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'Islamic State' takes government headquarters in Iraq's Ramadi Following a series of suicide attacks, "Islamic State" militants have raised their flag over the central Iraqi city of Ramadi. Government troops have reportedly withdrawn from the area. With the fall of the main government building, IS managed to gain nearly full control over the city on Friday. The Islamist organisation has also...

Burundi’s failed coup threatens to unleash humanitarian crisis in Tanzania Burundi's president has now returned to the capital following a failed coup. But despite the calming of tensions, the turmoil has prompted a mass exodus, threatening neighboring Tanzania with a humanitarian crisis. More than 100,000 people fled Burundi after Wednesday's foiled coup attempt. The U.S. Embassy in the country has meanwhile decided...

The two questions that 'empirically' determine if you're in love The existence of love and its nature is something that has troubled philosophers for centuries, but a pair of scientists believe they have a set of questions that yield "clear empirical evidence" of it, or at least whether your relationship will end in divorce. They are: 'How happy are you in...

Portrait of a Nation: the ambassador, entrepreneur and trekker Before becoming the ambassador and entrepreneur that he is today, Omar Ghobash spent years trekking through mountains on a journey of soul revival. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National ABU DHABI // Before becoming the ambassador and entrepreneur that he is today, Omar Ghobash spent years trekking through mountains on a journey...

Qatar fly out to Australia after Panama stutter Auckland, New Zealand: Qatar U-20 squad has left for Australia after their 1-0 loss against Panama in a FIFA U20 World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday. Coach Felix Sanchez’s squad battled in their game against Panama and exhibited fighting spirit despite the loss. Qatar have beaten Australia and New Zealand in the...

Children’s mini-city to open in Mall of Qatar in early 2016 A miniature city where children would be able to “work” as pilots, doctors or firefighters will be one of the key family attractions at Mall of Qatar when it opens its doors slightly later than planned in early 2016, its operators have announced. The $824 million (QR3 billion) under-construction mall,...

Report: Qatar ranks in bottom 10 of education index, but shows potential Students in Qatar continue to be among the world’s poorest performers, according to a new global education ranking that scored the nation behind most of its regional and international peers. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its biggest-ever league table of educational attainment in 76...

New vehicles to get registration permit for three years New vehicles will be issued road permit for three years once a new law whose draft has been cleared by the State Cabinet after Advisory Council's approval sees the The legislation is expected to be put in force soon since the Cabinet, at its routine weekly meeting yesterday, said it had taken...

72 killed in fire at footwear factory in Philippines (CNN) - A fire that engulfed a footwear factory in a suburb of the Philippine capital has killed 72 people, authorities said Thursday. The blaze swept through the slipper and shoe factory in Valenzuela City on Wednesday, sending huge clouds of thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Investigators were still pulling bodies...

Heavy clashes in Burundi after coup attempt, as hiding president calls for calm Burundi's president, the target of an attempted coup, has appealed for calm from a secret location in Tanzania. There has been heavy fighting between rival troops in Burundi's capital. Explosions and gunshots were heard on Thursday in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, a day after a top general launched a...

Vodafone launches Qatar's fastest data network Vodafone Qatar has announced that its data network is the fastest in Qatar with the widest 4G+ coverage. The announcement follows a project of substantial upgrades and expansions of their 3G & 4G network. "In the past five months alone, we have invested more than QR500 million in our network infrastructure and mobilised a...

Qataris Begin Casting Ballots in Municipal Elections Doha, May 13 (QNA) - Qatari voters began casting their ballots Wednesday morning in the municipal elections, which held every four years. This is the fifth session since the start of the first municipal elections in the country in 1999. Constituencies headquarters across Qatar opened their doors at 8:00 AM to receive the voters...

HH the Emir Meets Chairman of US Congress Armed Services Committee Washington, May 12 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met with Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee of the US Congress, and a number of the Committee members this morning. The meeting reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and the...

HH the Emir Meets Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Washington D.C., May 12 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday met at his residency in Washington D.C. with the Sultanate of Oman's Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, and the delegation accompanying him. At the outset of the meeting,...