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Qatar Foundation Young Innovators Program Have you heard of the Qatar Foundation Young Innovators Program? It’s a program that endeavors to bring about the gifted minds of the Arab world into light. According to this program, exceptionally talented and intelligent Arab students of lower and higher secondary age are awarded with scholarships that will cover the duration of their secondary and...

EU agrees migration plan with Balkan leaders In a bid to manage migrant flows, the European Union and Balkan leaders have agreed to a plan that foresees large reception centers. The centers would be established along the route from Greece to Germany. Speaking at a joint news conference, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the eight EU countries on the migrants'...

Four held in Bangladesh over Italian's murder Police say death of aid worker Cesare Tavella, who was shot in Dhaka last month, was intended to spread instability in impoverished nation Bangladeshi police have arrested four suspects who allegedly said they were hired to carry out last month’s killing of an Italian citizen in order to create instability in the impoverished South...

USGS: Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Afghanistan People stand outside their offices after a severe earthquake is felt in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. At least 18 people died when a powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Monday, with tremors being felt in India and Pakistan. The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake was in the far northern province...

Qatar to host final rounds of FIA World Touring Car Championship Here’s some news for the fans of World Touring Car Championship (WTTC). The final rounds of the FIA World Touring Car Championship will take place in Qatar on 26 and 27 of November at the Losail International Circuit. This last round has generated a lot of interest among the fans...

By next year, health insurance for all The third and last phase of the Social Medical Insurance Scheme (Seha) which will include all residents comprising employees, workers, domestic helpers and visitors, will start in 2016, the Minister of Public Health HE Abdullah bin Khalid al-Qahtani has said. However, he said "adding workers to the third phase will coincide with the opening...

Qatar Post to compete with Aramex Shop and Ship Qatar residents will soon be able to rent “virtual addresses” outside the country from the state-owned postal company, officials have said. The new feature will make it easier for customers to shop from online portals such as Amazon that currently restrict deliveries to the Gulf state. Q-Post is scheduled to start a pilot...

UAE tops millennials’ wish list of global work locations, survey finds The “Global Shapers Annual Survey 2015” revealed that the UAE was the top worldwide emerging markets destination for career advancement. (Shutterstock) The United Arab Emirates is the number one emerging market destination for professional fulfilment, a World Economic Forum survey released on Sunday has found. The “Global Shapers Annual Survey 2015”...

Assad ready to stand in new Syria election A woman marks her ballot paper in the presidential election at polling centre in Damascus June 3, 2014. (Reuters) Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is willing to eventually hold parliamentary and presidential elections and is ready to run himself for president, a Russian lawmaker told AFP from Damascus on Sunday. "He is ready to conduct...

Oklahoma State homecoming crash: Many children, infants hurt Child, 3 others killed as suspected drunk driver hits parade (CNN) - Children and infants made up almost a quarter of those injured when a car crashed into crowds at the Oklahoma State University parade Saturday, killing four people including a 2-year-old, Stillwater police said. The car's driver has been arrested on suspicion of...

Qatar’s pavilion at Expo Milano wins award Qatar Expo Milano 2015 Pavilion has won the Exhibitor Magazine award as the best international pavilion among 145 participant countries, after it got the highest number of individual votes in the people’s choice category, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced yesterday. The exhibition, which opened on May 1, concludes on October 31. Read...

Saudi Arabia could be bankrupt by 2020 – IMF A man looks at central Riyadh from the Faisaliah Tower, Saudi Arabia. © Peter MacDiarmid / Reuters The Middle East’s biggest economy, Saudi Arabia may run out of financial assets within the next five years if the government maintains its current policies, warns the International Monetary Fund. Saudi Arabia is expected to run...

Deadly bomb blasts target Bangladeshi Shiites ahead of religious procession A bomb attack at Dhaka's main Shiite site has killed one person and injured nearly 80 more while they gathered for the Ashoura procession. The tragedy follows a similar attack in Pakistan that left 15 Shiites dead. At least three small bombs on Sasturday were detonated outside the Huseni Dalan as...

Hurricane Patricia hits Mexican coast and weakens, but still a threat Hurricane Patricia has caused less damage than expected so far after making landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast. But Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto warned that the storm continued to pose a threat. Hurricane Patricia was downgraded from being one of the strongest storms of all time to a category 2...