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Millionaires Per Capita: Qatar Leads With 17.5%, Followed By Switzerland, Singapore The small, wealthy nations of Qatar, Switzerland and Singapore have the most millionaires per capita, at more than 10 percent of all households, the Boston Consulting Group reports. The oil-rich emirate of Qatar led the field with an astounding 17.5 percent of households being worth more than 1 million U.S....

Ann Stuart, a Betty Crocker Kitchens test kitchen expert, shares a recipe. Feeding a family is a snap with this dinner that's on the table in less than 30 minutes. Ingredients 6 oz refrigerated cooked Southwest-flavor chicken breast strips (from 9- or 12-oz package) 1/2 cup Old El Paso™ Thick 'n Chunky salsa 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ flour tortillas for...

Matcha Tea Health in a Cup! Besides juicing, I love to drink green tea. In Chinese medicine, tea is recommended to help counteract the damage caused by toxic foods like greasy foods. Researchers at the University of North Carolina studied the effects of tea and heart disease and found that drinking tea can attacking reduce heart attack risk by 11%. Matcha...

Cool Outdoor Activities that Can Help You Earn Money in Qatar If you’re the funky kinds who like to live life on the edge or are a nature lover, it is time you turned your passion into profession. The following is a list of some of the coolest outdoor activities that brighten up your day and can even help you...

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Meets Qatar's Ambassador Abu Dhabi , February 02 (QNA) - UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Mohammad Gargash met here today with HE Qatar's Ambassador to UAE Faris bin Roumi Mohamed Al Nuaimi. They reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in addition to issues...

Sheikh Joaan: Qatar Ready to Host any Sporting Event Doha, February 01 (QNA) - HE the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for World Handball Cup 2015 Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani has confirmed that the State Qatar is always ready to host any sporting event, stressing that Qatar is prepared to enter the competition for hosting any championship in...

Fewer deaths, more injuries, on Qatar’s roads in 2014 Fewer people are dying on Qatar’s roads, even as thousands of new residents to the country climb behind the wheel each month, recently released government figures show. While the lower death rate is welcome news, the raft of safety measures rolled out by authorities in recent years has failed to stem the...

Qatar’s tourism sector performs strongly QTA chairman Issa bin Mohammed al-Mohannadi. Qatar’s tourism sector contributed QR13.6bn (about $3.7bn) to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, representing 4% of “Qatar’s non-extraction economy.” Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) annual report revealed the tourism sector also generated 61,000 jobs in the same year, bringing substantial contribution to the job market in Qatar. “The economic impact...

'Qatar Green Building Conference' to Take Place in Doha in April Doha, February 01 (QNA) - Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has announced its upcoming inaugural annual conference. The two-day event will take place on 27-28 April 2015 at QF's Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The Qatar Green...

Homemade bomb explodes in central Cairo Islamist militants seeking to topple the government have been previously carried out. homemade bomb exploded in central Cairo on Tuesday, security officials told Reuters news agency. The blast occurred near a busy square, and there were no immediate reports on casualties. Islamist militants seeking to topple the government have carried out numerous bombing attacks on soldiers and...

Slain Japanese journalist’s peace tweet goes viral A poignant tweet by murdered journalist Kenji Goto on the virtue of being calm was spreading rapidly on social media Tuesday, days after he was apparently beheaded by Islamist militants. “Close your eyes and remain patient. It’s over once you get angry or yell. It is almost like praying. Hating is not the role...

Syrian Kurds force 'IS' retreat Kurdish YPG forces have captured more territory surrounding Kobani that had been taken by "Islamic State" terrorists. The jihadists' force in the area is collapsing, said the YPG. The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), aided by the US-led airstrikes, has made significant advances against "Islamic State" (IS) in the area surrounding the city of Kobani after...

Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition, UAE 17th – 19th March 2015 We are delighted to be working towards the 5th year of Gulf Education, and even more so to announce that this year's event will be held in UAE, following huge demand from our participants. We are anticipating a high attendance from Ministers of Education from a number of countries...

Qatar Airways Launches A319 "Premium One" Service Doha, February 01 (QNA) - Qatar Airways announced today that it will add an all-Premium Class Airbus A319 to its growing corporate jet fleet, Qatar Executive, to meet the rising demand for charter luxury group and incentive travel. The Premium One A319, which is identical to the Qatar Airways Business One product operating...