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Amir congratulates Turkish president

About 40 students join Georgetown’s disaster management programme

Georgetown University’s International...

Anantara Spa bags four international accolades

Anantara Spa at Banana Island Resort by Anantara has won four...

MoI clamps down on abandoned vehicles in Industrial Area

The General Directorate of Traffic and Lekhwiya have seized 175...

Malls, hypermarkets launch various back-to-school promos

With the new academic year set to begin shortly, the back-to-school...

Allah prescribed Haj once in a lifetime upon the Muslims

Saudi Arabia blocking access to Haj: NHRC

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its nationals from...

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Qatar Rail has published an image on its Twitter page about the...

South Korean swaps bitcoins for 2mn euros in fake notes

The seller, a South Korean businessman with a company specialised in the crypto-currency in Singapore, accepted the proposition nevertheless and met the Serbian buyer in July.

Afghanistan announces Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Abandoned by individual keepers goldfish during quarantine at the Aquarium in Paris

Paris aquarium offers haven for unwanted goldfish

Paris's biggest aquarium has created a refuge for goldfish, providing a second life for any unwanted pets who might otherwise find themselves flushed down the toilet.

Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border

11:21 AM - 19 August 2018

Venezuela on edge as Maduro unveils reforms

11:41 PM - 18 August 2018

Ex-CIA chiefs issue Trump condemnation

12:26 AM - 18 August 2018

World pays tribute to Aretha Franklin

12:25 AM - 18 August 2018

President shelves military parade plans due to cost

12:24 AM - 18 August 2018

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Iran Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Khonsari

Europe must 'pay price' to save nuclear deal: Iran FM

Israel rejects UN report on protecting Palestinians

Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...

US-backed forces repel IS attack in east Syria

US-backed forces have repelled a raid by the Islamic State group...

Iran says its economy not at "dead end" from US sanctions

Turkey's Erdogan says to challenge ‘games’ on the economy

A day after two major ratings agencies downgraded Turkey closer to...

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington as they take part in a mass funeral in the

US supplied bomb that killed Yemeni children: report

The bomb that killed 40 children and 11 others in a Saudi-led...

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz urged his Turkish counterpart, Berat Albayrak, to give up his country’s resistance to joining an International Monetary Fund aid programme in a phone call on Thursday, according to a report in the German news magazine Spiegel, Bloomberg reported.

Gas giants wary of further LNG price surges sign 3-year deals

Some of the world’s biggest buyers of liquefied natural gas are signing mid-term supply deals, a move seen as protection against a further rise in prices that are already at the highest in four years.

S Asia emerging as ‘most economically vibrant’ area: QNB

Countries that are making the greatest strides in development have been analysed by QNB, which however, has limited it to economies with populations of 10mn or more.

Oil companies’ buyback sprees are putting bond investors on edge

Energy companies think they’ve finally got their debt loads under control and can use more cash to buy back shares. That worries at least some bond investors.

Trade war and volatile financial markets

The last week begun with a continuation of fall in Turkish lira which had started by end of earlier week after US President Donald Trump announced additional economic sanctions doubling tariffs on imported Turkish steel to 50% and on aluminium to 20%.

US tech giants planning to fight India’s data localisation plans

US technology giants plan to intensify lobbying efforts against stringent Indian data localisation requirements, which they say will undermine their growth ambitions in India, sources told Reuters.