Doha: India’s World No.46 Ramit Tandon kicked off the 2021 edition of the Qatar Q-Terminals Classic in style with a hard-fought 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 12-14, 11-8 victory over Scotland’s World No.32 Greg Lobban. The last time these two faced each other Tandon walked away with a 3-1 victory at the
DOHA – Qatar’s swimming team have completed their managerial and technical arrangements to participate in the 2021 Arab Age Group Swimming Championship, which will be held from October 24-27 in United Arab Emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi. Nine promising Qatari swimmers to represent the country in different disciples of the
Simpler testing, affordability, and sustainability are key priorities for the restoration of the UK’s aviation industry, according to the International Air Transport Association’s latest agenda. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) outlined an agenda for the UK to restore its air transport sector to health, by embracing a simpler COVID-19
They’ve long dominated the food and fashion worlds, this year they’ve dominated sports, and now they’re aiming for the skies. Italy’s new national airline, ITA Airways, launched on Friday with a promise to bring pride back to its national flag carrier, after Alitalia, Italy’s legacy airline, went bankrupt and ceased
Alitalia, a one-time symbol of Italian style and glamour brought low by economic mismanagement, operated its last flight after 75 years, before handing over to its downsized successor Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA). The traditional choice of popes, prima donnas and Italy’s political elite, Alitalia has been run by state-appointed administrators
British Airways (BA), which axed thousands of staff during the pandemic, said it will start hiring new cabin crew for next summer, preparing for growth in travel demand in 2022. The airline, owned by parent group IAG, made about 10,000 staff redundant in 2020 when Covid-19 grounded planes for months.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late that it will accept mixed-dose coronavirus vaccines from international travelers, a boost to travelers from Canada and other places. The CDC said last week that it would accept any vaccine authorized for use by U.S. regulators or the World
From a story of an entrepreneur bookseller in Jerusalem who stages Palestinian literary events to one of a doctor working in local Palestinian communities, Northwestern Qatar Professor Marda Dunsky presented stories of Palestinians engaged in creative and productive pursuits in their everyday lives at a recent campus lecture. At a
A student reporting team from Northwestern University in Qatar has been selected for the 2021 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowships. The fellowships are awarded for projects that focus on topics of global importance, with an emphasis on issues that have gone under-reported in mainstream media. The project from Abdul Rahman Abid,
According to the announcement issued by the Prime Minister on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed’s Birth, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be closed on Tuesday the 19th of October, 2021. The ASE will resume its work on Wednesday the 20th of October, 2021. Source: Amman Stock Exchange
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced the results for the nine months’ period ended 30 September 2021. Net Profit attributable to the Shareholders of the Bank amounted to QAR 2,525 Million for the nine months’ period ended 30 September 2021 representing a growth of 13.9% over the same period in
A number of health sector doctors in the State of Qatar have stressed the importance of community segments receiving the seasonal influenza vaccination, particularly segments with chronic diseases, with the aim of protecting and preventing them from having severe symptoms accompanying infection with seasonal influenza. They emphasized that the vaccine
Registration for the camping season begins today, Sunday, in the wild camping areas (North – Ghashamiya – Ain Muhammad – Al Naqian – Al Kharra – Mukaynis), and marine camping in (Sealine – Ras Kitchen – Arida, Zakrit, Asherij – Umm Al Maa), provided that the applicants for camping have
The State of Qatar participated in the Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference hosted by the Chinese capital Beijing on October 14, 2021 via videoconference. HE Mr. Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications, headed the State of Qatar’s delegation in the conference. HE the Minister
HE Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament Azhar Azizan met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Malaysia Fahad bin Mohammed Kafoud. During the meeting, bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries were reviewed. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Sunday with HE non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Mongolia to Qatar Chintushig Zorigt. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani received on Sunday a phone call from HE Secretary of State of the United States of America Antony Blinken. The phone call reviewed aspects of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, in addition to the
The UAE underscored the importance of promoting and embracing peaceful co-existence and tolerance to advance societies enriched by diversity and peace at the UN Security Council. In a statement submitted for the body’s open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace presided over by Kenya’s President H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, the UAE
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On October 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 130th Canton Fair. In his letter, Xi noted that the Fair made significant contributions to facilitating international trade, internal-external exchanges, and economic development since its founding in 1957. Facing global
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