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Many Qatari patients undergoing treatment abroad have been brought back safely according to their wishes in the light of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis," Dr Ghalia Mohamed al-Harami, director of the Department of Medical Relations and Abroad Treatment at the Ministry of Public Health, told Qatar TV Monday. "The department co-ordinated their safe return in co-operation with the entities concerned...

Ministry of Labour finds 1,855 violations during 10 days of inspection The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) is continuing with its inspection campaign of workers' housing in the country's residential neighbourhoods to estimate the number of people each unit accommodates and remove the excess workers. Being run in co-ordination with the ministries of interior and municipality and...

Oscar Williams-Grut Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance UK Yahoo Finance UKMay 4, 2020 Plummeting demand for oil due to worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns have caused a supply glut. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo) More Oil prices were under pressure on Monday morning, as fears continue about oversupply in the market. Crude futures (CL=F) were down 6.3% to $18.52 a barrel, while international Brent futures (BZ=F) were 1.8% lower...

Evgenia Pismennaya and Anya Andrianova BloombergMay 4, 2020 (Bloomberg) -- Elena, a 42 year-old Moscow shop assistant, has a family to feed, a mortgage to pay, and half the income she was receiving a month ago. She can’t apply for support because she hasn’t lost her job, but Russia’s labor laws make it almost impossible for her employer to make her redundant. It’s...

For the third year in a row, LuLu Hypermarket Qatar has announced its support for Qatar Charity’s Ramadan Campaign titled “Calm Your Heart by Giving”, as part of its community initiative “Shop and Donate”. This support comes as per the previous co-operation and partnership agreement signed between Qatar Charity and LuLu Hypermarket, which allows two sides to exchange experiences, co-operate...

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has completed 87% of the works of the Mesaimeer Interchange, which will be fully operational in the third quarter of 2020, project engineer Hassan al-Ghanem told local Arabic daily Arrayah. The three-level interchange, which will improve traffic and reduce travel time by more than 70%, is the first of its kind in Qatar and contains...

 A  A QNA/Doha The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Saturday announced 776 confirmed new cases of Covid-19, and 98 new recovered cases, bringing the total number of recovered cases in Qatar to 1,534. The ministry explained in its statement that most of the new cases are due to expatriate workers who have been infected with the virus as a result of contact with...

The North Security Department has arrested four members of a gang who used to pose as policemen and threaten people for money. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Twitter Sunday. The four persons - all of them Asians - were arrested after the department received information about a gang operating in the Najma and Old Airport areas. The...

May 2, 2020 at 11:57 am | Published in: Coronavirus, Europe & Russia, News, Turkey Workers seen during the production of protective face masks against the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation's Mamak facility in Ankara, Turkey on April 2, 2020 May 2, 2020 at 11:57 am The Chairman of the Turkish Pharmacists’ Association Erdoğan Çolak announced that 55 million masks...

US President Donald Trump forced Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to cut oil production with a threat to withdraw US forces from the Kingdom, Reuters has revealed. According to reports, Trump made a phone call to Bin Salman on 2 April and told him that unless Saudi Arabia and Russia came to an agreement with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting...

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Updated 8:59 AM ET, Wed April 29, 2020 Dr. Oz, Dr. Drew and Dr. Phil made these claims on Fox News. Now they're backtracking This pandemic could make video chatting with your doctor the new normal Bill Gates gives best-case scenario for US economy As states reopen, small business owners weigh the risk Working from home could shake up parenting dynamics Another...

There is a need for more social distancing in order to achieve greater control over the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Qatar, a top official and healthcare expert has said. “Qatar has achieved considerable success against Covid-19, ever since social distancing measures were implemented on March 29,” Dr Abdullatif al-Khal told a press conference telecast on Qatar Television...

The General Directorate of Passports at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced that the Establishment Card (computer card) of all entities will be renewed automatically without having to approaching the directorate. This decision is in line with the precautionary measures taken in the State to limit the spread of Covid-19, the MoI has tweeted. An accompanying infographic explains that the...

NA/Doha *Labour ministry marks International Workers' Day The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs celebrated the International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1 every year. In a statement, the ministry said that the 2020 celebration is different from previous years due to the circumstances of the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide. The ministry pointed out that among its priorities...