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Horror at the Hajj: At least 700 people are crushed to death and hundreds injured in stampede during Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca just two weeks after crane collapse killed 109 At least 717 people have been crushed to death and hundreds of others hurt in a stampede of pilgrims in one of the worst incidents in years to hit the...

EU foreign policy chief: 'Peace in Syria won't stop migrant influx' Even peace in Syria won't put an end to the unprecedented flow of migrants into Europe, the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has said. Refugees will simply continue coming from other regions. "Let's not delude ourselves. Today, Syria is in a prominent position, with 4 million refugees abroad and...

Welcome Qatar: Happy Eid Al Adha 2015 :) The Welcome Qatar Team wishes a blessed and joyous in Eid Al Adha. CEO of Welcome Qatar: Happy Eid Al Adha to all of you. We hope in this beautiful and blessed Eid join us. Follow us: Our Page in Facebook In the lunar-based Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah...

Oman tops list of Eid holiday destinations this Eid According to tour agencies, Oman and UAE have turned out to be the popular destinations amongst Qataris this Eid-Al-Adha. Outside GCC countries, Turkey, Greece and London too have been welcoming a lot of Qataris this Eid. A sales agent at Al-Watany has reported to Gulf Times that many Qataris seem to favour Dubai...

Instagram Now Tops 400 Million Users And 40 Billion Photos INSTAGRAM IS KILLING it, and it wants you to know so. The social network just said it now has 400 million people posting carefully plated food and pristine landscapes to its service every month. The milestone announced in a blog post on Instagram’s site shows a five-year-old social network that continues...

China's 'fake' Apple stores thrive ahead of new iPhone launch A fake Apple iPhone 6s (L), which sells at RMB 580 ($91) is seen beside a fake iPhone 6 Plus, which sells at RMB 630 ($99), both running the Android operating system with iOS look-alike interfaces, are seen in this photo illustration taken in Shenzhen, China September 21,... On a bustling...

Hajj: 220 dead and 450 injured in Mina stampede Saudi Arabia’s civil defense says that at least 150 pilgrims have died while 400 others were injured when a stampede broke out in the tent city of Mina, reported Al Arabiya News. Rescue operations are currently under way, the service said on Twitter, after the stampede in Mina near Mecca, where hundreds...

EU pledges new aid for Syrian refugees through World Food Programme and UNHCR The EU announced it would mobilize an extra 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) for Syrian refugees in the Middle East. The funds are intended to be distributed through the World Food Program and the UN refugee agency UNHCR. At a crisis summit in Brussels, European Union leaders pledged...

HH the Emir Chairs Third Meeting of Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Doha, September 22 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani chaired, at the Emiri Diwan today, the third meeting for the board of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for 2015. The meeting was attended by HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad...

Qatar Continues to Send Aid to Yemen Doha, September 22 (QNA) - At the directives of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, two aircrafts loaded with humanitarian relief aid left Doha Tuesday for Yemen to provide basic needs to the Yemeni people in light of the difficult conditions experienced by them. The aid includes relief materials , medical supplies...

Refugee controversy heats up ahead of EU emergency summit EU leaders will be meeting after a contentious vote to relocate 120,000 refugees in frontline countries. The summit comes amid reports of legal proceedings against 19 countries for violating EU asylum legislation. EU leaders on Wednesday will be attending an emergency summit on the refugee crisis embroiling Europe, where they are expected...

The Pontiff and the President: Pope Francis arrives in America for the first time ever to a greeting from the entire First Family Pope Francis was greeted by President Obama and the First Family as he landed in Washington on Tuesday for his first visit to the United States. It signals the start of a five-day tour across D.C., New York...

Dramatic moment Israeli soldier pointed his rifle at veiled teenage Palestinian student... who was shot dead moments later for attempting to stab checkpoint guard This is the moment an armed Israeli soldier was involved in a stand-off with a veiled Palestinian woman - just seconds before she was killed for trying to stab a serviceman to death. Hadeel al-Hashlamon, 18, was...

CEO Who Knowingly Poisoned Hundreds & Killed 9 Will Spend The Rest Of His Life In Prison In a Republican America, corporations would be allowed to freely poison consumers and get away with it. The right constantly screams about regulations killing capitalism and we should get rid of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...