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6 Ways to Lose Belly Fat Without Exercise In No Time
To eliminate this fat, many people lean towards options like counting calories, controlling their portion intake, and doing cardiovascular exercise. However, some other options which are non-traditional can also help. Some of these include eating carbs, relaxing and shrinking the stomach, and drinking wine. Try some of these tips...
Emma Watson Covers September Vogue
The actress and campaigner appears for the second time on the cover - following her debut in December 2010, for which she was shot by Mario Testino - this time photographed by Josh Olins.
Wearing a white and gold jacquard dress by Stella McCartney and with her hair loosely pulled back, Watson is pictured wearing minimal...
Registration for QCF Summer Career Camp 2015 Now Open
Qatar Career Fair (QCF), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), is set to host its third Summer Career Camp this month.
A great privilege for Qatari male and female high school students, the QCF camp will offer participants a variety of activities, educational and academic programmes,...
DFI to Screen Four Films by Qatari & GCC Filmmakers
Doha Film Institute (DFI) is presenting a showcase of four short films by Qatar and GCC filmmakers on 30 and 31 July 2015 at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) as part of its quarterly Hekayat Khaleejiya screenings that highlight contemporary cinematic voices from the region.
The screenings will be followed...
Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club Donates to Educate A Child
Educate A Child (EAC), a global programme of Education Above All Foundation (EAA), has received a donation of GBP40,000 from the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club. The donation comes from the proceeds of one of the races held during the five-day Qatar Goodwood Festival in the UK to support EAC’s...
Qatar’s population hits annual low, but stays above 2 million in July
In the largest exodus Qatar has seen all year, the number of people in the country fell by 224,000 last month compared to June, newly released government figures show.
However, the population stayed above 2 million people in July, reflecting the overall growth the country has seen in 2015.
According...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold a three-way meeting with his US and Saudi counterparts, John Kerry and Adel al-Jubeir, during a working visit to Qatar today and tomorrow, Russia’s foreign ministry said in Moscow yesterday.
The ministry said Lavrov would also hold meetings with HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Foreign Minister Dr...
UK and France set "top priority" to end migrant crisis in Calais
UK and French ministers have published a joint statement committing to solving the migrant crisis in Calais together. They warned there was "no easy way into the UK."
The statement from French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and his British counterpart, Theresa May, appeared in France's "Journal Du Dimanche" and...
7 Ways to Eliminate Awkwardness From Conversations With New People
Meeting new people can be awkward. When you don't know anything about each other, what do you talk about? Here are 7 ways to eliminate that awkward feeling and keep the conversation flowing smoothly.
Conversations are the foundation of any relationship, whether it's the beginning of a friendship, a romance, a...
Qatar ministry imposes temporary fishing ban on dwindling kingfish
Qatar’s fishermen will not be allowed to fish for the narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel – known locally as Kana’ad – for the next two months, the Ministry of Environment has announced.
The move is intended to help preserve stocks of the species during its migratory period, a key breeding time for the fish,...
Yahoo buys social shopping website Polyvore
Yahoo planned to use Polyvore to beef up the e-commerce potential of its digital magazines and other online products.
Yahoo on Friday said it is adding to its lengthy roster of acquisitions with a deal to buy social shopping website Polyvore.
The pioneering Internet firm planned to use Polyvore to beef up the e-commerce potential of...
UN: At least 1,332 Iraqis killed in July violence
Iraqis children play outside a tent at a camp for displaced people in the al-Shurta neighborhood of west Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 20, 2015. (AP)
The United Nations says at least 1,332 Iraqis were killed by violence in July amid the war against the Islamic State group, a slight drop from June.
The...
Turkey presses ahead with PPK strikes, several killed
Turkey is continuing an air campaign against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq in the face of international calls for it to resume a peace process. At least six people were reported killed in the latest attacks.
Turkish airstrikes on positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq killed at least...
Blaze in Qatar’s Al Sailiya area leaves many workers homeless
A large fire in Al Sailiya has left dozens of workers homeless after reducing through their accommodation to ashes Thursday afternoon, according to local media reports.
The fire took place during the midday work ban, and many of the men were sleeping in the labor camp when it broke out, the...
