People & Places

Passengers on an Air India Express flight who were bound to Doha from Mangaluru had hearts in their mouth for a while, as the captain declared mid-air emergency after the aircraft saw an engine failure and was forced to return. The aircraft carrying 173 passengers and six crew members made …

Syria witnessed a rare sight of Syrian government supporters and rebel supporters roaring together for their nation when Omar Al Soma scored a 93rd-minute goal to draw their World Cup qualifying match against Iran. The goal confirmed Syria’s place in the Asian play-offs towards a possible qualification for the  World …

According to Save the Children, an international charity that promotes children’s rights and provides aid, nearly a million children are suffering from ‘unlivable’ conditions in the Gaza strip. “One million children in Gaza are living in dire conditions,” the group said in a statement on Tuesday. “Save the Children considers …

Filipino theatre group Tanghalang Overseas Pinoy (TOPi) kept audience engaged with four original Filipino musicals during their benefit concert titled ‘Scenes From the Stage’ which was held at the City Centre Rotana Doha on Saturday. The more than two-hour long performance comprised of songs from musicals written and directed by …

A Palestinian bus driver in Israel returned $10,000 to a religious Jewish man who had forgotten the man in the bus in Bnei Brak, a city near Tel Aviv. “The Tel Aviv police received the amount of $10,000 from an Arab bus driver from the area of Beit Hanina in …

Millions of Muslims descend to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia every year from all over the world to perform their major and minor pilgrimages. However, a Bosnian man has become a centre of attraction this time for his means of transport. The man left his hometown in December 2011 for …

A Saudi man has surprised everybody as he bought a goat worth SR 13 million which is roughly $3.46 million, to slaughter on Eid. He said that he paid that kind of a money because it belonged to a completely different breed. It also had unique features that were not …

A shocking video has created a stir on social media, which shows a 15 years old boy spitting on the Holy Quran. The incident has offended the Muslims and he was soon taken into the custody by the Saudi police. The viral video was shared on the social media platforms, …

The costs for the lavish holiday has apparently touched $100 million. King Salman visited his favourite holiday destination, Tangier, in the North West of Morocco. He was accompanied by more than 1000 who stayed in luxury hotels, while the king stayed in his 74-acre summer palace. The palace has been …

A wedding in Lebanon has created quite a stir as it was controversial. The wedding took place in a church between hijab-wearing Muslim woman and a Christian man. The couple Marwa Fawaz and Botrous Katoura were criticized for choosing a religious ceremony. The Lebanese law does not allow unions between …