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QIA wins $4 bn bid for London's Canary Wharf owner Songbird A Qatari-led consortium looked set to win its long-running battle to buy Songbird Estates on Wednesday after the owner of London's Canary Wharf business district dropped its opposition to the $4 billion offer. Songbird said it still thought the price undervalued its properties but with no rival bid forthcoming and...

Qatar coach Rivera wants the dream run to continue When Qatar reached quarterfinals of the 24th Men’s World Handball Championship after a hard-fought victory over Austria their coach Valero Rivera said, “it is dream come true for us.” Now, on the eve of their semifinals against an ‘experienced’ Poland side, Rivera wants the dream to continue for a couple more days....

Dozens missing after Bangladesh boat sinks: police An overloaded fishing trawler carrying migrants to Malaysia sank in strong currents off the coast of Bangladesh on Thursday with tens of passengers missing, in the country's latest maritime accident, officials said. Emergency workers rescued about 32 Bangladeshis in the Bay of Bengal after the boat capsized some 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) offshore, police...

Amal Clooney dodges fashion question at court Human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney (R), arrives with her colleague Geoffrey Robertson to attend a hearing at the European court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. (Reuters) While representing the Armenian government against a Turkish politician who denies a charge of genocide that allegedly took place 100 years ago, Amal Clooney was asked a...

HE Prime Minister Meets Italian Economic Development Minister Doha, January 28 (QNA) - HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani met Wednesday with Italian Minister of Economic Development Federica Guidi and the delegation accompanying her on the occasion of her visit to the country.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Qatar march into semis with win over Germany From left: Qatar players Kamalaldin Mallash, Goran Stojanovic, Hadi Hamdoon and Rafael Capote celebrate their win over Germany in the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship quarter-final at the Lusail Multipurpose Arena yesterday. Hosts Qatar continued their impressive show in the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship as they marched into the semi-finals and in...

UK mosques invite fellow Britons to ease tensions Muslims attend Friday prayers in the courtyard of a housing estate next to the small BBC community center and mosque in east London. British mosques are to throw their doors open to the general public, it was announced Wednesday, in a bid to reach out to fellow citizens following “tensions around terrorism.” The Muslim...

Australia cafe siege victim in Sydney killed by police bullet fragments An inquest into the siege at a Sydney cafe in December has found that one of two hostages who died was hit by police bullet ricochets. The second victim was killed by the gunman responsible for taking the hostages. The inquest at the New South Wales Coroner's Court heard that...

ISIS sets deadline for hostage swap at sunset People walk past television screens displaying a news program, about an ISIS video showing Japanese captive Kenji Goto. (Reuters) An audio message purportedly from a Japanese journalist being held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants said a Jordanian air force pilot also held by the group would be killed unless an...

Fears mount over all-out Israel-Hezbollah war Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Lebanon's Hezbollah will pay the "full price" after missiles killed two Israeli soldiers. The exchanged artillery fire has raised fears of another all-out war. A Spanish UN peacekeeper was also killed as Israel and Hezbollah exchanged artillery fire on Wednesday near the village of Ghajar on the...

Elissar Zakaria Khoury, commonly known as Elissa, is a Lebanese best-selling recording artist and one of the most prominent Arab women. Elissa is known for her distinct style of music which combines classical Arabic music (and lyrics) with elements of Western music and mostly relies on love ballads. Elissa has left her mark on the Arabic pop music industry through...

Mayor of London Inaugurates British Chamber of Commerce Office in Doha Doha, January 28 (QNA) - The Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Alan Yarrow inaugurated Tuesday the British Chamber of Commerce office in Doha to promote trade between the State of Qatar and the United Kingdom, and help the Qatari and British companies strengthen their investments in...

HH the Emir Meets Lower Saxony Prime Minister Doha, January 28 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Wednesday met at Sheraton Doha Hotel with Prime Minister of the German state of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil and the delegation accompanying him on the occasion of their visit to the country.     Read the full text news resource...

Israel says it will exercise right to self-defense after Hezbollah skirmish Tel Aviv has said it will take all measures to protect itself after an exchange of fire with Lebanon's Hezbollah. Two Israeli soldiers and a UN peacekeeper from Spain were killed in the attacks. Israel told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that it would exercise the right to...