CREDIT: Getty Images You know you do it. You believe you’re protecting yourself when in reality you’re sabotaging your success. These negative thoughts and toxic people are holding you back from true success and real happiness. Here are 10 lies you need to stop telling yourself. 1. I’m too scared to start my own […]
Month: January 2017
Battery with Built in Fire Extinguisher Developed
Researchers have designed a lithium-ion battery that contains a fire-extinguishing material, which is released if the battery gets too hot. Flame retardant triphenyl phosphate (TPP) sits inside a shell within the electrolyte fluid. The shell melts when the temperature reaches 150C (302F), releasing the chemical compound. In tests, battery fires were extinguished in 0.4 seconds. […]
Close your nose: 10 gallons of urine found in ‘perfume factory’
Ten gallons of human urine kept in several containers shocked a municipality team when it raided a warehouse on Wednesday in Jeddah, KSA. The Hail municipality team also found wood covered with perfumed oil with the intention of selling them as Oud, said a media report. The team also seized unknown raw material, oils and […]
Indians: Getting a visa to this country will be harder
The new visa policies will take effect on Monday. Indians will no longer have the visa-on-arrival facility while travelling to Hong Kong and will have to complete a pre-arrival registration. The move, announced by the Hong Kong government in November last year, comes into effect from Monday. “The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be […]
Why Qatar expats should manage their own investments
Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Pixabay Author and journalist Andrew Hallam — AKA The Millionaire Teacher — believes that many expats lose money by investing with the wrong brokers. The expert, who will be visiting Qatar next month, explains below why this happens, and what you can do to protect yourself and your finances. Most stock market investors have […]
Rents for old buildings fall on low demand
File picture of residential villas in Old Airport area. Image used for representation only. Rents of old residential buildings and partitioned villas have fallen by 10 to 20 percent over the past six months with more people now opting for buildings with better facilities and services, say industry sources. Real estate experts are expecting a […]
HMC performs Qatar’s first liver transplant from living donor
Nephew’s liver donation saved Ashraf Zaid’s life. The Organ Transplant Team at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Hamad General Hospital has successfully performed the first ever liver transplant from a living donor, in Qatar. Since the commencement of the liver transplant programme at HMC all transplants were performed from deceased donors. The latest transplant takes the […]
50 Quotes to Help You Conquer Your Fears Does the inauguration make you afraid of what’s to come? Find comfort and inspiration in these words.
CREDIT: Getty Images On January 20, the United States inaugurates its 45th president. The 2016 election was fraught with anger and anxiety on all sides. It seems most felt there was something to fear from each opposing candidate. The alarmist sentiments did not stop once the decision was made, either. From social media to […]
Change of sponsorship
Q: My employment contract which I signed in August 2012 was for two years. After that I have not signed any contract. Now I receive an offer from a new company with a good package. Whether my contract will get renewed automatically? As per the new law, is it possible to get the sponsorship […]
Case of drinking alcohol in Qatar
Case of drinking alcohol in Qatar Q: Is it an offence to consume alcohol in Qatar? My friend was arrested by police while he was walking to his accommodation after a new year party. After detaining him in the police station for a whole day, they took him to prosecution and then released. One of […]