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Report: Qatar employers set to hire more staff and raise pay in 2015 Companies in Qatar appear to be among the most optimistic about their prospects in 2015 than firms in any other Persian Gulf country. Despite the fall in global oil prices, which has forced many companies in the energy sector to lay off staff or instigate recruitment freezes, Qatar...

Kabul lynch killing prompts death sentences Four men have been sentenced to death in Kabul for their roles in the mob killing of a woman falsely accused of burning a Koran in March. The judge imposed lengthy prison terms on eight other defendants. Afghan Primary Court judge Safiullah Mujadidi jailed eight other defendants for terms of 16 years on Wednesday, while...

HH the Father Emir, Sheikha Moza Attend Class of 2015 Graduation Ceremony Doha, May 05 (QNA) - HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and HH Chairperson of Qatar Foundation of Education, Science and Community Development (QF) Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser attended the ceremony to honor the Class of 2015 Graduates of the Education City Universities that was...

HH the Emir Participates in GCC Consultative Meeting Riyadh, May 05 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, chair of the 15th GCC Consultative Meeting, took part Tuesday with Their Highness leaders of the council's member countries in the meeting held in Dir’iyah Palace in Riyadh. French President Francois Hollande attended the meeting. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al...

Daimler launches self-drive trucks on public roads in Nevada Germany's Daimler is the first carmaker to operate driverless trucks on public roads in the US. So far, cars and trucks had only been tested on cordoned-off sections, both in the US and Germany. Daimler has been granted a fully operational license by the state of Nevada for two vehicles from its...

Police conduct raids against far-right suspects allegedly planning attacks German police have searched the homes of a new far-right group in five German states and arrested four suspects. Prosecutors say explosives were found for intended attacks on asylum-seeker hostels and mosques. Germany's federal prosecutions office said three men and a woman, all Germans and aged between 22 and 56, were accused...

ISIS attack on Kurdish forces in Syria kills 16 Members of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) carry their weapons as they walk in the west of the city of Ras al-Ain, in the province of Hasakah. At least 16 members of Syrian Kurdish security forces were killed on Wednesday in an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group...

Easy bite-sized appetizer recipe with a sausage filling in fillo shells topped with ricotta and mozzarella cheeses Ingredients 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 2 tablespoons water 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 8 ounces Odom's Tennessee Pride® Hot Country Sausage 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion 3/4 cup Hunt's® Tomato Sauce with Basil, Garlic and Oregano 2 pkgs (1.9 oz each) frozen mini fillo shells 1/3 cup shredded part-skim...

Economy and Commerce Minister Inaugurates Project Qatar 2015 Doha, May 04 (QNA) - Under the Patronage of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, HE Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al-Thani officially inaugurated Project Qatar 2015, the 12th International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition, during an Opening Ceremony...

Sadd to face saudi's Hilal in afc champions league clash Doha - One of Qatar's representative in the AFC Champions League Al Sadd will engage Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in a top-of-the-table clash on Match-day Six in Riyadh's King Fahd Stadium on Tuesday. The fixture will determine who will win Group C. While Foolad of Iran remain rooted at the...

Qatar inks pact with France to buy 24 Rafale warplanes Qatar and France on Monday signed an agreement for the purchase of 24 Rafale fighter jets for Qatar. The Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and French President Francois Hollande oversaw the signing of the agreement at the Emiri Diwan, where they also held official talks. The two...

Cars Taxi starts airport services The new airport fleet of Cars Taxi at the launch on Monday. Profit Group, one of the Karwa taxi service providers operating the Cars Taxi service in Qatar, has commenced airport taxi service with an initial fleet of 20 units of seven-seater Toyota Innova vehicles. Formally launching the service at a ceremony on Monday, the company's...

NYPD officer Brian Moore dies, district attorney to seek murder charge New York (CNN) - New York authorities will seek a first-degree murder charge against a man accused of killing a NYPD officer. Brian Moore had been in critical condition since Saturday, when he and a fellow officer were shot at while trying to question a man in Queens. Moore was struck...

Wisconsin woman saves 2 of her children after being shot 3 times (CNN) - Sometimes a mother's love can make all the difference in the world. It can even save lives. Erin Stoffel shuffled her 7-year-old son Ezra and 5-year-old daughter Selah off a pedestrian bridge in Menasha, Wisconsin, after a distraught gunman randomly opened fire. She did this while taking three...