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Apple to open Dubai, Abu Dhabi stores on October 29 The site of Apple’s new store at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. (Photo courtesy: Apple) The U.S. technology giant Apple is set to open its first two dedicated UAE stores on Oct. 29, it was announced on Thursday. The long-awaited Apple Stores will be located at the Mall of the Emirates...

Rebel armies sign ceasefire with Myanmar government In an important step to resolving decades of conflict, the government of Myanmar and rebel armies have agreed to a truce. The largest insurgencies, angry at ethnic Burmese majority rule, have so far refused to sign. The pact, finalized in a ceremony in Myanmar's administrative capital Naypyitaw on Thursday, was signed by President Thein...

Qatar maul Maldives 4-0 Qatar maintained their 100 percent record in Group C of the Asian FIFA World Cup 2018/AFC Asian Cup 2019 joint-qualifiers with a thumping 4-0 win over Maldives at the Al Sadd Stadium on Tuesday. The win takes Qatar's points haul to 15 - five points clear of their nearest rival Hong Kong, who defeated Bhutan away from...

Qatar conference aims to celebrate the contribution of business women Women in Qatar are among the most educated in the MENA region, with more than 70% holding a degree, and Qatar has a higher percentage of women in the formal workforce than the regional average. Furthermore, Qatar’s gender employment gap is lower than that in most Arab countries, according to Haifa...

Economy Minister Opens Hospitality Qatar 2015 Doha, October 13 (QNA) - HE Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al -Thani opened this evening the "Hospitality Qatar 2015" show, being held at Doha Exhibition Centre, in the presence of HE Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, as well as a...

4.2 billion people are still offline For the majority of the world, "Googling" and "Facebooking" are not second nature. There are currently 4.2 billion people -- 57% of the world -- who are still offline on a regular basis, according to the United Nations Broadband Commission. Overall growth in internet access is expected to slump down from 8.6% in 2014 to...

Suicide bombing at lawmaker's office kills 7 in Pakistan MULTAN, PAKISTAN — A suicide bomber blew himself up at the election office of a ruling party lawmaker, killing seven people and wounding nine others in central Pakistan on Wednesday, police said. Amjad Khosa wasn't present at his election office in Taunsa city at the time of the blast, senior police officer...

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash investigation - video Air crash investigators concluded Tuesday that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, killing all 298 people on board. Here is a YouTube video by the Dutch Safety Board showing their findings. Read the full text news in resource site… Source News: Thenational.ae

Report: Qatar’s national brand among world’s strongest Qatar’s brand is now the ninth-most powerful in the world, according to an annual ranking released by UK-based consulting firm Brand Finance. The Gulf country has made it to the top 10 in part because efforts to market itself as a tourism draw and a business-friendly destination for investment are paying off, the report...

India’s Oberoi to launch hotel and luxury apartments in Qatar Luxury hospitality group Oberoi has announced plans to open a hotel in Doha’s financial district, as well as serviced apartments in Lusail City in three year’s time. In a statement yesterday, the India-based Oberoi Group confirmed it would operate a 250-room luxury hotel in Dafna/West Bay and a tower with 148...

Season kick off: Qatar Drift Championship Round 1 Drifting is the fastest growing motorsport in the world, and Qatar Racing Club is bringing the sport to Qatar. The previous season was a great success and the 2015-2016 season can only get better. The upcoming season promises an action packed, smoke filled championship with competitors from across the Arab world! Check out Round...

Qatargas Triumphs Gas Fuel Trials on Q-Max Ship Rasheeda Doha, October 13 (QNA) - Qatargas and collaborators Tuesday announced completing the second phase of main engine gas injection system trials on Nakilat-owned Q-Max Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ship Rasheeda successfully. The world's top LNG producer and the globe's premier integrated LNG enterprise RasGas, and Qatar Stock Exchange-listed shipping company Nakilat collaborated...

Retaliatory rockets fired at Russia embassy in Damascus Two rockets have struck the Russian embassy in Damascus. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front has called on jihadists in the Caucasus to attack Russian civilians and soldiers. Reporters at the site said two shells had been fired at Russia's embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday, creating panic among the several hundred people...

MH17 crash: Russian and Dutch reports reach contradictory conclusions According to a Dutch newspaper, international investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile. A report by the Russian missile maker contradicts the claim. Dutch daily "De Volkskrant" quoted three sources close to the investigation on Tuesday, saying that the 15-month Dutch-led inquiry had found...