US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a press conference with Kuwait’s foreign minister in Kuwait City on March 20, 2019. AFP / POOL / JIM YOUNG By Matthew Lee | AP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed calls for a resolution to a blockade of Qatar by four other Arab nations, […]
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Amir holds phone conversation with Prime Minister of New Zealand
QNA Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held a phone conversation on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, during which the Amir expressed his condolences and those of the Qatari people to the Prime Minister and the people of New Zealand on the victims of the terrorist attack, […]
Indian embassy warns against calls by fraudsters
Indian embassy Doha: The Embassy of India in Qatar has warned Indian expatriates not to respond to phone calls claiming to be from the embassy asking for passport number, bank account number and such personal details. The embassy also asked those who received such calls to report them. An embassy Tweet said: “Beware of spoof […]
17 minutes of carnage: how New Zealand gunman broadcast his killings online
A still image taken from video circulated on social media, apparently taken by a gunman and posted online live as the attack unfolded, shows him driving in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. via Reuters LONDON: A gunman who killed 49 people at two New Zealand mosques live-streamed the attacks on Facebook for 17 minutes using an […]
FIFA recommends expanding Qatar 2022 to 48 teams
FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses the media during a press conference following the FIFA Council Meetings in Miami, Florida, on March 19, 2019. AFP / Rhona Wise Doha: FIFA recommended Friday that the number of teams participating in the World Cup 2022 in Qatar be lifted to 48 from 32, during the FIFA Council’s ninth […]
Food festival experience extends to restaurants around Qatar
Doha: Over 90 restaurants around Qatar are serving a curated “QIFF Menu” throughout the month of March, as part of the 10th edition festivities of the Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF). QIFF Menu has been a popular feature of the festival in previous editions, adding to the festivities of the annual event outside its main […]
Husband of slain woman says forgives NZ mosque gunman
Farid Ahmad says he forgives the gunman who slaughtered his wife as he rampaged through two New Zealand mosques. AFP Christchurch, New Zealand: A man whose 44-year-old wife was killed in the Christchurch mosque attack as she rushed back in to rescue him said he harbours no hatred toward the gunman, insisting forgiveness is the […]
Dry needling effective adjunct to traditional pain management techniques: HMC specialist
A physical therapy technique called dry needling is gaining popularity. Doha: A physical therapy intervention technique called dry needling is gaining popularity as an adjunct to physical therapy techniques used to manage muscle pain and movement impairments. Similar to acupuncture, the technique involves inserting a fine needle into a trigger point, or knot, to release […]
Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack
Palestinians take part in a protest against the Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 17, 2019. Reuters/Mussa Qawasma An attack on a New Zealand mosque took the lives of 50 worshippers Friday and left dozens more wounded when a white supremacist opened fire and live-streamed the shootings. […]
Qatar to make child car seats compulsory; awareness campaign launched
Doha: Ministry of Public Health today unveiled a new initiative aimed at creating awareness about the importance of using child passenger seats among parents, especially new mothers. The initiative is said to be the first step towards introducing a law making the use of child passenger seats compulsory. There are plans to make seat belts […]