The Venezuelan embassy in Qatar has screened the Middle East premiere of Miranda Regresa (Miranda Returns), a historical saga depicting the life of Venezuelan revolutionary hero Francisco de Miranda. The screening, at the Qatar National Theatre, celebrated the signing of the Declaration of Venezuelan Independence on July 5, 1811 and Venezuelan Ambassador Dr Juan...
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Installing security cameras in Doha’s public places, including major shopping complexes, will boost security and safety, a Qatari official has said. Brigadier Nasser Jabr Al Naimi, the head of the Capital Security Department, said that the camera-monitored public security system will cover arterial roads, prominent public spots and shopping centres. The project was launched...
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A Saudi family was shocked to discover that the maid who served them for seven months was in fact a man. The gentle features, soft facial looks and smooth manners of the maid who is reportedly gay have seemingly duped the family, Saudi daily Al Jazira reported. The gender was discovered when the domestic...
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Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air on Monday said that it was on target with its fleet renewal programme following the delivery of the eighth A320-200 last month. The arrival of the new aircraft marked the final delivery in the first phase of the airline’s order for 15 A320-200s and brings the number of new...
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A fourth businessman is likely to be running in the quadrennial parliamentary elections this autumn. Khalid Al Amin would run for a seat to represent Muharraq in the lower chamber of the bicameral parliament, sources said. Muharraq, Bahrain’s second largest city and island, has traditionally been the ideological seat of liberal and pan-Arabism ideologies....
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Police in Kuwait have arrested an Egyptian national who had stabbed his Filipina wife allegedly 31 times. Initial investigations revealed that the husband, Abdullah Waziri, was upset with his wife Norhaisa Nasa Andao, 32, who took their three children, two girls and one boy, to the Philippines where she left them with her family...
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The Iranian embassy in Bahrain has urged Asian domestic helpers accompanying Bahraini families on trips to Iran to apply for visas at least one month in advance. “The rules have changed and Asian domestic helpers need to apply well ahead of the scheduled trip,” an Iranian embassy official in Manama said. “They now need...
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Around 50,000 hamour (grouper) fingerlings have been released in Qatar’s waters in an initiative to build-up the depleting stock of one of the most popular marine delicacies in the Arabian Gulf. However, Qatar has enough supply of fish to meet the needs of the people here, according to an official at the fisheries department...
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Qatar’s decision to recall two variants of a popular shampoo brand has confused retailers who say they had not been directly notified by the competent authorities. Long-time users of the shampoo said they were worried about the damage the product might have inflicted and are reportedly upset that the authorities did not make the...
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Kuwait’s criminal court on Sunday sentenced a Kuwaiti national to death by hanging for growing marijuana in his home garden. The man was arrested by the police following tips that he used his garden in Al Qusoor, in Al Mubarak Al Kabeer area, to grow marijuana and sell it. His sons, initially included in...
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