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2 leaders speak about cooperating in the fight against coronavirus plus bilateral relations and regional issues Sefa Mutlu   |23.03.2020 2 leaders speak about cooperating in fight against coronavirus plus bilateral relations and regional issues Sefa Mutlu   |23.03.2020      ISTANBUL Turkey’s president and Qatar's emir held a phone call on Monday to discuss recent developments. According to a statement by Turkey’s Communications Directorate, Recep Tayyip...

Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-23 19:57:08|Editor: huaxia BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Assets of financial institutions in China rose to 318.69 trillion yuan (about 45 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of last year, up 8.6 percent year on year, according to the central bank. The banking sector's assets totaled 290 trillion yuan in 2019, edging up 8.1 percent from the previous year, while...

Editor: ZD NEW YORK, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street sank in another volatile session on Monday as investors cautiously awaited further U.S. stimulus-response to offset the economic damage by COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow shed another 3 percent to close at 18,591.93, its lowest reading since November 2016. The S&P 500 decreased 2.9 percent to 2,237.40 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was...

Will the Coronavirus Ever Go Away? Here's What One of the WHO's Top Experts Thinks Will Coronavirus Ever Go Away? Here’s What One of World Health Organization's Top Experts Thinks Dr. Bruce Aylward was part of the WHO's team that went to China after the coronavirus outbreak there in January. He has urged all nations to use times bought during lockdowns...

 HotNews.ro Monday, March 23, 2020, 10:16 pm Economy | Companies Airlines with problems Photo: Wikipedia All airlines, including the field giants, are on the verge of bankruptcy, with at most 20% of the aircraft still in operation and the other park on the ground. Those in the US have already said they will need $ 50 billion in state aid (which will definitely be higher)...

The Peninsula Online Ministry of Public Health today announced seven new confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Qatar, while four people have now recovered. The new cases include travelers who recently came to Qatar, two expatriate workers, and two Qatari citizens. They are in perfect isolation, receiving the necessary medical care. The MoPH said it’s continuing necessary checks for all returning citizens and...

NO IRAN SANCTIONS! U.S. sanctions on Iran are contributing to Iran being an epicenter of the coronavirus.  As of Saturday, March 21, 2020, Iran has reported over 20,610 COVID-19 cases and over 1,556 deaths. The country has issued a warning that millions may die. Sign the letter to the World Health Organization, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, and the U.S. Treasury Department calling on them to issue...

The Qatar Central Bank's foreign securities portfolio stood at QR81.94bn in February this year against QR44.48bn the previous year period. It was about 56% of the total official reserves during the period. Santhosh V. Perumal Faster appreciation of its foreign securities portfolio helped the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) witness a robust growth in the official reserves and thus assets in February...

Qatar CharityQRCSMOPHCOVID-19 Ahmed al-Khulaifi (L), Dr Abdul Salam al-Qahtani Nearly 17,000 Qatar residents have signed up as volunteers to contribute to the efforts made by the country to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in alignment with the standards of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and other authorities concerned. The drives by both Qatar Charity and Qatar Red Crescent...

Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs QNA /Doha As part of the precautionary measures taken by Qatar to reduce the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), the Zakat Fund of the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has issued new instructions for aid seekers, related to providing permanent, urgent and one-time aid in addition to other assistance,...

Qumra 2020 Skype meetings. Joey Aguilar Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) Qumra 2020 edition continues to provide various opportunities for filmmakers “in this period of new challenges”, featuring a series of discussions, exchanges of ideas, mentorship and advice from industry experts. Scheduled from March 20-25, the annual event was cancelled to mitigate any potential risks associated with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak but DFI...

Dr Deema al-Masri at work at Qeeri. An expert at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (Qeeri), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University, noted that the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) has not been detected in drinking water supplies globally. “Municipal drinking water systems utilise filtration and chlorination steps that are generally thought to be effective in deactivating Covid-19,” Dr Deema al-Masri said....

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani QNA/Doha His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani directed Sunday to provide a $150mn financial support to the Palestinian brethren in the Gaza Strip over a period of six months. This is to complement Qatar's efforts to alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people and in support of the United...

A barrier tape is stretched in front of a closed beer garden in Stegen near the lake Ammersee, southern Germany AFP/Paris Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Stay home Across the globe an estimated 900 million people are confined to their homes, according to an AFP tally. The majority are hemmed in by obligatory government lockdown orders while others are under...