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As temperatures soar in Qatar, malls launch walking for fitness campaign With winter officially over and temperatures now climbing past 40C in Qatar, residents of all ages are being encouraged to keep fitness levels up and keep walking through the “Step into Health” campaign at local malls. The program, run by Aspetar, aims “to encourage each person to walk 10,000 steps...

Angry Birds theme park flies to Doha Festival City from rival mall In a change of plans, the region’s first Angry Birds theme park and several other entertainment options will open in Qatar next year at Doha Festival City (DFC), not Mall of Qatar as previously announced. Speaking at a press conference about the status of DFC, officials said that when...

Up to 40 Swedes killed while fighting for IS As many as 40 Swedish citizens have died while fighting for terrorist group IS in Syria and Iraq, new figures from Swedish intelligence service Säpo show. Previously, Säpo had estimated that between 30 and 35 Swedes have died after joining IS in Syria and Iraq. The new, higher figure was established this...

New mortgage rules scrapped in Sweden The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has backed down from plans to introduce amortisation requirements in Sweden after courts ruled it had no legal grounds for changing the rules. The Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) issued a statement Thursday after the Administrative Court of Appeal of Jönköping, among others, found that FI is not entitled by law...

Australia begins 'immense' clean up as deadly storm subsides Emergency response personnel have been deployed after a "once-in-a-decade" storm left four dead and millions of dollars in damage in its wake. Property damage estimated at $100 million is likely to increase. Emergency crews began the "immense task" of cleaning up on Thursday after a "once-in-a-decade" storm slammed eastern Australia for three...

Deutsche Bank to pay record fine in Libor scandal Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay a massive penalty for its role in manipulating Libor interest rates. Germany's biggest private lender is also forced to fire individual employees who engaged in misconduct. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced Thursday that Deutsche Bank had agreed to pay $2.5 billion...

US admits hostages killed in anti-terror operation near Afghanistan-Pakistan border The White House has admitted two hostages were accidentally killed in a January operation against al Qaeda near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. US President Obama has said he takes full responsibility for what happened. The White House Thursday said American Warren Weinstein and Italian national Giovanni Lo Porto were killed in a...

Tarsheed campaign saves QR600mn for Kahramaa Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Delivery and Legacy Hassan al-Thawadi receiving award from Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada as Issa bin Hilal al-Kuwari looks on at the anniversary celebrations of the Tarsheed campaign yesterday. Qatar has made an effective saving of about QR600mn since the launch of the Tarsheed campaign by Qatar...

Lekhwiya face wait despite 3-0 victory over Persepolis Mehdi Taremi (R) of Iran’s Persepolis challenges Karim Boudiaf of Qatar’s Lekhwiya during their AFC Champions League match at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha yesterday. At right, Nam Tae Hee (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring for Lekhwiya. Qatar’s Lekhwiya thrashed Iran’s Persepolis 3-0 to go top of Group...

HE Deputy Premier Meets With Foreign Ministers of Oman and Iran Jakarta, April 22 (QNA) - HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Al Mahmoud Wednesday met with the Sultanate of Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah and Iran's Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif...

HE Deputy Premier Participates in Asian African Conference 2015 Jakarta, April 22 (QNA) - HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed Abdullah Al Mahmoud headed the Qatari Delegation to the Asian African Conference 2015, which was open by the Indonesian President Joko Widodo here today. In his speech during the opening session of the Conference,...

HH the Emir Receives Syrian Coalition Chief Doha, Doha, (date) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met today at his Emiri Diwan office Chief of the Syrian National Coalition Khaled Khoja and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to Qatar. During the meeting the latest developments in Syrian were discussed and the Chief of...

Snooker star causes stir by playing in socks at world champs O’Sullivan, a five-time world champion and snooker’s biggest box-office draw, caused a stir in his first-round match at the Crucible Theatre when he removed a new pair of shoes (Photo courtesy of Twitter) With its players donning waistcoats, bow ties, and trousers for matches, snooker prides itself on being one...

Merkel: Mediterranean deaths 'incompatible with EU values' German politicians have urged better financing for sea rescues and fair distribution of refugees across the EU. EU leaders are set to discuss how to stop migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean at a special summit. Wednesday's discussion in the Bundestag, the lower house of German parliament, began with representatives standing in a gesture of...