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UAE pulls out of world handball champs in Qatar UAE team playing Qatar at the Asian Senior Men Handball Championship earlier this year. The United Arab Emirates has joined Bahrain in pulling out of the 2015 men's World Handball Championships in Qatar in an apparent political boycott. The International Handball Federation announced the latest withdrawal Monday without giving a reason.     Read the...

Yahoo buys digital ad service BrightRoll for $640M Yahoo's share of the worldwide ad market now stands at about 2.4 percent, down from 3.9 percent in 2011, according to the research firm eMarketer. Yahoo is buying digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640 million in the Internet company's latest attempt to boost its revenue after years filled mostly with financial...

Kerry to visit Jordan for talks on Jerusalem crisis U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry steps off his plane upon his arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, July 16, 2013. (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Jordan on Wednesday for discussions with King Abdullah about tensions in Jerusalem, the State Department, according to...

Explosion shakes Egypt’s volatile northern Sinai An Egyptian soldier stands guard along the Rafah border with Israel on July 19, 2014. A car bomb outside a fast-food restaurant in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula wounded 10 people late on Tuesday when it exploded as security forces were evacuating a heavily populated area, security and medical sources said, according to Reuters news agency.     Read...

Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in forex probe A Citibank sign is shown in downtown Los Angeles, California October 29, 2014. (Reuters) - Global regulators imposed penalties totaling $3.4 billion on five major banks, including UBS (UBSN.VX), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Citigroup (C.N) on Wednesday for failing to stop their traders from trying to manipulate foreign exchange markets.     Read the full...

Advisory Council Speaker Praises Efforts of HH the Emir Doha, November 11 (QNA) - HE the Speaker of Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak Al-Khulaifi expressed Tuesday his thanks to HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for inaugurating the 43rd ordinary session of the Advisory Council. HE the Speaker also expressed his appreciation to "the unlimited support" the council...

HH the Emir Appoints Deputy Emir Doha, November 11 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued Tuesday Emiri order No. 4 of 2014 appointing HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani as Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Qatar boat show starts in Lusail Minister of Economy and Commerce HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani and Essa al-Mannai at the opening of QIBS 2014 yesterday. Mourjan Marina in the under-construction Lusail City is going to be the beehive of activity in the next four days for the stakeholders in the region’s luxury cruises, yachts and dhows industry...

Advisory Council Secretary-General Delighted with HH Emir's Support Doha, November 11 (QNA) - HE the Secretary-General of the Advisory Council Fahad bin Mubarak Al Khayareen expressed Tuesday his thanks to HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for inaugurating the 43rd Ordinary Session of the Advisory Council.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Nouf Jewellery launched at Fifty One East Munira bint Nasser al-Missned, Nouf Nasser al-Meer and other dignitaries tour Nouf Jewellery after the opening. Nouf Jewellery was launched at a red carpet event at Qatar’s prestigious department store, Fifty One East in Lagoona Mall. The brand was inaugurated by Munira bint Nasser al-Missned in the presence of artist, designer and entrepreneur behind...

U.S. doctor free of Ebola -- turn focus back to West Africa (CNN) -- Wild cheers and applause greeted Dr. Craig Spencer as he spoke publicly for the first time after being cured of Ebola. Wearing a blue sweater and smiling during the press conference at New York's Bellevue Hospital, the American physician seemed the picture of health, less than a...

Iran, Russia sign deal for two new nuclear reactors A worker sealing drums of yellowcake at ERA's Ranger uranium mine. Russia on Tuesday signed a deal with Iran to build two new nuclear reactors at the Iranian Bushehr plant and expand the total number of reactors in the country to eight, Russian news agencies reported.     Read the full text news resource...

HH the Emir's Address Draws New Road Map for Qatar's Economy: Al-Attiyah Says Doha , November 11 (QNA) - HE the Chairman of Qatar's Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah described the address of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the opening meeting of the 43rd ordinary session of the Advisory Council as...

Teach For Qatar Hosts Inaugural Stakeholder Dialogue During WISE 2014 Doha, November 11 (QNA) - Teach For Qatar (TFQ) has hosted its inaugural stakeholder engagement lunch on the last day of the World Innovation Summit for Education 2014 (WISE), at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha. The lunch marked the beginning of a long-term dialogue between TFQ and its...