Russia: We received orders to export 1.2 billion doses of our...

  The Russian Direct Investment Fund announced that Moscow had received requests to export 1.2 billion doses of its Coronavirus / Covid-19 / "Sputnik V"...

These are the 10 biggest banks in the world in 2019

Every year, The Banker compiles a list of the biggest banks in the world, and yet again Chinese banks have dominated the top of the list. The...

IMF to pay Pakistan $6bn over next three years

The cash-strapped country’s 22nd bailout will help it stave off a looming balance-of-payments crisis ByASIA TIMES STAFF After months of painstaking negotiations,...

Qatar’s economic growth gains pace in Q1: Report

Satyendra Pathak Doha Qatar’s economic growth is expected to have accelerated in the first quarter of 2019 as the country’s real estate and non-oil private sectors...

Katara Hospitality marks Qatar National Day

Katara Hospitality has offered a diverse range of activities to “best showcase the Qatari spirit and tradition”, in celebration of Qatar National Day. Under the...

Calm before the storm? Halep aims to stop Serena

Serena Williams’s place among the legends of tennis is assured but her mission will not be accomplished unless she at least equals Margaret Court’s...

Ministry of labour launches occupational heat stress study

The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs has begun a study on measuring the impact of occupational heat stress on productivity at...

HRC working group adopts Qatar report

Qatar has asserted that it efforts to protect human rights stem from its Permanent Constitution, which considers the promotion and protection of human rights...

Pakistan govt converts short-term debt into long-term bonds

The federal government of Pakistan has restructured its short-term domestic debt by quietly issuing long-term Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) to the central bank, dramatically...

US slaps $4.4bn duty on Chinese cabinets amid trade war

The levies are the latest in a bitter US-China dispute that has soured relations between the two superpowers. Add $4.4 billion in imported cabinets to...

QRCS prepares for flood response in Bangladesh

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has sent a field team to assess the damage caused by the recent flash floods across Bangladesh. Together with the...

Campaigning under way in Tunisia ahead of presidential vote

It's unlikely any candidate will obtain a majority, meaning second round will likely be held in November. Campaigning began in Tunisia on Monday for a September 15 presidential election seen...

Sweet success for honey exhibition

The third edition of the Honey Exhibition concluded on Saturday at Souq Waqif. The 10-day exhibition was organised by the Private Engineering Office (PEO)...

Lebanon to start government formation talks as protests persist Demonstrators reject...

Consultations to form a new government in Lebanon will formally begin on Monday, the presidency has announced, more than a month after a wave of protests...