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85 dead migrants found washed up in Libya: Red Crescent Migrants, who tried to flee to Europe, travel in a dinghy after they were stopped by Libyan coast guards and made to head to Tripoli Sept. 29, 2015. (Reuters) The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea...

Palestinian President Abbas accuses Israel of 'escalation' "The Israeli side and its government have an interest in dragging things into a cycle of violence and are trying through escalation at Al-Aqsa and settler attacks to escape their political impasse and international isolation," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement on Monday. His comments came as a Palestinian youth died in...

Qatar grows by another 160,000 people since last September Qatar’s population has returned to pre-summer vacation levels and is getting close to breaking another all-time high record, according to new government figures. There were 2,347,000 people in the country at the end of September, the Ministry of Development, Planning and Statistics said on its website. That’s nearly 160,000 more people than were...

Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani Holy Quran Contest Registration Begins Tuesday Doha, October 03 (QNA) - The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced that the registration for the 23rd Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani Holy Quran contest will begin on Tuesday through Thursday, October 15th. The contest, in third year, is open to citizens and expatriates, males and...

QF Launches Stars of Science Seventh Edition Doha, October 03 (QNA) - Stars of Science, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development’s (QF) "edutainment reality" TV program on MBC4 that encourages science, technology and innovation, has shortlisted the region’s most promising Arab innovators for its seventh season. Over the first three episodes, hundreds of talented students, entrepreneurs, and professionals...

Qatar beat Jordan 2-1 Akram Afif (left) is chased by a Jordanian player during a West Asian Football Federation U-23 Championship Group A match at Lekhwiya Stadium in Doha on Saturday. Qatar won 2-1 with Afif scoring both the goals. Read the full text news in resource site… Source News: Qatar Tribune

Treve on the brink of history Treve, the horse owned by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani is on the cusp of history. The five-year-old mare ridden by Thierry Jarnet racing at Longchamp Racecourse on Sunday may become the first horse to win Europe's most prestigious race the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for a third time. Frankie...

QCB to protect banks'foreign investments Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has decided to implement new measures to protect the banks'investments abroad, the credit facilities the banks provide abroad and the banks'financial transfers in a number of risky countries. The aim of the new measures is to reduce the risks which the local banks face abroad, particularly in countries that are exposed to...

Rayyan reclaim top spot in QSL Doha - Maintaining their perfect record in the Qatar Stars League, Al Rayyan laboured to a late 2-0 victory over Mesaimeer at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Friday. Goals from the Uruguayan Gonzalo Vierra and Spanish Sergio Garcia ensured the Lions return to the top of the table with a maximum 12 points to lead...

'Talaa' cameras: More roads under surveillance net New surveillance cameras, installed on several roads across Qatar, will augment monitoring of a number of traffic violations and enhance road safety. Central Operations Department of National Command Centre in association with General Directorate of Traffic and General Directorate of Information Systems (Security Systems Department) had announced the launch of the project a few...

Shooting by Sydney teenager appears to be 'linked to terrorism' A 15-year old immigrant has killed a man at Sydney police headquarters, in what appeared to be a "politically motivated" attack, Australian officials say. The Iranian-born boy was killed in the subsequent shootout. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called the attack a "cold-blooded murder" after meeting security and intelligence chiefs on...

Bomb attacks near Nigeria's Abuja leave several dead: officials Two bomb blasts have hit outlying suburbs of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, causing a number of casualties. Officials say they suspect the Islamist group Boko Haram of having carried out the attack. The simultaneous explosions occurred the late Friday evening, local time, in the towns of Nyanya and Kuje on the outskirts...

Hundreds missing in Guatemala landslide A rain-soaked hillside has collapsed onto a neighborhood on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital. At least 26 people were killed in the landslide while scores are missing. In Guatemala City, hundreds of rescue workers used shovels and backhoes to search for survivors on Friday after a hillside collapsed. Alejandro Maldonado, the head of the Guatemalan disaster agency...

Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed in Afghanistan's Kunduz An overnight bombing has killed at least three staff a hospital of the medical aid group Doctors without Borders (MSF) in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The bombing may have been carried out by US forces. The attack on the MSF hospital came amid fierce clashes in and around Kunduz on Saturday,...