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Qatar Foreign Merchandise Trade Surplus was QR 14.9 Billion in June, 2015 Doha, July 27 (QNA) - The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics has released preliminary figures of the value of exports of domestic goods, re-exports, and imports for June 2015. A short analysis of the data is given below: In May 2015, the total exports of goods (including...

Qatar Summer Festival 2015 To Start On Saturday What's new at #QSF2015? Qatar Tourism Authority is organizing Qatar Summer Festival 2015 over the month of August. The month-long festival will be different this year, featuring entertainment activities, shows, and promotions for all family members. Entertainment City: Colours, paints, pencils and everything else you can imagine will come to life at QSF's signature Entertainment...

Does This Application Form Mean That McDonald’s Is Going to Open in Iran? Nothing's official yet, but fast-food history could repeat itself Despite the misgivings of a Republican majority and the Israel lobby’s tendentious muscle, Congress will probably pass the Iran nuclear deal. The agreement is a litany of compromises, the most dramatic of which being the decision to lift the...

Microsoft Launches Windows 10: Here's What That Means Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system debuts Wednesday, as the longtime leader in PC software struggles to carve out a new role in a world where people increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets and information stored online. No one's expected to line up overnight for Windows 10, the way people did 20 years ago...

Dubai major realtor shuts down due to 'worsening market' An Emirates man examines a graphic city map of Dubai, depicting new real estate developments, during an exhibition entitled Cityscape exhibition in Dubai. S&K Estate Agents, the leading estate agent and property management company in Dubai filed for bankruptcy after going out of business with the loss of dozens of jobs. The company...

Saudi women travel with friends abroad without mahram ABHA: Several Saudi businesswomen started traveling with a group of friends after recent regulations which allow women to travel without their mahram. These women said they find great fun to travel as a group with their friends and their children, where they can achieve their goals of travel. Travel and tourism offices said...

Libyan court sentences Gadhafi son to death in absentia A son of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been sentenced to death with eight other defendants for crimes committed during a peaceful anti-regime uprising in 2011. Seif al-Islam was sentenced in absentia. The eight sentenced to death by the court in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday included not only Seif...

Summary Anonymous (group): Anonymous (used as a mass noun) is a loosely associated international network of activist and hacktivist entities. A website nominally associated with the group describes it as "an internet gathering" with "a very loose and decentralized command structure that operates on ideas rather than directives". The group became known for a series of well-publicized publicity stunts and...

Five die as attackers storm Indian police station Gurdaspur (India) (AFP) - Indian security forces were Monday battling an attack on a police station near the Pakistan border in which at least five people have been killed. Authorities said two police officers and three civilians had been confirmed dead in the hours-long siege, which began early Monday in the town of...

Comedian and TV presenter al-Linghawi dies Well-known Qatari comedian and TV presenter Mohamed al-Linghawi died in Doha yesterday. He was 49. Al-Linghawi had not been keeping good health for about a year, sources close to him said. He was buried at Abu Hamour graveyard yesterday evening. Al-Linghawi started his career as a sports commentator in 1988...

Xavi joins Al Sadd's training camp in Austria DOHA - Spanish superstar and former Barcelona captain Xavi started training with Al Sadd Club team at Kaprun in Austria on Sunday, sparking a great deal of excitement in the camp. Xavi had arrived at the team hotel earlier on and Sunday's was the first opportunity for him to link up with his...

Emir receives message from Iran president Doha, July 26 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a written message from President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them. The message was handed over by Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif during...

White House condemns Mogadishu hotel attack The United States has condemned a terror strike in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Several people were killed in an explosion at the Jazeera Palace Hotel. A suicide bomber rammed a truck with explosives into the wall of the Jazeera Palace hotel, killing at least nine people including a Chinese diplomat, Somalia's foreign ministry said. The White House...

A Cup of This Drink Every Morning And You’ll Stop Fat Accumulation In Your Blood And Gaining Weight Many people are suffering from fat accumulation in their blood and cholesterol due to the fast pace of life, as well as genetic predisposition. The normal cholesterol levels are between 4.60 and 6.20 mmol/L. This syrup is known to work against high cholesterol...