HSBC Shuns Traditional Ledgers In $20 Billion Blockchain Move Blockchain is...

HSBC will transfer $20 billion of assets to a custody blockchain platform and digitize the bank’s paper records of private placements, marking a major...

Banks are pressing Aramco for bigger payout over IPO, say sources...

Global banks that worked on Saudi Aramco's record initial public offering are pushing for an additional "incentive fee", three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters...

QNL hosts series of writing workshops

Qatar National Library is offering a series of Arabic creative writing workshops during August and September in collaboration with Radhi al-Hajri, founder of Zekreet...

UN special envoy ‘angry’ at foreign meddling in Libya Ghassan Salame...

The United Nations special envoy to Libya on Monday said he was "angry" at foreign interference in the war-torn country, as the Security Council expressed concern...

Grading system for trainers on the cards

The newly-launched Driving Training System (DTS) will help the General Directorate of Traffic ensure high-quality training at driving schools as well as transparency in...

New Mercedes-Benz GLC now available at NBK Automobiles

The new Mercedes-Benz GLC is now available now at the Nasser Bin Khaled (NBK) Automobiles showroom. The new GLC is an “elegant, sporty all-wheel-drive SUV...

Laws against drug misuse and illegal drug marketing in Qatar

The ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illegal Drug Trade’ falls on 26 June every year. It’s main destination is to improve people’s comprehension...

Nine Qatari projects nominated for information society summit prizes

Nine Qatari projects have been nominated to the third phase of the ninth edition of the World Summit on Information Society Prizes 2020 (WSIS2020),...

Fifth Qatar Patient Safety Week set to begin on September 15

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is organising the 5th Qatar Patient Safety Week from September 15-21, with the participation of more than 1,000...

All gatherings limited to five people in phase 2 of reopeningJune...

*2nd stage of lifting Covid-19 curbs begins on July 1 *Mosques will be open for all 5 prayers with limited capacity *50% of employees will be...

Cosmoprof to take part in Heya fashion show

The 2020 edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, described as the world’s biggest international trade show for beauty industry, has chosen Qatar as the launch...

India drug agency faces heat over arrest of Bollywood star’s son

India drug agency faces heat over arrest of Bollywood star’s son Criticism grows after Narcotics Control Bureau arrests Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan during...

Should we dislike the ‘Like’ button?

Leah Pearlman draws comics about ideas like "emotional literacy" and "self-love". When she began posting them on Facebook, her friends responded warmly. But then Facebook changed...

Amir hosts Iftar banquet for Amir Cup winners, runners-u

Doha His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani hosted on Friday an Iftar banquet at the Amiri Diwan in honour of football players...