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GCC Foreign Ministers Meet in Riyadh Riyadh, April 30 (QNA) - The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States held here today at Riyadh Airbase a preparatory meeting of the 15th Consultative Meeting of the GCC leaders to be held in Riyadh on 5, May, 2015. HE Qatar Foreign Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, Chairman of the...

Gharafa beat Jaish to win Qatar Cup Al Gharafa captain Omar Abdelkader Salem celebrates after receiving the Qatar Cup from Qatar Cycling Federation president Sheikh Khalid bin Ali al-Thani at the Gharafa Indoor Hall yesterday. Al Gharafa survived a last quarter charge to beat El Jaish 65-57 and win the Qatar Cup at the Gharafa Indoor Hall yesterday. In a low-scoring,...

Hundreds protests Gray case in Philadelphia In downtown Philadelphia, hundreds of protestors are marching through the streets over the Freddie Gray case. Police have said no curfew will be imposed as long as the demonstration remains peaceful. Live images from the northeastern city, which lies approximately halfway along the 200-mile (322-kilometer) stretch between Baltimore and New York City, showed the large...

Istanbul police clash with May Day protestors Turkish police have cracked down on activists in Istanbul over fears of unrest on May Day. The authorities have put the city under a security lockdown, blocking roads and closing public transport. Turkish police on Friday used tear gas and water cannon against protesters who had gathered in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, according...

Police car ploughs into Walpurgis revellers An unmarked police car drove into a crowd of students celebrating Walpurgis night at a busy Stockholm town square after responding to reports of a fight and on Friday two people remained in hospital with suspected concussions. In a video shown on tabloid Aftonbladet's website, the grey car is seen speeding across the Medborgarplatsen square...

Two rescued in Nepal, but hope fades for more quake survivors A woman and a teenage boy have been pulled alive from rubble in Kathmandu, five days after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake devastated Nepal. Bad weather is hampering the delivery of aid to hard-hit regions. Cheers erupted in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday as a team of rescuers pulled 15-year-old Pemba Tamang...

Various explosives, weapons found in terror arrest near Frankfurt As well as a complete pipe bomb, police and prosecutors have said that they seized munitions, explosives, chemicals and firearms in a raid on a flat near Frankfurt. A cycling race has been called off as a precaution. The western state of Hesse's top public prosecutor, Albrecht Schreiber, told reporters in Wiesbaden...

7 Ways The Apple Watch Will Benefit Travelers, And 2 Big Ways It Won't When Apple announced details of its Apple Watch this week, the buzz among travelers was strong. I spoke with travel experts about what it all means. First things first: “I don’t think the point of the watch is to outdo the iPhone in terms of functionality,” says...

Qatar's Mayhoola to buy 31% stake in Turkey's Boyner Retail Doha - Qatar-based investment fund Mayhoola for Investments is buying a 30.7 percent stake in Turkish retailer Boyner Retail and Textile Investmentsfor 885 million Turkish liras($332million). Mayhoola investsglobally in the luxury and retail sectors. Itacquired in 2012 the Italian fashion giant Valentino. It has also invested in other international brands such...

QSL participates in inaugural Global Leagues Forum in London Doha - Qatar Stars League (QSL) was among the 24 leading professional league organisations from across the world of football that met for the first-ever Global Leagues Forum in London on Tuesday. The event brought together presidents, chairmen, chief executives and general secretaries, representing more than 1,100 clubs and nearly 20,000 players,...

Qatar Stars League Final Local teams Lekhwiya and El Jaish will square off in the final match of the Qatar Stars League’s Qatar Cup at Abdulla bin Khalifa stadium at the Lekhwiya Sports Club on Friday, May 1 at 6:45pm. Tickets to the final are priced between QR10 and QR150 and can be purchased online here. The more expensive tickets include...

ASEAN Festival in Qatar Traditional music, shows, artwork, handicrafts and food from seven Southeast Asian countries will mark Qatar’s first ASEAN Festival, which will be held from April 30 to May 2 at the Katara Village Esplanade. Visitors will be treated to authentic cultural experiences from the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore. There will be some 28 Indonesian and...

US city protests over Baltimore police custody death of Freddie Gray There have been marches in a number of US cities and Baltimore to protest the death in police custody of 25-year-old black man Freddie Gray. Gray died April 19 of a fatal but unexplained spinal injury. In Washington, a well-organized march on Wednesday by a thousand people ended at the...

HH the Emir Meets GCC Interior Ministers Doha, April 29 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met before noon on Wednesday at the Emiri Diwan with GCC interior ministers on the occasion of their 16th consultative meeting. During the meeting fraternal relations between GCC States were reviewed. HH the Emir wished the GCC interior ministers success in their...