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HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met with the visiting Defence Senior Adviser to the Middle East at the British Ministry of Defence Lt Gen (Pilot) Martin Sampson....

The General Traffic Department held an awareness lecture for students of Al-Razi Preparatory School. The programme covered various topics including the explanation of traffic signs, the legal age for sitting in the front seats, and the importance of pedes...

The proposed merger of Indosat Ooredoo and PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia is...

Driven mainly by increased affordability in the mid and high-end categories, there has been a marked rise in tenant movement in Qatar's residential segment in first (Q1) and second quarters (Q2) of this year, KPMG has said in a report....

Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Ali Al-Ibrahim, a candidate for the Shura Council elections from constituency 14 at Al Wakra is busy campaigning while interacting with voters and listening to their grievances and suggestions....

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in co-operation with Alfardan Automobiles, announced the recall of BMW X6 40i models of 2007-2014, due to a possible malfunction in the front passenger airbag....

Qatar underlined that protecting the rights of children to education in times and areas of conflict requires in the first place protecting education itself by preventing the targeting of educational facilities, noting that celebrating the International Da...

The Mexican embassy in Qatar presented the "Distinguished Mexican Award 2021" to Doha-based Mexican artist and photographer Juan Miguel Ramirez, aka "Icaro", citing his contribution to the arts and for strengthening the cultural ties betwe...

The designated authorities referred 239 people to the prosecution for non-compliance with the preventive and precautionary measures in place in the country to limit the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), QNA reported....

Qatar's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stand to gain from today's wide range of technological advancements, especially those available within the country, according to an official of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC)....

Qatar First Bank extraordinary general assembly yesterday approved increasing QFB's paid-up nominal share capital to QR1.12bn from QR700mn, representing a growth of 60%....

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has honoured Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman during the 'ICAI International Research Awards 2021' hosted recently by the research committee of the ICAI and viewed by nearly 3,000 chartered acco...

Ooredoo has participated in Dell Technologies Forum Middle East 2021. The event explored the growing importance for businesses to engage on social and environmental issues, both from a business perspective and as a contributor to human development....

Provisions laid out in a series of decrees almost two months after Saied sacked the government and suspended parliament....

Mexico and the US are preparing to fly more Haitian migrants away from camps that have been set up along the border....

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- The representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the UN in New Yo...

Sudanese paramilitary leader and vice-president of the ruling sovereign council Mohamed Hamdan Daglo pointed a finger of blame Wednesday at politicians after a failed coup attempt, state media reported....

The law, which is still in force from the period of Jordanian rule in the West Bank, is no longer in effect in Jordan itself...

Woman reports on PA vehicle that hit her and fled scene in area between Mikhmash and Neve Erez. Police arrest suspect at entrance to Azaria....

The Arab Coalition on Thursday said it foiled an imminent attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia using two booby-trapped boats off the coast of the...

DOHA, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Qatar's Ministry of Health registered Wednesday 138 new COVID-19 infections, adding up the country's total cases to 235,907. In addition, 128 people healed as the overall count of recoveries has hit 233,728 since the COVID-...

ABU DHABI, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- The UAE condemned, Wednesday, the Houthi terrorist militias' attempts to attack civilians and civil objects in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, with a bomb-laden drone, which was intercepted by the Coalition Forces. In a stat...

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Wednesday met Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assemb...

Woman reports on PA vehicle that hit her and fled scene in area between Mikhmash and Neve Erez. Police arrest suspect at entrance to Azaria....

A report has accused leading COVID-19 vaccine producers of failing poor countries....

Iran's foreign minister expressed a "very clear intent" to return to nuclear talks in Vienna, Ireland's foreign minister said on Wednesday after he met...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued its first air quality guidelines since 2005, which aim to reduce deaths from key pollutants that...

Veteran Algerian politician Abdelkader Bensalah, who served briefly as interim president after his mentor Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to resign in 2019, died Wednesday aged 79, the president's office said....

HODEIDA, Sep. 22 (Saba) - The aggression forces committed on Wednesday 192 violations of the ceasefire agreement in Hodeida province, a military official said....

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Wednesday participated in a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly marking the 20th anniversary of the Du...

President Joe Biden's administration plans to ease in early November COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions that have barred people from much of the...

MARIB, Sep. 22 (Saba) - The US-Saudi aggression launched on Wednesday 22 raids on Marib province, a security official said....

Tehran (ISNA) Dr. Maryam Boroumand, the chairwoman of the board of Akhgar Tabesh Company gave a detailed explanation about the company and its productions....

ABU DHABI, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- The UAE announced Wednesday that it is not mandatory to wear face masks in some public places, while social distancing of two meters remains in place. This decision comes after monitoring the noticeable decrease in the number ...

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Wednesday participated in the 14th ministerial meeting of the Global Governance Group (3G) at the invitation of ...

Algeria has closed its airspace to Moroccan military and civil aviation, according to a statement released by the Algerian Presidency.The Algerian Supreme...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratulations yesterday to the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on his country's National Day. In the cable, His Highness praised the kingdom's blessed ...

Fed signals it may start to dial back bond purchases if economic recovery progress continues as expected....