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4,200 more migrants saved off Libya’s coasts, 17 die Rescued migrants wait to disembark in the Island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP) The Italian coast guard says it has coordinated the rescue of more than 4,000 migrants off Libya’s coast in 22 separate operations. The rescues, from 13 boats and nine motorized rubber dinghies, took place Friday. The...

Regime bombs kill 71 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 file photo, Syrian man carries his sister who was wounded in a government airstrike hit the neighborhood of Ansari, in Aleppo, Syria. (AP) A series of barrel bombs dropped by Syria's regime killed at least 71 civilians and wounded dozens in Aleppo province on Saturday, said the...

Four killed in foiled Saudi mosque blast Firemen work at the site where a car exploded near a Shi'ite mosque in Saudi Arabia's Dammam May 29, 2015. (Reuters) Four people were killed when a car exploded near a mosque in Saudi Arabia’s eastern city of Dammam, on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency reported, adding that militants failed in their bid to...

Jaidah rewards winners of 'SeeMyDoha' photo contest Doha - Jaidah Automotive, the official organiser of the 'SeeMyDoha' photography competition announced the winners of the second edition of the competition at an award ceremony held at the Souq Waqif Art Centre in an exhibition showcasing all nominated pictures. The exhibition will run until June 3. The event was attended by Manager of...

FAQs on Social and Cultural Topics in Qatar Can women drive in Qatar? Yes, women are allowed to drive. The streets are, however, crowded with large, fancy cars, and personally, being a walker, I would, as soon as possible, accommodate myself to the heat and walk wherever possible. (It's also good for the abs and the derriere.) What if I don’t want...

Qatar Emir pledges $50 million to help Indonesia host Rohingya refugees Qatar has promised the Indonesian government $50 million to help it cope with an influx of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, amid a worsening refugee crisis that has roiled Asia. The pledge was made yesterday by Qatar’s Emir, during a meeting in Doha with Indonesia’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi. According to...

India heat wave death toll surpasses 1,800, crisis response questioned A heat wave in the South Asian country has left nearly 2,000 dead after a week of scorching temperatures. But some are concerned the government's response is not doing enough to ease the crisis. A heat wave stretching across India, from Himachal Pradesh in the north to Tamil Nadu in the...

Car bombs rock two upmarket Baghdad hotels A file photo shows people gathering at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad earlier this month. (Reuters) Car bombs ripped through car parks at two high-profile Baghdad hotels on Thursday that had been targeted in deadly attacks five years before, killing at least five people, police said. The explosions occurred just before...

Sepp Blatter set to win FIFA vote despite opposition FIFA's incumbent head Sepp Blatter is set to win a fifth term as the organization's president. But a massive corruption scandal has repelled many of his supporters who are now rallying for Prince Ali of Jordan. Sepp Blatter could win a fifth term as president of FIFA on Friday, although several countries...

FIFA: The World Cups in Russia and Qatar will still go ahead FIFA director of communications and public affairs Walter De Gregorio. FIFA's director of communications and public affairs Walter De Gregorio said in a press conference in Zurich on Wednesday that the World Cup in Russia in 2018 and the World Cup in Qatar will still go ahead, despite two...

Chi’Zen wins Favourite Chinese Restaurant award Chi‘Zen, a Chinese dining concept at the Oryx Rotana Doha have won the Favourite Chinese Restaurant Award at the Fact Dining Awards Doha 2015. In addition the restaurant was also “Highly Commended” in the Best Chinese Restaurant category at Timeout Doha Restaurant Awards 2015. The voting for each category was divided into a popular...

Mowasalat to build bus station at Asian Town West End Park, close to the Industrial Area and now renamed as Asian Town, will soon get a mini bus station, a senior official of Mowasalat said yesterday. The new bus depot will mainly serve the large number of expatriate workers visiting the sprawling facility. "We are having discussions with a leading commercial outlet...

Prices of new cars in Qatar expected to reduce soon Cars are expected to become cheaper in Qatar as the government yesterday clarified that automobile dealers with exclusive import rights for foreign brands do not enjoy monopoly any more. Any dealer with a valid import licence can now import vehicles for sale in the local market even if there are exclusive...

Iraq exhumes 470 bodies from Tikrit mass grave An Iraqi forensic worker excavates human remains in a mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by ISIS militants when they overran. (File: AP) Iraq has exhumed the remains of 470 people believed to have been executed by militants near Tikrit last year in what is known as the...