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Malaysian PM Najib confirms plane debris from Reunion Island part of missing MH370 The Malaysian prime minister has anonounced that debris found on the French island of Reunion is from Malaysia Airlines flight 370. The aircraft disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a televised statement on Thursday local time that a...

Middle Eastern investors to spend $15B annually on global RE From left: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi, 5 Madison Avenue and Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Middle Eastern investors are projected to spend an average of $15 billion annually on the international property market over the next few years, according to a new...

Professions That Are Not Eligible For A Driver's License The following is the unofficial translation of the full list of professions not eligible to apply for the Qatari driving licence, as announced by the Traffic Department: Gypsum worker, technical assistant, service worker, watchman, horse trainer, labourer, sailor, servant, nanny, farmer, blacksmith, bakery worker, painter, herdsman, fisherman, tailor, calligraphy technician, shoemaker, grocery...

Employers taking unfair advantage of female employees at cosmetics shops JEDDAH: Although the Ministry of Labor is opening its doors to receive complaints from private sector employees, many Saudi females employed in cosmetic and perfume shops in Madinah are not making complaints about being overworked due to fear of losing their jobs and source of income. Shop owners in Madinah have...

Simple cancer test could save thousands of lives Research has found a way to identify the most deadly type of cancer at a much earlier stage, potentially saving thousands of lives A simple test could identify the deadliest cancers sooner and save thousands of lives, a new study suggests. Experts hailed an “exciting” breakthrough which means disease which is now only spotted...

How Bulgaria keeps migrants out - with 50 miles of razor wire: Fence along Turkish border that is 15ft tall and 5ft wide said to have kept out 500 people in a month » Fence sealing Bulgaria's entire border with Turkey appears impregnable » Country's authorities want to block people smugglers coming via Bulgaria » Fence is monitored 24/7 by armed guards...

Giant Inflatable Minion Causes Road Danger in Ireland The 30-foot-tall balloon escaped its post at a nearby fair and fell onto incoming traffic on Swords Road in Dublin. One of Gru's yellow companions was on the loose in Ireland Monday afternoon. According to local reports, the 30-foot-tall inflatable balloon of the Minions character that had been put up at a nearby fair...

QNRF Unveils Joint Research Initiative with British Partners Doha, August 02 (QNA) - Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D), has launched a joint research support programme in partnership with the UK Government’s Science & Innovation Network, The British Council, and UK Higher Education International Unit. The initiative entitled 'Qatar/UK Research Networking Programme'...

Fire Destroys Yet Another Labour Camp In Al Sailiyah The Al Sailiyah area witnessed two separate incidents of fire breakouts yesterday. Several single workers lost their belongings, when a furnishing workshop functioning on Street No.18 caught fire, around 1 pm. The buildings attached to the workshop and their first floors were occupied by labourers. Many of them are construction workers. Though the...

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met on Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his accompanying delegation, who are currently on a visit to Qatar. The meeting dealt with a number of topics, reviewing bilateral cooperation and the means to enhance them. They also discussed a number of regional and international issues of joint interest. This...

One dies as rival groups of Asian workers clash, burn police cars RIYADH: A mass brawl between migrant workers at a company along Al-Thumama Road broke out in Riyadh on Thursday, causing the death of one worker and the burning of two police vehicles. A Riyadh police source said authorities received a report on Thursday about the death of a worker...

Nigerian army rescues nearly 180 hostages from Boko Haram The Nigerian army has rescued many hostages, including 100 children, from Boko Haram jihadists. The army also captured an extremist commander during the operation. Nigeria's military released a statement to confirm they had succeeded in freeing captives (pictured above) from the jihadist group. "During the offensive operations, 178 people held captive by the...

Syrian army warplane crashes in rebel-held town More than a dozen people have died after a Syrian government fighter jet crashed into a busy market in the northwestern Idlib province. Activists have said scores of mostly civilians were injured. The Syrian military jet came down in a residential area in the rebel-held town of Ariha on Monday, killing at least 17...

It’s no secret that I have a lil’ thing for doughnuts. And by “lil’ thing,” I mean “extreme obsession.” There were the Glazed Sour Cream Doughnuts, the Baked Mini Buttermilk Doughnuts, and, oh yes, who could forget the Just a Taste Doughnuthon? (One day. Five Miles. Nine doughnuts.) Ingredients: For the glaze: 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk 2...