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Msheireb Properties expresses solidarity with Lebanon

New Indian envoy arrives

The embassy of India yesterday announced the arrival of Dr Deepak...

Amir sends cables of congratulations to Bolivia president, governor-general of Jamaica

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness...

Avoid booking tickets for Qatar in anticipation: embassy

The Indian embassy on Thursday said it is "trying to work out a...

Strong winds and dusty conditions to continue

Strong winds are again expected in some places during the daytime on...

Ashghal announces traffic closures

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced traffic closures...

An accountability court has issued bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a reference of a 34-year-old land allotment and transaction, also involving Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman.

Brazil ‘adrift’ as coronavirus death toll fast nears 100,000

Five months after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil is fast approaching the bleak milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, a tragedy experts blame on the country’s lack of coherent response.

France sees nearly 1,700 virus cases in 24 hours

France reported 1,695 new Covid-19 infections over 24 hours, the total staying above the 1,600 threshold for the second day running, health ministry data showed yesterday.

Brazil ‘adrift’ as coronavirus death toll fast nears 100,000

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Govt health experts warn US cities of ‘trouble ahead’

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Argentines battle rising poverty and hunger, with or without debt deal

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Astronauts recount wild ride home on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

12:00 AM - 06 August 2020

At least five dead in US as storm reaches Canada

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Lebanon’s leaders face reform calls after blast

French President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inspect the damages at the

16 held over Beirut blast, Macron calls for international probe

Sixteen staff members at Beirut's port, the site of a massive...

Lebanese bride is happy to survive after explosion cuts short wedding video

Radiant in a long white gown and veil, 29-year-old Lebanese bride...

Italy seeks closer ties with Libya

An aerial view shows the massive damage done to Beirut port's grain silos (C) and the area around it

Beirut reels from huge blast, deaths top 100

Rescuers searched for survivors Wednesday after a cataclysmic...

File photo of Guinean President Alpha Conde.

Graft lawsuit filed in France against Guinea’s Conde

A group of Guinean dissidents said they had filed a lawsuit in France...

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US weekly jobless claims fall, labour market struggling as Covid-19 pandemic spreads

The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell last week, but a staggering 31.3mn people were receiving unemployment checks in mid-July, suggesting the labour market was stalling as the country battles a resurgence in new Covid-19 cases that is threatening a budding economic recovery.

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Insurance, industrials, banking shares help QSE top 9,400 level

Higher-than-average demand at the insurance, industrials and banking counters on Thursday lifted the Qatar Stock Exchange as much as 90 points to comfortably place its key barometer above 9,400 levels.

EBRD, IFC to boost lira loans after Turkey eases swap rules

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corp will likely extend more lira loans to Turkish companies after the government exempted such institutions from restrictions on swapping foreign exchange for the local currency.