A colourful holiday in Argentina, Nuevo de Julio on July 9 of every year is celebrated with fireworks, parades, speeches, and military demonstrations to mark its Independence Day.

There is water which takes shapes from a Qur’anic verse that says from water everything came to life. So from the desert that it was, water brought it to life until it reached the third potent state which is discovery of oil, explains Othman Khunji

They relived the times gone by. Welcoming once again their long-time comrade and fellow poet Mohamad Mumtaz Rashid, the members of Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar (BUQ) gathered here recently to illuminate an evening with a session of poetry.

Soon after World War II, Stanford-educated teacher Maximo Gimenez happened to befriend the American occupation troops stationed at Quezon City in the Philippines.

Had he followed the wishes of his parents, Jacques Webster could have gained a degree from the University of Texas...

Meritorious students from Grade 9-12 were felicitated with commendation certificates at an event attended by board members, teachers and parents.

When the smuggler’s boat sank a dozen miles off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, 17-year-old Attia Abdu Qamary fell into the choppy water with hundreds of other frightened migrants.

Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEA-Qatar) celebrated its 54th Engineers’ Day at an event held in Radisson Blu Hotel over the weekend.

Five years ago when Karan Johar made My Name Is Khan, he found the movie being targeted by a Hindu rightwing political party called Shiv Sena only because they had a grouse with Shah Rukh Khan that was completely unconnected to movies.

Before Doha would emerge as the capital, Fuwairit was the leading town of Qatar.

— Portuguese ambassador Antonio Tanger

Did you know that every time you have watched the sun set, you’re really seeing a mirage? I don’t mean to disappoint you, but I’m afraid it is true.