ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government Sunday asked foreign airlines to resume commercial flights to and from Kabul, saying problems at the capital city’s airport had been resolved and the facility “is fully operational.” The Islamist group regained control of the war-torn country in mid-August following the collapse of the Western-backed Afghan

London’s Heathrow and Gatwick, Britain’s busiest airports, said the e-gates used to control entry into the country had stopped working due to a systems failure that was affecting multiple ports of entry into Britain. One passenger at Heathrow said it was chaos in the terminal, with space to queue rapidly

Delta Air Lines sees a place for Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane at the carrier as it looks to reshape its fleet over the next decade, Airline Weekly reported, citing comments by Delta’s chief executive. “No news to report but we’re constantly talking to Boeing,” Airline Weekly quoted Delta Chief Executive

British Airways has said it was scrapping most short-haul operations at London’s No. 2 airport Gatwick, blaming pilots for rejecting a plan to set up a new low-cost unit to better compete against easyJet as flying returns after the pandemic. BA, owned by parent IAG, shifted most of its flying

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has unveiled Sila, the brand that brings together the State of Qatar’s transport modes into one network. Currently, it includes the metro, bus, taxi and tram. Sila – which means ‘connection’ in Arabic – will be launched in phases, in collaboration with Qatar

The Ministry of Culture and Sports (MCS) has launched the “Daeem” platform to attract inspiring initiatives and experiences to participate in the Fourth Qatari Youth Forum, within the framework of embodying the forum’s slogan “excels with its youth”, and in order to give young people the opportunity to unleash their potential. Al Jazi

The Public Works Authority “Ashghal” signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss ABB Qatar, in coordination with Qatar Free Zones Authority, to set up a factory to produce electric chargers for electric cars and buses. This would be the first factory for ABB e-mobility in the Middle East region.

Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), in partnership with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), has launched the third cycle of its joint Food Security Call. The initiative enables interested researchers to submit their research proposals online via https://oss.qgrants.org/ starting September 27. The winning proposals will receive grants of a maximum period

Doha Metro announced the reopening of Metrolink services on five routes starting today, as reported by the official Doha Metro account on the social networking site Twitter yesterday, the routes as per the official announcement are as follows: Al Messila M207, Al Doha Al Jadeda M112, Al Doha Al Jadeda