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Residents seek help as power outage in Doha neighborhood enters 2nd day Hundreds of people living in Fereej Abdul Aziz off of B-Ring Road have been rendered effectively homeless this week after a power outage hit a six-building residential complex late Sunday evening. Without electricity and water, several people living in the complex – which houses families and laborers – have...

'Statement by Qatar's Government Communications Office Regarding Media Reports linking the suspect of the recent tragedy in Tennessee to the State of Qatar. Doha, July 21 (QNA) - 'We are aware of reports linking the suspect of the recent tragedy in Tennessee to the State of Qatar. The individual known as Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez transited through Doha’s Hamad International Airport from...

Attiyah to fight hard for World Cup lead DOHA - Spain's Baja Aragon, to be held on July 24 to 26, is one of the events on the calendar that are particularly popular with the drivers. X-raid has decided to field six Mini All4 Racing vehicles in the sixth race of FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. The Baja Aragon held...

Happy Journey beats Dukhan Ballers to lift title Doha - Happy Journey Travel Batangas Team pulled off a convincing win against Dukhan Ballers 83-60 during the championship round of the Division 2 of Pinoy Basketball of Qatar (Pibaq) Ambassador Cup 2015 held at Al Gharafa Training Gym. The winning team received a cash prize of QR6,000, a champion shirt, individual gold...

Singapore freezes bank accounts over Malaysia 1MDB graft scandal Police in Singapore have frozen two bank accounts as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering at Malaysia's troubled state fund 1MDB. It's alleged the fund funneled millions of dollars to the premier. Singapore police said in a statement Wednesday that they had taken the step on July 15 to "prohibit...

US drone strike kills militant associated with 9/11 The Pentagon has announced that a US airstrike in Syria has killed a longtime al Qaeda operative who was associated with the 9/11 attacks. Muhsin al-Fadhli was a key figure in the Khorasan Group, an al Qaeda offshoot. Al-Fadhli was killed by a drone strike while traveling in a car on July 8...

Have scientists found a drug to stop Alzheimer's disease? Eli Lilly is due to announce results of its latest trial into Solanezumab at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Wednesday The first drug that can halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease if caught early is expected to be unveiled this week. Trials have been ongoing into a new treatment called Solanezumab which...

Qatar vendors hope to recoup losses as Wholesale market reopens Qatar’s Wholesale market, a major provider of the country’s produce needs, has reopened today after a massive fire ripped through a line of nearby grocery stores Sunday morning. It took hours for the blaze to be brought under control, and firemen could be seen dousing the site with water as late...

Qatar provides aid to displaced people, refugees in Kurdistan Erbil - Qatar has provided material support to the displaced people and refugees in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to alleviate their suffering. The aid, under the direction of the Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, was delivered during the visit of Foreign Minister HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed...

‘I was freaking out:’ Brave mom speaks out after giving birth in car The 22-year-old mother told her husband to record her in the car once she started going into labor. (Photo courtesy: Daily Mail) A woman from Texas who gave birth to a baby boy in the front seat of a car while her husband recorded the birth in a...

Turkey identifies terror attack suspect A woman reacts over a coffin as people mourn relatives in Gaziantep on July 21, 2015. (AFP) Turkish authorities have identified a suspect over the suicide bombing close to Turkey’s border with Syria that left 32 activists dead, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday. “One suspect has been identified. All the (suspect's) links internationally and domestically...

Violence continues as voting gets under way in Burundi Polling stations have opened across Burundi for presidential elections boycotted by the opposition. Explosions and gunfire rocked the capital Bujumbura overnight, as anti-government protests continued. President Pierre Nkurunziza is widely expected to win a third consecutive term despite the constitution's two-term limit. His decision in April to run again sparked violent clashes...

The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation: As Taught by S. N. Goenka The Ancient Meditation Technique that Brings Real Peace of MindVipassand-bhavand, "the development of insight," embodies the essence of the teaching of the Buddha. As taught by S. N. Goenka, this path to self-awareness is extraordinary in its simplicity, its lack of dogma and, above all, its results. The...

A boxer fights his way to the top, only to find his life falling apart around him. Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: Kurt Sutter Stars: Rachel McAdams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker Rachel McAdams Date of Birth: 17 November 1978, London, Ontario, Canada Birth Name: Rachel Anne McAdams Nickname: Rach Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Rachel McAdams was born on November 17, 1978, in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay...