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The Department of Meteorology has forecast hazy conditions at first on Tuesday, becoming relatively hot weather during the day with a chance of local clouds, and mild by night. Offshore, the weather will see some clouds at times, the daily weather report stated. Inshore winds will be northwesterly to northeasterly at 5 to 15 KT, gusting to 20 KT in some areas at times. Offshore winds will be northwesterly at 5 to 15 KT, gusting to 18 KT at times. The sea state inshore is expected to range between 1 and 3 feet, rising to 4 feet at times, while offshore it will range between 2 and 4 feet, rising to 5 feet at times. Visibility inshore will range between 4 and 9 km, while offshore it will range between 5 and 10 km.

The Department of Meteorology has forecast relatively hot weather during the day on Monday, with a chance of local clouds, maybe rain in some areas. Offshore, the weather will be hazy at first, becoming fine later, the daily weather report stated. Inshore winds will be northwesterly to northeasterly at 5 to 15 KT, gusting to 22 KT in some areas at times. Offshore winds will be mainly northwesterly at 5 to 15 KT, gusting to 21 KT in some areas at times. The sea state inshore is expected to range between 1 and 3 feet, while offshore it will range between 2 and 4 feet, rising to 6 feet in some areas at times. Visibility inshore will range between 4 and 9 km, while offshore it will range between 4 and 10 km.

The 5th Qatar Arabian Horse Show for Local Bred, organised by Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC), began at Al Shaqab on Sunday. The three-day will see action for various categories for junior mares and fillies, yearling colts and fillies, and senior stallions and mares with the championship classes being held on Tuesday.

Inshore weather until 6:00 pm on Thursday will be relatively hot with a chance of local clouds during the daytime, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, the weather will be hazy and see scattered clouds, the report added. Wind inshore will be westerly at first, becoming northwesterly to northeasterly at a speed of 5–15 KT, gusting to 20 KT in the daytime. Offshore, it will be northwesterly to northeasterly at a speed of 5–15 KT. Sea state inshore will be 1–3 ft, while offshore it will be 2–4 ft. Visibility inshore and offshore will be 5–9 km.

A Sri Lankan bus carrying local tourists visiting lush tea plantation hill towns plunged nearly 1,000 feet, with the crash killing 15 people, police said Friday. The accident took place on Thursday night in the mountainous Ella area, about 130kms east of the capital. Sixteen others on board were injured.The group was returning home after a holiday in the cooler hills when the bus hit another vehicle, crashed through guardrails and then shot over the side.

The total assets of commercial banks in Qatar scaled up 6.5% to QR2.12tn in July this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to latest data issued by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB).Total domestic deposits with local banks rose 2.3% to QR852.3bn in July compared to the same period last year. Total credit disbursed by the local banks totalled QR1.34tn in July, up 5.5% on the same period in 2024. Broad money supply (M2) increased by 1.7% to QR739.5bn in July, compared to the same period in 2024, the QCB noted. M2 is an estimate of liquid assets, including cash on hand, money deposited in checking accounts, savings accounts, and other short-term saving vehicles such as money market funds and certificates of deposit.An increase in the country's bank assets, deposits, and credit indicates a growing banking sector, which clearly suggests an expansion of the money supply and increased economic activity. A healthy banking sector with growing assets and credit improve access to capital for businesses and households, facilitating their growth and development.