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Georgia President Receives Credentials of Qatar Ambassador Tbilisi, August 07 (QNA) - Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has received the credentials of HE Mubarak bin Nasser Al-Khalifa as Qatar's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Georgia. During their meeting, HE the ambassador conveyed HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's greetings and wishes of health and happiness for the president as well...

Qatar’s Asian dream run ended by Japan in semi-finals Qatar’s sensational run at the Asian Volleyball Championship ended somewhat anticlimactically yesterday after they crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Japan in the semi-finals. At the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Qatar appeared set for their first appearance in the continental final when they took the first set only for Japan to claw...

Typhoon Soudelor wreaks havoc in Taiwan Taiwan has been battered by a typhoon that has brought strong winds and torrential rain to the island nation. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds of thousands are without electricity. Taiwan's Central News Agency reported Saturday that an eight-year-old girl and her mother had become Typhoon Soudelor's first victims when they...

Colorado cinema shooter sentenced to life in prison A jury in the US state of Colorado has given gunman James Holmes a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Holmes had been found guilty of murder for killing 12 people in a cinema three years ago. Friday's verdict came after the jurors in the case, heard in the town of Centennial,...

IS executed thousands since taking over Mosul "Islamic State" militants have executed over 2,000 people in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, officials said. The jihadists reportedly created and circulated a list of the victims' names. The latest figure applies only to the region around Iraq's second largest city of Mosul, which was seized by IS in June 2014. "(Islamic State) assassinated in...

Chipotle bean and corn shepherd's pie We've given this vegetarian shepherd's pie a Mexican makeover. Best of all this hearty dinner recipe is ready in just 30 minutes! Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 brown onion, thinly sliced 1 red capsicum, coarsely chopped 1 corn cob 400g can red kidney beans, drained, rinsed 425g can black beans, drained, rinsed 453g jar black bean and chipotle salsa 2 teaspoons brown...

Indian Embassy In Qatar In Search For Bigger Premises The Indian embassy in Qatar is looking for larger premises in an "accessible and convenient" location after deeming current facilities inadequate to their requirements The mission currently operates from a villa in the Al Hilal area. More than 500 people visit it for consular and other services every day, and long queues...

Doha Seeking Alternate To Busy February 22nd Street There is an urgent need to build a new road that will provide an alternative to February 22 Street and prevent congestion there, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported, quoting citizens and experts. The daily spoke to a number of people, who felt that a comprehensive study should be conducted to come up...

First people mover trams making their way to Qatar, Siemens says The first batch of trams for Qatar Foundation’s upcoming people mover system has been shipped out of Germany and is heading to the Doha Port, engineering company Siemens has announced. The three Avenio trams are among eight scheduled for delivery to Qatar this summer, as part of a US$412 million...

Sudden Corniche repairs spark complaints about quality control in Qatar Less than two years after undergoing a revamp, Qatar’s Corniche is once again being repaired after what some critics are calling a shoddy construction job. In a statement this week, Ashghal said it found damage to the top layer of asphalt on several parts of the Corniche, from the post office...

Qatari spikers make history DOHA - Qatar continued their smart, steady and sensible game and knocked out Chinese Taipei in four sets before breaking into the best four of the Asian Volleyball Championships in Tehran on Thursday. Their 25 20 25 19 17 25 25 22 victory placed the Juan Manuel Cichello-trained team in the semi-finals for the first time in...

6 Wonderful Benefits of Skin Icing Today we will show you some great things about the skin icing and how this method beautifies the skin. Read the following article to find out something more about this very popular morning and evening beauty ritual and its benefits. 1) Glowing Skin The ice cubes, when applied to skin help in the blood circulation of...

'You're only as old as you feel!' 89-year-old woman serves as a bridesmaid for her beloved granddaughter - and ends up being the life and soul of the party Young at heart: Christine Quinn (center), from Plymouth, Pennsylvania, asked her 89-year-old grandmother Nana Betty (far right) to be on of her bridesmaids for her May 2 wedding in Philadelphia »»...

Asir bombing ‘ugly criminal act’ JEDDAH: Twelve security officers and three employees of the Special Emergency Forces Center in Asir were killed, and another seven were injured in a suicide bombing targeting a mosque for emergency forces during Dhuhr prayers. Security and emergency teams were immediately dispatched to the site to transport those killed and injured in the blast, which is...