QFFD Director-General Meets Minister of Tourism of Bahamas

HE Director-General of Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari met with HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investment and Aviation of the Bahamas Isaac Chester Cooper.

The meeting, held Tuesday at QFFD headqua…

Minister of Justice Chairs Lawyers Admission Committee Meeting

The Lawyers Admissions Committee held a meeting chaired by HE Minister of Justice Masoud bin Mohammed Al Amri at its headquarters in the Ministry of Justice building.

The committee considered the topics on its agenda, including taking the oath by …

Minister of Finance Meets with CEO of Financial Conduct Authority

HE Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met Wednesday with CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Nikhil Rathi, during his recent visit to the United Kingdom.

During the meeting, a variety of issues pertaining to the shared interests…

Apple Releases Updated iOS 17.0.2 to Fix Data Transfer Bug

Apple released iOS 17.0.2 on Tuesday for all iPhone models, after making the update available only to iPhone 15 models on Friday.

Some users who bought new iPhone 15 models discovered that they were not able to transfer data from their old iPhone …

Ashghal Announces 280% Increase in Qatari Employees over 7 Years

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced a 280 percent increase in the number of Qatari engineers and employees during the past seven years as the number of Qatari employees has reached 1,293.

The percentage increase of Qatari employees (non…

UN Accuses Military Junta in Myanmar of Ramping Up Mass Killings

The United Nations has accused the military junta in Myanmar of ramping up mass killing of civilians in the period between April 2022 and July 2023.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in latest report on Myanmar t…

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits US State of Alaska

An earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale struck on Wednesday the US State of Alaska.

The epicenter of the earthquake occurred 37 km from Sand Point city, at a depth of 49.7 km, according to the United States Geological Survey (US…

Prime Minister Sends Congratulations to President of Turkmenistan

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to HE President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow on the anniversary of his country’s Independenc…

3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Jordan Valley

The Jordanian Seismic Observatory (JSO) recorded on Wednesday an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale in the Jordan Valley, south of Lake Tiberias, without any losses or damages reported.

The JSO stated that the tremors were felt by some …

Umm Salal Wins 10th Al Furjan Football Championship

The Umm Salal team was crowned champion of the 10th edition of the Al Furjan Football Championship, organized by the Qatar Sports for All Federation, after defeating Al Wakrah in the final on penalties 4-3 after they tied in regular time of the mat…

Pound falls against dollar

The pound sterling fell Wednesday against the US dollar. According to economic reports, the sterling fell against the dollar at 1.213 dollars, while it stabilised against the euro at 1.51.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Somalia, US Discuss Debt Relief

The Minister of Finance of Somalia Bihi Iman Egeh had an online meeting with the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa and the Middle East Eric Meyer on Monday.

The meeting focused on economic reform, development plans after reaching the final …

Aramco, Eastern Shenghong Sign Cooperation Framework Agreement

Aramco and Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co., Ltd. (Eastern Shenghong) on Wednesday signed a cooperation framework agreement to facilitate discussions relating to the possible acquisition by Aramco of a 10 percent strategic equity interest in Jiangsu S…

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