Read the updated story on Killertales.com. As the relentless heat seared the grounds of Sana'a University in Yemen, the morgue below was frigid. Hidden in the basement, it was empty save for the dead, locked away in their cold steel cabinets. As the world welcomed the new millennium, the morgue was left behind in the … Continue reading Death and Delusion in the Morgue: The Messy Tale of Yemen’s serial killer
Qatar unceremoniously announced that it is considering privatizing its stock exchange during an interview conducted by Al-Sharq daily with Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) CEO Rashed Al-Mansoori.
Sundays to Thursdays you do not exist outside of 9 hour intervals. The early mornings are a blur filled with unanswerable questions such as 'Do I have time to shower?' 'What is the least amount of effort I can expend and still look presentable?' and 'Is this how I will feel every morning for the … Continue reading Confessions of an Office Drone
Read the updated story on Killertales.com. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour AKA: Al-Tourbini (Express Train) Killer, Gharbia Killer Country of killings: Egypt His origins are as sordid as his end. To support his family, 12-year-old Mansour started working in a cafeteria in a train station in Cairo. The young Mansour was bullied by a local thug … Continue reading The terrifying tale of the Express Train Killer
As Doha prepares to host the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships vocal residents and local Qataris alike have announced their boycott of the event thanks to Israel's participation. The outraged audience has taken to Twitter to voice their anger about what they perceive as the normalization of relations with Israel, which they view as an illegitimate … Continue reading Anger rises as Israel heads to World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha
Almost immediately after Doha won the rights to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships, controversy followed. But before we can analyze the effects of the boycott of Qatar by its neighbors on the Championships, let's take a step back and review the troubled and troubling history of Doha's successful bid. A History of Controversy Reports … Continue reading The boycott of Qatar and what it means for the 2019 World Championships in Athletics
As of 11 am Doha local time the website of the Qatar News Agency (QNA) is down. While a website's servers going down may not be breaking news usually but the last time the QNA was down - it was hacked, and incorrect info was attributed to the Amir. This was essientially blamed on the … Continue reading Qatar News Agency’s website is down
Update - 22 April 2019: The Doha News website is finally accessible from within Qatar, although its new owners seem to have left it dormant for now. Today we'll take a look back at Doha News- which used to be a staple of the characteristically anemic media scene in Qatar, and provided coverage of events and … Continue reading The Fall of Doha News
With Qatar's web presence still very much in its nascent stages, we decided to list the most popular sites in Doha as of November 2017. Arab Insider used the respected Alexa ranking but we did however remove from the list large, global sites (Facebook, Google, MSN, etc), as well as any that we suspected to be … Continue reading Top ten most popular websites in Doha
Whether you're looking for a villa or an apartment in Doha, things can get pretty confusing fast, especially if you're a new expatriate. Even veteran residents can sometimes in the bureaucracy of it all. We've put together this handy guide on getting you set on the right track to your dream home, as well as … Continue reading Guide: Renting your first home in Doha
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