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We were better in second half belmadi RIYADH: Qatar coach Djamel Belmadi on Thursday applauded his players for their fighting performance, saying his boys were dominant in the second half in their 1-1 draw against hosts Saudi Arabia. “It was difficult for us in the first half,” Belmadi said after his side snatched a point off in their opening Gulf...

Draw a positive result skipper bilal mohammed RIYADH: Qatar’s fighting 1-1 draw against hosts Saudi Arabia in their Gulf Cup opener on Thursday was ‘positive result’, according to captain Bilal Mohammed. “It was possible to achieve a better result but the draw is a positive result,” defender Bilal said on Thursday.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qfa.com.qa

Youth, Sports Minister Meets Saudi Youth Welfare Chief Riyadh, November 13 (QNA) - Prince Abdullah bin Musaed bin Abdulaziz, general president of youth welfare in Saudi Arabia and chairman of the supreme committee of the 22nd Gulf Cup, met today with HE Minister of Youth and Sports Salah bin Ghanim Al-Ali.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News:...

Qatar Chamber Reviews Trade Ties with Russian-Arab Business Council Doha, November 13 (QNA) - Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) discussed the strengthening of the joint bilateral cooperation with the delegation of the Russian-Arab Business Council, currently visiting Doha. This came during a meeting held at the Qatar Chamber headquarters in the presence of QCCI Vice Chairman Mohammed bin...

Kyrgyz Minister of Agriculture Meets Qatari Ambassador Bishkek, November 13 (QNA) - Kyrgyz Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Talay Beck Heydar Aliyev met here Thursday with HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Mohammad bin Arrar Al Nuaimi.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Minister of Culture Meets German Ambassador Doha, November 13 (QNA) - The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, HE Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari, met here on Thursday with HE Angelika Renate Storz-Chakarji, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Qatar, in the presence of Dr. Verna Leber, in charge of the Papyrus collection in the...

Volkswagen Golf named Car of the Year You may not think of it as the most exciting car in the world, but the newly redesigned Volkswagen Golf compact car has been named Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year. The award is for all four available versions of the Golf. That includes the sporty Golf GTI, the diesel-powered Golf TDI, the...

Space Agency: Philae lander now on comet, kind of The first picture of the Philae lander on the comet's surface. Photo: ESA Yesterday, it was success for the European Space Agency when the Philae robotic lander set foot on comet 67P, but scientists say they are not quite sure exactly where it landed. The probe successfully separated from its mother-ship Rosetta, before...

Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia: speech A member of the Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in Adhaim, a village in Diyala province north of Baghdad November 13, 2014. (Reuters) - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported...

World cup to be hosted by Qatar says fifa chief RIYADH: FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Thursday said Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup after the Ethics Committee of the governing body dismissed allegations of corruption in the bid process. Blatter’s remarks came in his speech on day one of the 22nd Gulf Cup. Read the full text news resource site… ...

Qatar, Saudi Arabia share 1-1 draw in gulf cup opening-match RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Ibrahim Majid’s second-half header earned Qatar a 1-1 draw with hosts Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the 2014 Gulf Cup on Thursday at Kin g Fahad Stadium, in a result which leaves Group A with all to play for ahead of the final two...

AFC backs a historic Qatar 2022 world cup following fifa statement KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (QFC) on Thursday welcomed the statement by FIFA’s adjudicatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, to clear Qatar of unfounded allegations of bid rigging for the 2022 World Cup. After more than 18 months of investigation by Michael Garcia, Chairman of the investigatory chamber of...

Foreign Minister Assistant Meets NATO Official Doha, November 12 (QNA) - Minister's Assistant for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi met here Wednesday with Head of the Middle East and North Africa Section in NATO's Political Affairs and Security Policy Division Nicolas de Santis.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

HE PM Meets Kuwait Social Affairs Minister, Oman Social Development Minister Doha, November 12 (QNA) - HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani met separately on Wednesday with Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Sabih Barrak Al Sabih and Oman's Minister of Social Development Sheikh Mohamed bin Said Al Kalbani.     Read...