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Several Turkish workers kidnapped in Baghdad A group of Turkish workers has been abducted by masked men in military uniforms from a construction site in Baghdad. The employees included engineers, administrative staff and laborers. The 18 workers are employed by a Turkish construction company contracted to build a sports complex in the eastern Sadr City area. The district is a stronghold...

Blaze in Paris apartment building leaves eight dead A fire in an apartment building in northern Paris that killed eight people, including two children, might have been started intentionally, officials say. The blaze took more than 100 firefighters to contain. Speaking on French TV BFM, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said the dead included two children. Four survivors were hospitalized. Criminal investigators...

What’s the Difference Between Visa and Mastercard? The rival payment networks administer benefits like rental car insurance, shopping discounts and other perks. The names Visa and MasterCard are paired nearly as frequently as Minneapolis and St. Paul or Dallas and Fort Worth. But while these major cities are close neighbors, Visa and MasterCard are large payment networks that compete against each...

The 10 Deadliest Cities In America According To The FBI. Is Yours One Of Them? While violent crime as a whole is down in America, there are still pockets of the country which see a higher than normal rate of homicide. The FBI recently released a list of the most deadly cities in America. Some places on here are pretty...

Have you been to Souq Waqif in Doha? Back where I come from, there’s no such thing as a “souq”. Of course we have the “Sunday market”, the “flee market”, the “shop at the junction” but not a souq. I went to see what this souq is all about and why this place stands out from all the other places in...

Getting a motorcycle license in Qatar To ride a motorcycle in Qatar, you are required to carry a valid Qatari driving license. Here's what you need to do before you can start riding your motorcycle. 1) Visit a driving school and enroll for a Qatar driving licensing course. Specify you want a motorcycle license while enrolling. 2) Complete your training lessons. 3) Pass...

Makes one large 9×13 baking dish 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly zested lime rind 1/4 cup gin 1/4 cup milk juice of 1 lime Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl and set...

See What Happens When You Drink Water On an Empty Stomach People in Japan usually drink water right after they wake up. Numerous studies have confirmed the advantage of this habit. This morning routine has healing effect and provides positive results regarding different serious diseases. There is evidence proving that drinking water on an empty stomach can be amazingly helpful in...

Events wrap up: Qatar Summer Festival 2015 As Qatar Summer Festival (QSF) 2015 wrapped up on Monday, organizers at Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and its partners took stock of the successes marked over the course of the month in the tourism, retail and hotel sectors. Qatar Living was the Community Partner for the second edition of the summer festival. As curtains descended...

First batch of trams for Education City arrive in Doha A first shipment of trams has arrived in Doha, making it one step closer to transforming Education City into an environment-friendly ‘smart-city’. Education City's smart city is set to boast a car-free zone with reduced carbon emissions, and is part of a wider plan to ensure that sustainability is an integral...

First film of $1bn Qatar series on Prophet Mohammed to launch in 2018 Final preparations on a $1 billion, seven-part series of movies covering the life of the Prophet Mohammed and the other Abrahamic prophets are underway, with the first film set to launch in 2018, a Qatar-based media group said. Final story lines are being written for Mohammad: The Messenger,...

Midday construction ban ends despite searing temperatures across Qatar Qatar’s annual summer midday outdoor work ban expired today despite the high humidity and temperatures above 40C across Doha, allowing employers to send their staff to construction sites during the hottest part of the day. Between June 15 and Aug. 31, employees are prohibited from working outdoors between 11:30am and 3pm and...

Qatar to finish work on first World Cup venue by 2016 The Khalifa International Stadium is scheduled to host group stage, round of 16 and quarter-final matches during the 2022 World Cup. Football World Cup host Qatar will complete work on the first venue for tournament matches by 2016, six years before the event takes place, officials announced on Tuesday. The 40,000-seater...

Migration crisis hits Budapest and Vienna Chaos and confusion have hit Budapest and Vienna train stations as migrants trying to reach Germany are barred from Hungarian trains. Hundreds have made it to Germany despite the obstacles. Read the latest here. 13:45 Germany's southern state of Bavaria has pleaded for more support from the rest of the country and the EU as...