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Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma 0 comments Posted on July 7, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, attends a convocation CHENNAI (Reuters) -Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s $10 billion entry into renewable energy could drive solar tariffs further to the ground and ignite bidding wars with fellow billionaire Gautam Adani, industry...

Yellen’s next test: Persuading G20 that U.S. Congress will not block tax deal By David Lawder 0 comments Posted on July 7, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen hosts a meeting with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, U.S. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was able to help corral 130 countries to agree to a major revamp...

Hajar Al-Arfawi   Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, as its population suffers from drug interruptions, fuel shortages, and the depreciation of the lira to its lowest levels, a situation that comes in light of a deep political crisis. The World Bank warned at the beginning of the month that the impact of the worsening economic crisis in Lebanon may soon...

 His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, over the victims of the crash of a Russian passenger plane on the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia.

The Ministry of Interior said that employees in private sectors who have technical professions and have a minimum salary of QR 10,000 are eligible for a family visa. For employees with a minimum salary of QR 7,000 can still apply as long as their sponsor or employer provides free family accommodation. Mar. 20, 2021 Expatriates can sponsor their immediate family members. Every family member, including infants, must have an individual Family Residence Visa. The...

Security forces flee as districts in northern Afghanistan fall to Taliban Issued on: 05/07/2021 - 00:19 Afghan soldiers pause on a road at the front line of fighting between Taliban and Security forces, near the city of Badakhshan, northern Afghanistan, Sunday, July. 4, 2021. © AP, Nazim Qasmy Text by:NEWS WIRES 3 min The Taliban's march through northern Afghanistan gained momentum overnight with the capture of...

A man enters a cemetery carrying the shrouded body of a child, one of five members of the same family, hours after they were killed in reported regime artillery shelling, in the village of Iblin in the Jabal al-Zawiya region of Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on July 3, 2021. © Abdulaziz Ketaz, AFP Text by:NEWS WIRES 2 min Seven children were among...

The American Ladders website revealed that Qatar is the most expensive country in the region in the price of coffee, noting that cafes in Doha charge about $6.79 per cup, while Iran offers the cheapest price of coffee in the region ($0.46). And the American website said that Qatar comes on top of 4 countries in the Middle East, "Kuwait,...

Hong Kong drinks company Vitasoy faces China netizen calls for boycott By Metro US 0 comments Posted on July 4, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Police take pictures at the site where a man allegedly stabbed a police officer, in Hong Kong HONG KONG (Reuters) -Beverage maker Vitasoy has become the latest target of Chinese netizens’ calls for a boycott after an employee circulated a memo online offering condolences...

Have you been working in a company in Qatar for more than a year now and planning to change your job? If yes, you are entitled to an end-of-service benefit. What does it mean? End of Service (EOS) or gratuity is part of the Qatar Labour Law that stipulates a sum of money to be paid to an outgoing employee. The terms...

At least 200 US companies hit in cyberattack Issued on: 03/07/2021 - 03:54 File photo: This Feb 23, 2019, photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. AP - Jenny Kane Text by:NEWS WIRES 2 min A computing network management tool by Kaseya was under cyberattack attack on Friday, prompting the US IT company to urge businesses to shut down servers to avoid ransomware. Cybersecurity firm...

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza after incendiary balloons spark small fires Issued on: 02/07/2021 - 03:31 Masked Palestinian supporters of the Islamic Jihad movement prepare incendiary balloons east of Gaza city, to launch across the border fence towards Israel on June 15, 2021. © AFP - Mahmud Hams Text by:NEWS WIRES 2 min Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with air strikes on Friday in retaliation...

UN warns of worsening famine in Ethiopia's Tigray, urges rebels to 'immediately' endorse ceasefire Issued on: 02/07/2021 - 22:47 Soldiers of the Tigray Defence Force (TDF) arrive after eight hours of walking in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 29, 2021. © Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP Text by:FRANCE 24Follow 3 min The UN on Friday urged the rebel Tigray Defense Forces group to "immediately...

Overseas tourists finally roam free on Thai island of Phuket By Jiraporn Kuhakan 0 comments Posted on July 3, 2021 Rotem and Dani, newly-arrived tourists from Israel, enjoy in a jacuzzi as Phuket reopens to overseas tourists, in Thailand PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – Newly arrived overseas tourists on Thailand’s island of Phuket were able to roam free without quarantine on Friday for the first time in...