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Qatar Airways Wins Third Skytrax 'Airline of Year' Award Le Bourget, France, June 16 (QNA) - Qatar Airways (QA) has won the 'Airline of the Year' honour for the third time at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards here, the national carrier announced Tuesday. The airline also won two other awards - 'Best Business Class Airline Seat' and 'Best Airline...

FIFA voter Ricardo Teixeira's secret account held Qatari cash A police investigation in Brazil found evidence of payments made by Qatari construction companies into the secret bank account of a key FIFA voter. The payments were allegedly made to Ricardo Teixeira, the disgraced former head of Brazilian football who was one of the 14 FIFA executive committee members who voted for...

Italian police haul away African migrants at France border Italy's police have forcibly removed dozens of African migrants from makeshift camps along the country's Mediterranean border with France. The move comes as EU ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss immigration crisis. Around 300 migrants had been camping out for days in Ventimigila, hoping to travel farther north in Europe, when the...

Ramadan 2015 in Qatar: 15 things you should know The time draws closer for the start of the month of Ramadan, and Qatar Living have put together a list of 15 essential facts about Ramadan, perfect for both expats and locals. 1. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar. The current Islamic year is 1436 AH; the first...

HMC's blood bank reaches 100% self-sufficiency DOHA - The Hamad Medical Corporation blood bank has reached 100 percent self-suffiency for the fifth consecutive year, mostly through voluntary donors, an official said at an event to honour donors on Sunday. The event, held under the patronage of Minister of Public Health HE Abdullah bin Khalid al Qahtani coincided with World Blood...

Qatar will have 25,000 new housing units by end of 2015 An estimated 25,000 new housing units are expected to come on the market by end of this year driven by rising demand, says a real estate development company. The demand for housing is forecast to grow between 20 and 25 percent in the second half (H2, July to December) of...

Construction firm fined for negligence in Pearl-Qatar worker’s death A criminal court in Qatar has found a local company guilty of negligence and violating safety regulations after a worker fell to his death from an under-construction tower at the Pearl-Qatar last year. The Nepali man worked for Redco Al Mana, which is building two towers for the island’s Abraj Quartier district....

Users take to Snapchat to tell the world about Qatar After several days of anticipation, Snapchat users in Qatar are finally getting the chance to tell the rest of the world what life is like in the Gulf, thanks to the platform’s “Live Story” feature. The story option, which the popular time-restricted photo-sharing app unveiled last June, highlights the best photographs...

Mövenpick Hotel plans daily Ramadan Iftars This Ramadan, Mövenpick Hotel West Bay Doha will be having daily Ramadan Iftars at its main restaurant, ForKnife. The buffet will feature an array of international dishes, with a focus on Ramadan favourites and local Qatari cuisine. To capture the traditional spirit of Ramadan but also giving it a modern twist, ForKnife restaurant will...

South Korea reports 16th MERS death as outbreak grows South Korea says it now has a total of 150 cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Another person has died of the disease, bringing the number of fatalities in the outbreak to 16. South Korea's Health Ministry on Monday reported five new cases of MERS, bringing the total number of people...

Kurdish forces advance on IS supply route Kurdish forces backed by US-led air raids have advanced on Tal Abyad, a Syrian town used by Islamic State militants as a conduit for foreign recruits. Turkey has reluctantly taken in 3,000 Syrians who fled the fighting. An envoy for the US-led aerial coalition claimed that Kurdish fighters in northern Syria were scoring territorial...

South African court to decide on arrest of Sudan's Bashir A South African court is to rule on whether Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir can be arrested for war crimes while in South Africa for an AU summit. But his officials say he is due to leave the country. The Pretoria High Court, which on Sunday ordered al-Bashir not to leave South...

Qatar Signs Another 10 Year Extension with MotoGP Qatar will stay on the MotoGP calendar until at least 2026 after signing a contract extension on Sunday with promoters Dorna Sports. The race in the Middle East made its debut in 2004 and the Losail circuit has staged the season-opener since 2007, becoming the sport's first night grand prix in 2008. The current...

Qatar Supports Efforts Made Towards Iranian Nuclear Deal Qatar has confirmed it support to the efforts made by Iran and world powers – the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany -- to reach a peaceful solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. Qatar called on Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intensify their efforts to settle pending issues...