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Indonesia arrests three with suspected links to Islamic State Indonesian police on Thursday arrested three men with suspected links to Islamic State as part of an operation in the province of Central Sulawesi to capture the country's most-wanted man, state media reported. The arrests came as the US embassy in Jakarta issued an "emergency message" for US citizens warning of potential...

Ramadi residents fleeing ISIS: 'They wanted to use us as human shields' Habbaniyah, Iraq (CNN) - Standing in the entrance of her tent on a chilly winter night in the Iraqi desert, Nada Saleh describes the terrifying moment her family almost became part of ISIS' last stand in Ramadi. As government forces mounted their final assault to retake the key city...

Belgium charges tenth suspect in Paris attacks Belgian prosecutors have arrested a tenth suspect in the Paris attacks probe. The Belgian national has been charged him with terrorist murder and participation in the activities of a terrorist group. The suspect, born in 1993 and identified only as Ayoub B., was detained on Wednesday following a police search in the Molenbeek neighborhood...

10 Surprising Ways Heat Affects the World Every year when summer rolls around, people do their best to beat the heat. For some this means turning on the AC and going to the pool occasionally, but for others heat is more than just an inconvenience and summer is not a fun time to romp around and play. In some parts...

Top 10 People With Extra Body Parts If it happens to you in the womb, it could threaten your health forever. It could mean that you were conceived with a twin but something went horribly wrong. If it’s visible at a glance, it could mean you will have eyes on you everywhere you go for the rest of your life,...

Reminder: Qatar’s new traffic law to take effect from Thursday, Dec. 31 Traffic police will begin enforcing newer, stricter policies on Qatar’s roads by the end of this week, according to media reports. Law No. 16 of 2015, which updates the existing traffic law No. 19 of 2007, was approved by the Emir in August, and doubles fines for overtaking on...

CMC calls for expansion of Female taxi driver service in Qatar To help facilitate a safe and comfortable way for women to get around Qatar, members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) have recommended that more female taxi drivers be hired to meet high demand. The proposal to urge state-run transportation company Mowasalat to expand a female taxi driver service was...

Qatar’s Father Emir flown to Switzerland to treat broken leg With reporting from Heba Fahmy and Riham Sheble. Updated with photo of Sheikh Hamad in the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 7:30pm. Well wishes from the Qatar community have been pouring in for the Father Emir, who broke his leg while on holiday in Morocco and flew to Switzerland for emergency...

Saudi Arabia's stock index fell but closed well off its lows on Tuesday after the 2016 state budget introduced spending cuts, rises in fuel, natural gas feedstock and electricity prices, and tax hikes. Other markets in the region were mixed. Qatar closed flat. Petrochemical shares were strong as Saudi Arabia's budget may weaken competition from producers in that country; Industries...

Turkey detains two 'Islamic State' militants planning New Year attacks in Ankara The two men were thought to have been preparing an attack on Kizilay square, where people usually gather for New Year celebrations. Police have seized suicide vests in the raids. Turkish police on Wednesday detained two suspected "Islamic State" militants believed to have been planning suicide attacks during New...

New Year's Holiday threats prompt more security (CNN) - Federal and local security officials are tightening security in high-profile locations tied to New Year's celebrations, including New York's Times Square and the Rose Bowl festivities near Los Angeles. Before President Barack Obama left for his Hawaii vacation he asked his top security officials for a briefing on security threats facing the...

Deputy Emir meets Thai envoy, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani met at his Emiri Diwan Office yesterday with Thailand’s ambassador Piroon Laismit whose tenure in Qatar is ending. HH the Deputy Emir wished the ambassador success in future assignments and progress and prosperity for the relations between the two countries. For his part, the ambassador expressed...

Seats reserved for women on Karwa buses, In a bid to encourage women to use public transport, Mowasalat has allocated the first two rows in all Karwa buses to women passengers. The move is also meant to show respect to the privacy of women, and based on the directive from Minister of Transport, HE Jassim bin Saif al-Sulaiti, Mowasalat said. Mowasalat,...

Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 16 A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 30, officials said. The attacker targeted a branch of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), which issues government ID cards, in the northwestern town of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officer...