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Doha, January 27 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized on Wednesday morning the graduation ceremony of the 11th batch of officer candidates at Ahmed bin Mohamed Military College. The ceremony was attended by HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a number of Their Excellencies the ministers, ranking...

Dubai visitors up 7.5% to more than 14 million More than 14.2 million people visited Dubai in 2015, up 7.5 percent from the previous year, with Indians, Saudis and Britons topping the list. The rise came despite slowing economic growth in many markets and a strong exchange rate of the Gulf state's dollar-pegged dirham against the euro and other currencies, Dubai...

Emotion-processing networks disrupted in sufferers of depression Regions of the brain that normally work together to process emotion become decoupled in people who experience multiple episodes of depression, neuroscientists report. The findings may help identify which patients will benefit from longterm antidepressant treatment to prevent the recurrence of depressive episodes. The study, led by researchers at the University of Illinois at...

Chopped Arabic Salad This salad is wonderfully refreshing even without purslane, but if you can find the green at your produce market, it's worth using for the nice crunch it adds. Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min Ingredients: 1 lemon 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 (1/2-lb) cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice (2...

Gigi Hadid Is Back on the Versace Runway — and Boy, Are We Glad Gigi Hadid has landed in Paris for Haute Couture Week, and after showing off some solid street style and uploading a celebratory snap to Instagram, she finally took to the Versace runway. As the face of the brand, Gigi had a big role to play in...

Emma Watson launches HeForShe Report, EMMA WATSON was on hand to support the UN's HeForShe campaign during the UN World Economic Forum at Davos on Friday, unveiling the Impact 10x10x10 parity report. The actress and UN ambassador took the opportunity to interview 10 male CEOs who have committed to advancing gender equality in their organisations to find out how...

Shooting reported at San Diego's Naval Medical Center Authorities responded to reports of three gunshots fired around 8 a.m. (11 a.m. ET) Tuesday in the basement of Naval Medical Center San Diego's Building 26, medical center spokesman Mike Alvarez said. Alvarez said the incident is being treated as if it's an active shooter situation. A shooting has been reported at the...

Qatar Airways Celebrates Successful Participation at the Bahrain Airshow Qatar Airways wrapped up a successful presence at the airline industry’s first air show of the year in Bahrain on Saturday. Hundreds of guests were welcomed on board the three Qatar Airways display aircraft, dozens of high-level meetings with industry and political leaders took place and many international media interviews were...

Inside Madaya: Suffering of starving in Syrian town (CNN) - The world's attention may have moved on, and the aid convoys driven away, but in besieged Madaya, now caught in the bitterly cold grip of ice and snow, people are still starving. Ten days since the last aid convoy brought emergency relief to the rebel-held Syrian town, which remains surrounded by...

Suicide bombings kill 22 in Syria's Homs A double suicide bombing killed at least 22 people Tuesday in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. State television said another 100 people were wounded in the blasts in the Al-Zahraa neighbourhood of the city, which has been targeted in bomb attacks...

13 Indonesians drown when boat capsizes off Malaysia Thirteen people drowned Tuesday when a boat carrying Indonesian illegal immigrants capsized after being struck by strong waves off Malaysia, state news agency Bernama reported, quoting local police. The boat was believed to be taking the Indonesians back to their home country when it overturned off the southern Malaysian state of Johor. Police Chief...

Doha Bank posts profit of QR1.37 bn in 2015 Doha Bank has reported a net profit of QR1.37 billion for the year 2015, which represents a growth of more than 1.1 percent as compared to QR1.35 billion in 2014. Doha Bank board has recommended to the Ordinary General Assembly the distribution of cash dividends to the shareholders of QR3 per share...

Qatar Participates in Arab-India Cooperation Forum First Meeting Manama, January 24 (QNA) - The State of Qatar on Sunday participated in the First Ministerial Meeting of the First Ministerial Meeting of the Arab-India Cooperation Forum held in the Bahraini capital Manama. The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by, HE Foreign Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah.  

Top Twitter executives to leave company, CEO Dorsey tweets Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late Sunday night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth. Media head Katie Jacobs Stanton, product head Kevin Weil, the head of the engineering division, Alex Roetter, and...