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The world’s most beautiful mosques (Part II): 11) Ubudiah Mosque, Malaysia Built between 1913 and 1917, this place of worship in the royal town of Kuala Kangsar, Peninsular Malaysia, is often touted as the country’s most beautiful mosque. With four minarets and a golden dome, it was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, a British architect who was also behind the Kuala...

Hillary Clinton on email scandal: Everybody calm down Hillary Clinton on Friday sought to downplay the latest twist in the long-running scandal over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, saying reports of a possible criminal probe are full of inaccuracies. News emerged on Thursday evening that at least one inspector general passed to the...

Ministry To Digitalise Millions Of Documents For Public Access The Ministry of Justice is to digitalise millions of documents to allow people to access services online. Around six million transactions and legal documents at the real estate and authentication services department will be digitalised, followed by 250,000 real estate documents. Estimated to be completed in 18 months, the first phase of the...

Health benefits of drinking green tea with lemon Some things are just better together. Take Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, for example. Separately they’re both funny guys, but together they’ve created some of the best laugh-out-loud films of our time. Lemon and green tea are no different. Separately, they have both been shown to fuel weight loss, but together they fight...

Cost of Life in Qatar: Further Expenses »» Are you thinking about accepting an expat assignment to Qatar, but are unsure whether the offered salary and benefits will cover your cost of living in Qatar ? Read Inter Nations Guide on the cost of living in Qatar to get an overview over typical budget items and the expenses you can...

Driving in Qatar is quite a challenge for most expats. The obscure traffic code as well as the heavy traffic takes some time to get used to. With the help of InterNations, you’ll learn all about road infrastructure, driver’s licenses, traffic rules, and other aspects of driving in Qatar. As it is one of the wealthiest countries in the Middle...

Several killed in Italian fireworks factory disaster At least seven people have died and three remain missing after an explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Italy. Emergency services were struggling to douse the flames. At least seven people have died and three remain missing after a blast at the headquarters of the Bruscella Italian Group fireworks factory in Modugno, near...

US President Obama hails an 'Africa on the move' in Kenya visit US President Barack Obama has told a business summit in Kenya that entrepreneurship can foster growth and peace in Africa. His remarks come on the first full day of a landmark trip to the country, his father's homeland. Addressing a US-sponsored Global Enterpreneurship Summit in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi,...

Financial Times sold to Japanese media group Nikkei for £844m The 127-year-old Financial Times, whose pink pages are as much a symbol of the City as the pinstriped suit, is to be sold to a Japanese financial media company by its British owners for £844m. The sale to Nikkei by Pearson, which comes after years of speculation over its long-term commitment...

Biography Early years: Edward Bellamy was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts. His father was Rufus King Bellamy (1816–1886), a Baptist minister and a descendant of Joseph Bellamy. His mother, Maria Louisa Putnam Bellamy, was herself the daughter of a Baptist minister named Benjamin Putnam, a man forced to withdraw from the ministry in Salem, Massachusetts, following objections to his becoming a Freemason. Bellamy...

NASA finds 'Earth's bigger, older cousin' (CNN) - NASA said Thursday that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted "Earth's bigger, older cousin": the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own. Though NASA can't say for sure whether the planet is rocky like ours or has water and air, it's the closest...

Meet the doctor who treats the homeless Pittsburgh (CNN) - Dr. Jim Withers used to dress like a homeless person. On purpose. Two to three nights a week, he rubbed dirt in his hair and muddied up his jeans and shirt before walking the dark streets of Pittsburgh, searching for the very people he was trying to emulate. Withers wanted to connect...

Qatargas denies sponsorship of Saudi club Hilal Qatargas has categorically denied speculations in news media and social media networks concerning its sponsorship of Al Hilal football club in Saudi Arabia. “The company is not holding any discussion or talks with the club in this regard and there is no basis for such rumours,” Qatargas public relations manager Azam Abdulaziz al-Mannai said. The...

Turkey arrests 251 suspected militants Turkey has arrested 251 after launching simultaneous raids targeting Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Kurdish militants in 13 provinces across the country on Friday, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Turkey was also determined to fight all “terrorist” groups “without distinction,” the statement added. The arrests come after Turkish warplanes struck ISIS...