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Turkey shells 'IS' targets in Syria, Iraq following Istanbul bombing Turkish forces have killed nearly 200 "Islamic State" militants in Syria and Iraq, according to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The shelling follows a suicide attack in central Istanbul, which killed 10 German tourists. Turkish tanks and artillery have fired nearly 500 times on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, killing...

Deadly attack on police station in southeastern Turkey, An attack has been launched on a police station in Turkey's troubled southeast region. The incident comes amid escalating violence between Ankara and Kurdish separatists. The provincial governor's office in the Cinar district of Diyarbakir region said on Thursday that an overnight attack on a police compound had left five people dead...

Qatar beats China 3-1, AFC U23 Championship kicks off to colourful start Hosts Qatar made a spectacular start to their AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016 bouncing back from a one goal deficit to defeat China 3-1 in the second match of Group A on the inaugural day at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium here on Tuesday. Abdelkarim Hassan scored a brace...

NHRC Qatar hosts human rights conference, The two-day Regional Conference on the role of the High Commissioner in the protection of human rights in the Arab region got under way today in the presence of HE Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. Also present at the launch of the event was HE the Foreign Minister Dr...

HH the Emir Visits Hamad Port Doha, January 12 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday morning paid an inspection visit to Hamad Port, starting it with visiting the containers' station, the primary operations station, Umm Al Houl Economic Zone's channel (merchants channel), the port's basin, and the pier. HH listened to a briefing on work...

General Electric to Cut 6,500 Jobs in Europe at Former Alstom Businesses PARIS— General Electric Co. said Wednesday it plans to cut 6,500 jobs in Europe at the businesses the U.S. conglomerate bought from Alstom last year. A total of 765 jobs will be cut in France, with the majority of those made at Alstom’s headquarters in the Paris suburb of...

At least 15 dead in southwest Pakistan blast At least 15 people were killed in a blast apparently targeting police outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, according to officials. The officers had been gathering outside the centre to accompany polio workers for the third day of a vaccination campaign in the province of...

Life After Bankruptcy Overcoming The Emotional toll and taking back your life An unexpected job loss, a medical emergency, a divorce, out-of-control spending or an unscrupulous business partner – there are a great deal of things that can lead to bankruptcy. However, whether your financial crisis was avoidable or not, most people dealing with bankruptcy struggle with feelings of anger, guilt...

Who Can You Trust? 3 Lessons on how to Anticipate — And avoid betrayal in your Business Anticipation is power. When it comes to running a business, this couldn’t be more true. But you can’t see everything, because you’re not superhuman — you can’t be everywhere, all of the time. You need a team to help carry the business and to...

Are You a Leader at Work? 5 Qualities That Define A True Leader in the Workplace We’ve been conditioned to think that to be a leader at work, you have to be in a position of power. But true leadership can come from anywhere. Because it’s not your job title that allows for great leadership, it’s the commitment to creating positive...

78% of Qatar Employees Would Leave Their Current Company for Better Training Opportunities According to a recent ‘Career Development in the Middle East and North Africa’ poll conducted by Bayt.com, the region’s number one job site, a lack of career development prospects can radically make or break employee engagement. On one hand, career development is of utmost importance to professionals in...

Doha Bus adds new Education City, QNCC routes Qatar’s colorful double-decker tourist bus company has introduced a new route running between City Center Mall and Education City, via the Abdul Wahhab (State) Mosque and the Qatar National Convention Center. The new hop-on hop-off service added the route earlier this month, according to a spokesperson for Doha Bus. Buses on the new route...

Qatar Airways Launches ‘Travel Festival’ Promotion Qatar Airways has launched a first-of-its-kind Travel Festival offering exclusively designed packages including 2-for-1 companion Premium offer and discounts of up to 40 per cent off on all-inclusive Economy Class fares and much more. In addition, Privilege club members stand a chance to earn triple bonus Qmiles during the Travel Festival. The Travel Festival will...

QA, QDF Congratulate Djokovic on Spectacular ATP Opening Season Win Qatar Airways, the official airline sponsor, and Qatar Duty Free (QDF), the official retail sponsor of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2016, congratulate Novak Djokovic, winner of the annual men’s international tennis tournament held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Qatar. Djokovic earned his sixth consecutive ATP World Tour title after...