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Day: September 6, 2021

JW Therapeutics Announces NMPA Approval of Relmacabtagene Autoleucel Injection in China

The first CAR-T product independently developed in China and approved as a Category 1 biologics product, and the sixth approved CAR-T product globally Currently the only approved CAR-T product that has been simultaneously included in the National Significant New Drug Development Program, granted priority review and breakthrough therapy designation May

Qatar national tennis team to participate in Davis Cup

Doha: Qatar national tennis team will participate in Asia/Oceania Group III of Davis Cup, which will be held in Jordan from September 13 to 18. The team’s delegation arrived in Amman, Jordan on Sunday and will hold a training camp until September 12. Qatar’s Squad includes Musa Shanan, Rashed Nawaf,

Team Qatar tune up for Asian Men’s Volleyball Championships

Doha: Qatar’s Volleyball team stepped their preparations for 2021 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championships to be held in Chiba, Japan from September 12 to 19 with participation of 16 teams. Team Qatar, which have been drawn in Pool A alongside Japan, India and Bahrain, have concluded their two-week training camp in

Team Qatar Cyclists conclude training camp in Slovenia

Slovenia: The Qatar national team members have been training in Europe and competing in events at the UCI Continental level, helping them improve as they prepare for various competitions, including the 2022 Asian Games. For seven weeks in July and August, Team Qatar developed their race craft in several local

Qatar Plans to Resume Gaza Funding With New Method Involving Abbas, UN

GAZA – Qatar will soon resume funding for civil servants and poor families in the Gaza Strip under a new mechanism involving the Western-backed Palestinian Authority and the United Nations, the Gulf state’s aid envoy said on Monday. Doha has underwritten Gaza rebuilding and infrastructure projects since the 2014 war

Taliban Claim Victory Over Resistance, but Massoud Vows to Fight

ISLAMABAD – The Taliban said road links to Panjshir valley are now open, and food and other supplies can now be transported. Soon after declaring they had taken over the valley and ended remnants of resistance against their rule, the group said electricity, cellphone and internet services would be restored

US: Four Americans Leave Afghanistan by Land

WASHINGTON – Four more Americans have safely left Afghanistan, departing the country via an overland route with the acquiescence of the controlling Taliban, a State Department official said Monday. Even as the Taliban insurgents who now control Afghanistan have blocked air flights carrying more Americans and Afghans who want to

Much-improved Germany put six past Armenia and go top in qualifying

Stuttgart, Serge Gnabry scored a brace as rampant Germany thrashed Armenia 6-0 on Sunday in World Cup qualifying and dethroned them at the top of their group.   Germany were vastly improved after a widely criticised performance Thursday, a meagre 2-0 over minnows Liechtenstein in what was the debut for

KUWAIT: T2 biggest in GCC airport projects

The Kuwait International Airport Expansion Project (Terminal 2) ranks first among the five largest airports that are under construction in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, with an estimated cost of $4.36 billion, reports Al-Anba daily quoting the Zawya website. The Zawya website, according to the daily, said work on the

Boeing’s delivery of 787 Dreamliners likely halted until October

Boeing’s delivery of 787 Dreamliners will likely remain halted until at least late October as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has rejected the company’s recent proposal to inspect them, the Wall Street Journal reported. The FAA confirmed on 12 July that some undelivered Boeing 787s have a new manufacturing

Strong cargo demand continues in July

Middle Eastern carriers posted an 11.3 per cent rise in international cargo volumes in July 2021 versus July 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a report of global air cargo markets, which showed that demand continued its solid growth trend. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs),

KUWAIT: Visit Visas opening soon

After a brief suspension of visit visas for almost one and half year,  the Ministry of Interior is heading to reopen visit visas for expats who wish to visit Kuwait. All types of visit visas (Family, Commercial and Tourist) will be allowed with specific conditions after the Cabinet Ministers approvals

Amid US tensions, China to step up aviation self-reliance by 2025

Efforts by China to make its aviation industry more self-reliant will increase in the next five years, with plans in place to manufacture key parts for commercial engines in Shanghai by 2025. China has also already started to produce a new wide-bodied passenger jet with Russia – the CR929 –

BLINKEN HEADS TO QATAR ON AFGHAN CRISIS MISSION

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday to Qatar on his first trip since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as he seeks a united front with allies shaken by the chaos. Qatar, a major US military base, has been the gateway for 55,000 people airlifted out of Afghanistan, nearly

QATAR UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES THE ARAB ASSOCIATION FOR CYBER SECURITY

Qatar University announced the launch of the Arab Association for Cyber Security to promote joint Arab collaboration to discuss future challenges in the field of cyber security, in addition to discussing cooperation mechanisms to establish joint research and programs in this field. In his speech, His Excellency Dr. Hassan bin

QU EXPLORES MICROBES AT WORK IN THE SABKHAS OF QATAR

A research project led by Prof. Hamad Al-Saad Al-Kuwari, Director of the Environmental Science Center of Qatar University, is revealing a completely different and unexpected picture. In these sabkhas, a multitude of microbes that are too small to be seen with the naked eye have found strategies to survive under

EASING THE RE-LISTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPANIES ON AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Mr. Mazen Wathaifi Chief Executive Officer of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) said that the ASE has started as of August 26, 2021 to apply the amended Directives of Listing Securities for the year 2018 issued by virtue of the provisions of Article (69) of the Securities Law No.18 of 2017, and in accordance with ASE’s Board of Directors

MOI Promotes Metrash2 Services

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) stated that it is possible to submit reports regarding (traffic boards, service boards, enhancing public services, dangerous curve, dangerous intersection, open electricity, enhancing safety measures) through Communicate with Us window on Metrash2 mobile application, with the aim of easing procedures to the public and those

MOEHE Announces Launch of E-Registration for Adult Education Students

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) announced the launch of e-registration for adult education students (parallel track system and home system). The ministry explained – through a tweet on Twitter – that registration will start today, September 6, until October 7. MOEHE noted the possibility of registering through

Third Qatari Plane Carrying Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Kabul

A third Qatari plane carrying humanitarian aid provided by Qatar Charity, in coordination with Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), has arrived at Kabul International Airport in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The shipment contained 25 tons of medical and food aid. The plane arrived in the airport in the presence

UAE welcomes 41 Afghans on humanitarian grounds

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed 41 Afghan evacuees, including members of the Afghan girls’ cycling and robotic teams, as well as at-risk human rights activists and their family members. While in the UAE, the group of women, girls, and families will be hosted at the Emirates Humanitarian City in

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed receives Pakistani PM’s phone call

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received today a phone call from Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. During the conversation, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Khan discussed ways to enhance bilateral

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Reigns as Malaysia’s Number 1 Private University in THE World University Rankings 2022

SERI ISKANDAR, Malaysia, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is the top ranking private university in Malaysia according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022 release, and successfully placed as second among Malaysian universities. In the latest rankings, the university has improved its position across three metrics, namely

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