best airport in the Middle East for the second year in a row by Skytrax. It also became the first airport in the Middle East to enter the world's top 10 airports of the Skytrax World Airport Ranking, at number 10. HIA also won the award for Best Staff Service in the...

Qatar Rank in World Happiness rankings in 2015 Qatar has fallen several spots in the newest edition of a UN report that ranks countries by the happiness of their residents. According to the World Happiness Report 2016 Update, Qatar now comes 36th out of 157 countries, down from 28th last year. This is the first significant change in the country’s rankings since...

5-year-old boy Killed in school bus accident in Qatar A 5-year-old Indian child has died and a handful of his peers have been hospitalized after their school bus got into an accident this afternoon. Aiden Varughese Shaji of Kerala and a bus with other children were returning home from kindergarten at the Sarvodaya school today when the vehicle apparently flipped over. It...

Turkish national Found dead in hotel room at Hilton Doha Police were called to the Hilton Hotel in Doha’s Dafna/West Bay district on Sunday night after a body was found in one of the guest rooms. A Turkish national was found dead at around 4:30pm on March 13, a spokesperson for the hotel confirmed to Doha News. It remains unclear who...

HH the Emir Meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, March 17 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday discussed a number of regional and international issues of common concern in...

Al khaliji sponsors The Gulf English School’s annual career fair Doha, Qatar – 17th March 2016 – Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) Q.S.C, Qatar’s next generation bank, has sponsored The Gulf English School’s annual career fair in mid March, as part of its continuous drive to empower Qatari talents and youth in their transition from academia to career life. The...