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QBIC to host start-up meet for entrepreneurs The Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC), founded by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and Social Development Center (SDC), will launch its 3rd wave of the 10-week unique LeanStartup Program for entrepreneurs in Qatar on March 9. Applications are open for candidates until February 22, 2015 through QBIC website www.qbic.qa. QBIC's LeanStartup Program provides entrepreneurs with...

Roasted Breast of Chicken with Pinot Noir Sauce For this gathering, the chicken is organic, from Sonoma's Petaluma Poultry. Seek out the best organic chicken in your area for this dish. Chef Simile's tips: Resting the chicken after roasting and then slicing against the grain will give you juicy, tender bites. To slice against the grain, position the chicken breast...

6 Ways to Alleviate Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. Its symptoms develop slowly and unfortunately, there is no cure. Alzheimers is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. While there are some treatments available, which may slow the progression of this disease, knowing that there is no cure...

About Najwa: Najwa Karam was born February 26 in Lebanon. Najwa graduated holding a degree in arts and taught for two years at eastern college (zahle). Najwa started her singing career after winning the golden medal in the singing contest (Layali libnan-Lebanese nights), and after studying for four years at the Lebanese institute of music where she was under the...

Qatari Delegation Meets Members of US Congress Doha, February 05 (QNA) - HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani held several meetings with members of the US House of Representatives and the Senate at the Congress headquarters today. HE Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah attended the meetings which took place during the Qatari delegation's visit to Washington. HE Sheikh...

Chinese automaker makes Qatar debut amid luxury marques at motor show The 2015 Qatar International Motor Show opens today with the debut of the latest auto manufacturer to come to the country. Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. is displaying its entry level and mid-market vehicles alongside the dozens of SUVs, luxury sedans and high-performance sports cars parked inside the Qatar...

A Swedish Oscar winner with special effects Sweden's 2015 Academy Award winner Magnus Wrenninge, 35. Magnus Wrenninge, a Swede working behind the scenes of Hollywood, speaks to Radio Sweden before picking up an Oscar in Beverly Hills. There was some disappointment in Sweden when Gothenburg filmmaker Ruben Östlund failed to make the cut for this year's Oscar nominations. His latest movie,...

Siemens to cut 7,800 jobs globally Engineering giant Siemens has announced another round of massive cutbacks as it continues its aggressive push to overhaul its operations. The move comes after disappointing results in its first quarter. Europe's biggest engineering company, Siemens AG, reported Friday it would cut 7,800 jobs worldwide. It said 3,300 of the reductions would affect the firm's Germany-based...

Fox News under fire for showing uncut ISIS video Fox News is reportedly the only mainstream U.S. news organization that opted to show the unedited version of the video. (Screengrab) U.S. television station Fox News has come under fire from terrorism experts and social media users for its controversial decision on Tuesday to show, in full, the graphic video footage of...

Both engines failed before TransAsia crash, official says A Taiwanese official has said a TransAsia Airways plane that crashed on Wednesday suffered failure in both engines. The death toll is rising as more bodies are recovered from the river into which the plane plunged. Aviation Safety Council Executive Director Thomas Wang told a news conference on Friday that the plane's right...

JOHNNY DEPP and Amber Heard have tied the knot at their home in Los Angeles ahead of their bigger celebration this weekend in the Bahamas. The intimate ceremony took place on Tuesday, People reports, attended by only their nearest and dearest. The couple will be joined at his Little Hall's Pond Cay island home this weekend by 50 of their...

Qatar Airways and FC Barcelona launch The FCB Holiday' TV campaign Doha - Qatar Airways (QA) officially launched 'The FCB Holiday', their new marketing campaign supporting the three-year partnership between the award-winning airline and FC Barcelona, at a press conference held in Doha on Wednesday. In attendance were leading representatives of both organisations including Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al...

Sheikha Moza graces GU-Q event Doha - Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) celebrated its 10 years of achievements in Education City by bringing together government officials, members of the diplomatic community, visiting dignitaries and special guests for a gala event on campus on Wednesday. The event also officially marked the end of GU-Q's two-day 10 Year Anniversary conference titled...

Rocket attack by Syria insurgent group wounds 8 Residents and a member of the Syrian Red Crescent carry an injured man, after what activists said were seven air-strikes by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Duma in Eastern Al-Ghouta, near Damascus, February 2, 2015. (Reuters) At least eight people were wounded in a rocket attack on residential areas of...