The US-China trade war could harm South Korean exports of high-tech components, Seoul warned on Thursday, while Beijing cut its forecast for soybean imports and the Chinese currency fell as worries about fallout from the simmering conflict grew.

The heat is on in the country as the mercury level is expected to touch 45C in Abu Samra and 43C in Doha on Thursday, the Qatar Met department’s weather report shows.

A series of foggy days is expected in the country from Friday until Tuesday, January 2, 2018, the Qatar Met department has said.

The Qatar Met department has warned that strong winds will blow in most parts of the country on Friday and poor visibility is also expected in some places due to dust.

It is getting cooler in the country as the Qatar Met department has forecast strong winds from Friday along with a drop in temperatures over the weekend.

The chances of rain are expected to improve by this weekend and there will also be a “noticeable drop” in temperature in the coming period, especially early next week, the Qatar Met department has said.

Strong winds are expected in the country by Thursday afternoon, the Qatar Met department has said.

Strong winds are expected in some places around noon on Friday, the Qatar Met department has said.

Two more days of heavy rainfall are expected over parts of Texas and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Harvey churns offshore, preparing to make landfall again on Wednesday.

Following the scattered to heavy rain experienced at some parts of Qatar on Tuesday, the Met Office has forecast chances of light to thundery rain on Wednesday also over some areas.

The Qatar Met department has issued a weather forecast summary for the Eid al-Fitr holiday period.

There could be some respite in store from the ongoing warm spell as the Qatar Met department has said temperatures are expected to return to their normal levels on Sunday (April 16) ...