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American military instructors arrive in Ukraine About 300 American paratroopers have traveled to Ukraine for a six-month training mission, the US Army has said in statement. They will be training the Ukrainian National Guard, which is fighting the pro-Russian rebels. The US troops from 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived this week to Yavoiv in western Ukraine to train three battalions of Ukrainian...

Mondrian Hotel pushes back Qatar opening to September 2015 The opening of the first Mondrian Hotel in the Gulf has again been delayed, with a new launch date set for the fall of this year, according to industry media reports. That’s about six months later than the latest anticipated opening date of the first quarter of this year, a deadline that...

Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Meets Polish Official Doha, April 15 (QNA) - HE Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi met on Wednesday with Undersecretary of Polish Foreign Ministry Katarzyna Kacperczyk. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and means of enhancing them, in addition to issues of common concern....

Two fatal shootings in less than 12 hours in Gothenburg Police in Gothenburg are investigating two separate fatal shootings to happen in the city within 12 hours. In the second incident on Thursday morning, a man was shot in his car at a parking lot in eastern Gothenburg and died in hospital shortly afterwards. Less than 12 hours earlier another man...

Model-turned-militant reportedly killed in Syria Sharky Jama, a 25-year-old model-turned-militant from Melbourne. (Facebook) A 25-year-old male former model from Melbourne was reportedly killed while fighting alongside militants in Syria, local media reported Thursday. SBS reported that Sharky Jama, who previously lived in the Iraqi city of Fallujah which is overrun by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, was shot dead...

Dubai punishes Deutsche Bank with record fine Deutsche Bank faces a fine of $8.4 million for violations in Dubai after an investigation from the DFSA. (File photo: Shutterstock) Deutsche Bank must pay the largest ever fine levied by the regulator of Dubai's financial free zone for what the watchdog described as "serious contraventions" by the German lender's wealth management business in...

Colombian president relaunches airstrikes on FARC Colombia's president has ordered the resumption of airstrikes against the leftist FARC guerillas after the rebel group allegedly killed 10 soldiers in a pre-dawn attack. The incident could threaten peace talks. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday that the "vile" attack by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) would "not go unpunished." "I have...

Aunek service to protect elderly, differently-abled LIVING up to its billing as the 'Healthiest Country in the World' through services provided to its citizens and residents, Prime Minister and Interior Minister HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani launched the Aunek Emergency Call Service at an exhibition held as part of the ongoing 13th UN Crime Congress. "Aunek allows...

Google to face antitrust action in EU Search engine behemoth Google is set to receive charges from the EU that it violated the bloc's fair competition laws. The company has been accused of diverting traffic from rivals to favor its own sites and services. The European Union will file antitrust charges against Google on Wednesday, according to media reports. After a...

Qatar Airways is the 'World's Most Dependable Airline' QATAR Airways (QA) has been named the 'World's Most Dependable Airline' in a comprehensive study of all major carriers, published by CBS MoneyWatch and conducted by recognised travel site, WanderBat. QA was chosen to lead a select list of 22 international airlines based on on-time percentage, low cost to check bags and average...

Qatar sheikh commissions creation of QR2.3mn crystal-encrusted piano A bespoke Steinway piano encrusted with half a million Swarovski crystals is expected to be shipped to the home of “an influential sheikh” in Qatar soon, according to a UK-based piano company. Announcing the creation of the “world’s most luxurious piano,” Goldfinch said that its client had paid some QR2.3 million (£420,000) for...

Penalty for Qatar shops that stay open during Friday prayers doubled Commercial outlets that do not close for 90 minutes during Friday prayers in Qatar could face increased penalties of up to QR10,000, according to a new law signed yesterday by the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The new legislation, Law No. 5 of 2015, reinforces the existing law...

Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent Finland's Nokia has said it has agreed a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to fully take over its Franco-American competitor. The move would create a new global networking giant to rival Sweden’s Ericsson and China’s Huawei. Nokia announced Wednesday (15.04.2015) it had agreed to take over Alcatel-Lucent in a deal valuing the Franco-American company at 15.6 billion euros (16.6...

Iraqis flee as ISIS captures three villages in Ramadi In this Sunday, March 30, 2014, file photo, ISIS group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP) Residents began fleeing three villages in Ramadi, capital of the Iraqi western province of Anbar, after they were captured...