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Ambassador: Nurses among 500 Filipinos losing their jobs in Qatar Nearly two dozen Filipino nurses have been laid off by healthcare centers operated by Qatar’s government, the Philippines ambassador to Doha has said. The remarks are the latest confirmation of layoffs at Hamad Medical Corp. (HMC), which come at a time when the country’s healthcare system is struggling to keep up...

Afghan civilian casualties hit new high: UN The United Nations says civilian casualties in Afghanistan's conflict have hit a record high for the seventh year running. Children made up a large proportion of the dead and wounded. The United Nations reported on Sunday that 11,002 civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan in 2015, a 4 percent rise in comparison with...

Conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at age 79 US Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia has died at age 79, reportedly of natural causes. Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed Scalia’s death, but did not disclose the cause of death. Scalia attended a quail hunt at a ranch in Marfa, Texas on Friday and retired to his room after...

HH the Emir Offers Condolences to Abdullah Gul Istanbul, February 13 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani offered condolences to the former President of Turkey Abdullah Gul on the death of his father-in-law, Ahmet Ozyurt, praying to Allah Almighty to rest his soul in peace . This came during HH the Emir's visit to HE Abdullah Gul...

HH the Emir Attends PAF Military Air Parade Doha, February 12 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended a military air parade performed by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircrafts at the Doha old airport on Friday morning. Before the parade, HH the Emir was briefed on JF-17 fighters and the Super Mushshak and listened to an explanation...

Report: Filipino engineers, architects given one year to register in Qatar To quell fears that thousands of Filipino engineers and architects in Qatar could lose their job or be driven underground, authorities say local rules are being relaxed to give expats more time to become locally certified. According to media reports, Filipino engineers and architects working in Qatar will have one...

Central Asia's tallest tower, being built in Kazakhstan, hit by fire A fire broke out on Saturday at a construction site where Central Asia's tallest tower is being built in the Kazakh capital Astana, the Kazakh interior ministry said. The blaze at the Abu Dhabi Plaza, being built by United Arab Emirates developer Aldar Properties and contractor Arabtec, started early in...

Russia decries 'new Cold War' as East-West strains cloud talks MUNICH: The world has plunged into a “new Cold War”, the Russian premier said Saturday, as East-West tensions over Ukraine and Syria took centre-stage at a gathering of world leaders in Germany. “We have slid into a new period of Cold War,” Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told the audience at the...

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Doha, February 09 (QNA) - Activities to mark Qatar's National Sports Day in its fifth edition kicked off on Tuesday morning, in response to the Emiri decree which stated that Tuesday in the second week of February each year will be marked as National Sports Day. It is an unprecedented and unique initiative that aims to raise awareness of...

Doha, February 09 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated along with citizens and residents in the activities of Qatar National Sports Day. HH the Emir visited Nomas Center of the Simaisma Youth Centre in Simaisma on Tuesday morning and watched children while practicing horse riding, camel riding, tug of war, and traditional archery. HH the Emir...

Defence minister meets Turkish president, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday met with Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al Attiyah. At the outset of the meeting, the minister conveyed greetings of the Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to the Turkish president, wishing him good health and happiness and further...

Qatar sets sight on the Olympics: Qatar has a"vision and target" of hosting a Summer Olympics and will bid to hold future games, the Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary General Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman al Kuwari said on Monday. Kuwari added that the country would undoubtedly bid to host an Olympics, maybe as early as the 2028 Games. "The vision and the...

Police: Fatalities in Bavarian train crash Two passenger trains have collided head-on near the town of Bad Aibling in the southern German state of Bavaria. Police reported that at least nine people have been killed and 108 injured. The accident occurred shortly after 6:48 a.m. local time (0548 UTC) on Tuesday, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of Munich. One train...