A female student who was apparently caught with 0.1g of marijuana was charged in a Dubai court. The 24-year-old Sudanese woman also allegedly used tramadol, amphetamine and methamphetamine. She has been charged at the Court of First Instance with possession of drugs and taking three types of narcotics. She was …

Saudi border guards have taken control of the Salwa crossing, which effectively cuts Qatar’s only terrestrial link with the outside world. The customs and passports departments have vacated the crossing and handed over the control to the guards. The move might be an indication that a project to dig a …

Pinto Paul Thommana,a man from Kerala, India, and his friend Francis Sebastian decided to buy a ticket at the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Draw. They pitched in to buy the number 2465, which was not their first choice. Thommana said: “The ticket we first selected couldn’t be purchased because …

Facebook announced that it would be offering rewards to people who report misuse of private information from the social network in order to step up data protection in the wake of Cambridge Analytica data leak controversy. The new program “will reward people with first-hand knowledge and proof of cases where …

Qatar Airways announced that it was named ‘World’s Best Business Class’, ‘Best Business Class: Middle East’ and ‘World’s Top 10 Airline’ by the highly-respected 2018 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards, complementing a growing number of accolades that the airline has received in 2018. The airline was also praised from TripAdvisor as …

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed that his country will not tolerate people who support and fund terrorism. He also explained that Qatar is a partner of US in fighting terrorism. the military cooperation between the two countries is strong and solid. Emir who is currently …

A lawyer representing a Human rights Yemeni group has filed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in France, accusing him of complicity in torture. Joseph Breham is the lawyer who sued the prince for his role in the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes in Yemen fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels. …

Al Dana company launched ‘Qatar Taxi’, the first Qatari app for booking cabs at affordable rates. The app is reliable, safe and capable to ensure the security, privacy of users and their data in better way compared to any other applications as it is Qatar based, said an official of …

The food-service employee from Russo’s Market in Watertown who went viral after his songs became a massive hit online, is now a step closer to achieving his dream of a career in music. Guilherme Assuncao said he found out that he was accepted in Berklee College of Music’s undergraduate program, …

A 30-year-old is facing trials in UAE after he killed his lover. The court was told that he had consensual sex with a woman, but a dispute led him to kill her with a knife. However, the man has denied the charges against him. The accused, who works as a …