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The strategic rivalry between the United States and China poses a sharp challenge to international organisations, which are now at risk of becoming mere pawns of either power. Whether multilateral institutions can retain a role in facilitating desperately needed international co-operation remains to be seen.
The Sino-American conflict is already replacing globally agreed rules with the exercise of raw power,...
Officials in Islamabad are believed to have informed the Pakistan embassy that Prime Minister Imran Khan wishes to stay at the ambassador’s official residence instead of an expensive hotel during his three-day visit to Washington, starting on July 21.
While staying at the ambassador’s residence can considerably reduce the cost of the visit, inquiries have revealed that neither the US...
The JD-S-Congress government in Karnataka was on the verge of a collapse yesterday, with a lone legislator from a regional party and an Independent MLA withdrawing their support to the ruling coalition, which has already been hit by the resignations by over a dozen MLAs of the two parties.
R Shankar, leader of regional outfit KPJP, resigned as Karnataka municipal...
At least 29 people were killed and 18 others injured when a bus careered off a notorious highway after the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel, officials said yesterday.
The bus was carrying more than 50 people along the Yamuna expressway — known as the “highway to hell” because of the number of fatal accidents — when it crashed...
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has offered to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for their first talks, calling for Western leaders to mediate.
“Now I want to address the Russian President Vladimir Putin. We need to talk? We do. Let’s do it,” Zelenskiy said in a video address.
The former comic actor who was elected with a landslide in April’s presidential...
QIC Insured, the retail arm of Qatar Insurance, has highlighted the importance of purchasing travel and home contents insurance in preparation for the holiday season.
TravelCare from QIC Insured offers various travel insurance plans, namely Regional, Fly Europe, Worldwide excluding the US, and Canada. It covers expenses for travel-related inconveniences and unexpected travel incidents such as missed flights and flight...
Discussions, deliberations and brainstorming continued on the second day of the Doha Islamic Youth Forum at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha yesterday.
The second day focused on the youth’s role in sustainable development, with sessions and workshops revolving around this theme and the participants discussing topics such as the role of youth initiatives in achieving sustainable development, empowering...
Ooredoo has announced that it will be sponsoring three “exciting live shows” coming to Doha this summer.
Ooredoo will be the Official Telecommunications Sponsor for The Smurfs, Hello Kitty, and Blue Man Group shows, which are being brought to the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) stage this month and in August by entertainment management agency Alchemy Project.
The Smurfs will run...
Ahlibank has conducted a blood donation campaign at its head office in Al Sadd, in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
The campaign’s objective is to contribute and support the Blood Bank in Qatar and to raise awareness of the importance of donating blood, the bank has said in a statement.
Ahlibank’s deputy chief executive (Business Support Services) Mohamed al-Namla said:...
Doha Bank has announced an exclusive cashback offer on personal loans, “highlighting its commitment to providing best-in-market personal finance solutions for its customers”.
Under this offer, customers will be eligible to receive up to QR5,000 cashback on loans with a minimum net value of QR100,000 when they sign up for the MetLife Future Protect policy.
Doha Bank’s personal loans offer “highly...
Mutlu, Turkey’s “bestselling battery brand”, together with its authorised distributor in Qatar, Arabian Supply Centre (ASC), held a customers’ meet-and-greet event in Doha.
The event was attended by Mutlu officials Deniz Seker (research & development and production director), export manager Eser Berber, and trade marketing executive Nazl? Kose.
From ASC, operations director Praveen Hubli, battery sales manager Nidal Elayan, and the...
Ooredoo has announced the arrival of the new Netgear M2 Mobile Broadband Router, which is now available for sale.
The new device allows customers to offload their LTE connection to an alternate public or private data access point via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
“It is compact and lightweight and offers superior mobile broadband services, boasting of a host of features and benefits...
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado regular cab line-up has finally landed in Qatar, delivering “hallmark off-road capabilities and unprecedented levels of versatility”, it has been announced.
Underpinned by the RST and Trail Boss trims, exclusively available for the region, the full regular cab line-up is now available at Jaidah Automotive showrooms in Qatar.
Ahmed Soudodi, head of Brand at Chevrolet Middle East...
Qatar believes that the conflict in Afghanistan can only be resolved through peaceful means and there is no military solution, Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution, Dr Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani, has said.
Delivering a speech during the Intra-Afghan Conference for Peace in Doha yesterday, he said that Qatar continues its efforts as a mediator...
