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

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 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

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),

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

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 –

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

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

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

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

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that while international and domestic travel demand showed improvement in July 2021 compared to June, it still remained far below pre-pandemic levels due to extensive government-imposed travel restrictions. Total demand for air travel in July 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or

Delta Air Lines said it would hire 1,500 new flight attendants in anticipation of an increase in demand for air travel next summer. The announcement comes as many airlines struggle to keep up with a recovery in air travel and are grappling with staff shortages. Southwest Airlines last week said

India’s aviation turbine fuel demand is expected to remain subdued in the near-term as fears of a third wave of COVID-19 infections lurk in the country ahead of the upcoming festival season, S&P Global Platts Analytics said. Industry sources anticipate jet fuel prices to be weighed by fresh movement restrictions

Ryanair said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75 per cent of the number the budget airline carried in August 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic hammered the industry. Chief Executive Michael O’Leary had told Reuters that the airline was on target to exceed its 10.5 million target for August

Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it was filing for bankruptcy in the United States to slash $2bn in debt as it tries to survive an industry gutted by the coronavirus pandemic. The national carrier of the Philippines said the filing will allow it to restructure contracts and cut debt by at

KABUL – At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday, with conflicting accounts emerging about why the flights weren’t able to take off as pressure increases on the

WASHINGTON – A top White House official pledged Sunday that the United States would find a way to get the remaining Americans out of Afghanistan if they want to leave, but a key Republican foreign affairs lawmaker said Taliban insurgents are blocking easy passage out of the Kabul airport. White

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen co-operation and facilitate the development of a business cluster in the country’s Free Zones, dedicated to advanced agriculture technology and the food industry. This step comes in line

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) announced that the largest expansion project for the fishing ports in the State of Qatar, in Al Wakra, Al Khor and Al Ruwais and the Fishermen’s Terminal with Al Thakhira, is nearing completion. It is expected to see the light of day soon

The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militias’ attempts to attack civilians and civil objects in Eastern Region, Jazan, and Najran, Saudi Arabia, with ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drones which were intercepted by the Coalition Forces’ Air Defence and resulted in the injury of two children and damage to

A Qatari plane carrying humanitarian aid provided by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Charity has arrived at Kabul International Airport in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The aid include 17 tons of medical aid and basic food products such as rice, sugar, salt, flour and infant formula. HE

Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, the Diplomatic Advisor to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and British Minister of State for South Asia and Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad, have reviewed the prospects of cementing the UAE-UK ties across various fronts. This came as Dr Gargash today received

The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militias’ attempts to attack civilians and civil objects in Saudi Arabia, with bomb-laden drones which were intercepted by the Coalition Forces’ Air Defence. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the UAE reiterated that these systematic

Baghdad  US President Joe Biden signed, on Friday, an executive order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify documents related to the September 11 terrorist attacks. The Associated Press said the executive order is a gesture of support for the families of the September attacks victims, who have long

Baghdad  The British Embassy in Baghdad mourned the death of the great religious Authority, Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim. It said in a statement that it is sad for Iraq to lose such a scientific and respected personalityb   Source: National Iraqi News Agency