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American Airlines cancels hundreds of weekend flights

American Airlines said it has cancelled hundreds of scheduled flights over the weekend due to staff shortages and unfavourable weather conditions. The airline said it had so far cancelled 500 flights and over 300 flights, in addition to 376 flights cancelled .”With additional weather throughout the system, our staffing begins

Qatar Sets Guinness Record for Most Nationalities Planting Trees Simultaneously

The Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places in Qatar achieves a new Guinness World Record title for Most Nationalities Planting Trees Simultaneously, adding this achievement to the list of world records achieved in Qatar. Official Adjudicators at Guinness World Records, Alan Pixsley and Louise Toms, stated that

PM launches Qatar’s National Environment, Climate Strategy

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani launched the country’s National Environment and Climate Change Strategy on Thursday, QNA reported. The Qatar National Environment and Climate Change Strategy (QNE) was developed with the vision to protect and enhance Qatar’s environment to safeguard

PM visits UAE’s pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli on Saturday 30/10/2021 visited the UAE’s pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai, accompanied by several Egyptian and UAE ministers and officials. Madbouli had earlier toured the Egyptian pavilion participating in the international exhibition. The premier admired the UAE’s pavilion, which highlights genuine development achieved by the country

At G-20, US, Europe Urge Iran to Return to JCPOA Compliance

ROME — Leaders of the U.S., Germany, France, and the UK warned Tehran that its continued nuclear advances and obstacles to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s work will jeopardize its return to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, also known as the Iran nuclear agreement. Meeting on the sidelines

US wages jump by the most in records dating back 20 years

Washington, Oct. 30 (BNA): Wages jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records dating back 20 years, a stark illustration of the growing ability of workers to demand higher pay from companies that are desperate to fill a near-record number of available jobs, the Associated

STATEMENT BY QATARENERGY ON REUTERS REPORT –

Reuters news agency published a report on 27 October 2021 titled: “EXCLUSIVE Major gas supplier Qatar Energy plans ‘green’ bonds -sources”, in which it quoted unnamed sources as stating that QatarEnergy is “working on establishing an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework that would allow it to issue green bonds

Biden Urges Sudan Junta to Free Detainees, Restore Civilian Rule

KHARTOUM, SUDAN / WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden has added his voice to those demanding restoration of Sudan’s transitional government, which was overthrown by the Sudanese military earlier this week. In a statement released by the White House, Biden noted the African Union, European Union, Arab League and other world

Boeing Q3 loss sharply narrows, but misses estimates

Boeing reported a loss for the first-quarter that sharply narrowed from last year, reflecting an 8 percent increase in revenues on higher commercial airplanes and services volumes. However, core loss per share and quarterly revenues came in below analysts’ expectations. Looking ahead, the airplane maker said supply chain capacity and

Britain plans to remove travel ‘red list’ and hotel quarantine

Britain plans to remove restrictions such as a travel “red list” of seven countries and hotel quarantine due to a declining COVID-19 threat from abroad, The Telegraph reported. UK ministers will meet to consider removing the final seven countries, including Colombia and Venezuela, from the red list, the report added.

GAC Launches Online Testing System to Assess Performance of its Staff, Customs Brokers

The General Authority of Customs (GAC) in the State of Qatar, represented by Information Technology (IT) Department and Customs Training Center, has launched an online test system, aiming to automate tests through which the performance of GAC staffs and customs brokers affiliated with customs clearance companies in many customs areas

Qatari-Saudi Follow-up Committee Holds 7th Meeting

The Qatari-Saudi Follow-up Committee held today its seventh meeting at the city of Riyadh of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The meeting was chaired on the Qatari side by HE Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Regional Affairs Ambassador Ali bin Fahad Al Hajri and on the

Aviation Industry Joins to Welcome ICAO Ministerial Declaration

ACI World has welcomed the adoption of a declaration by Ministerial participants of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) High-level Conference on COVID-19 (HLCC) which supports the long-term resilience and sustainability of the aviation ecosystem. During the conference’s closing plenary session on Oct. 22, key aviation industry stakeholders — including

New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Could Help Defossilize Air Travel, Says Creator Twelve

carbon transformation technology company Twelve announced that it has produced the world’s first “fossil free” jet fuel, which it is calling “E-Jet.” The sustainable fuel is approved for long-haul flights and is suited for both commercial and military applications. Aviation is responsible for 2.5% of carbon dioxide emissions globally. The

Qatar Charity distributes mobility scooters to people with special needs in Gaza

Qatar Charity (QC) distributed 4-wheels mobility scooters to people with special needs during a ceremony in Gaza, in cooperation with Palestine’s Ministry of Social Development, benefiting 23 persons, both male and female. The beneficiaries thanked the people of Qatar for their continuous support and Qatar Charity for its constant care

Qatar Charity’s ‘Educate Me’ bus takes off to support orphans’ education

The ‘Educate me’ bus took off from its first stop at Lusail Corniche to roam through many public places and public parks like the Night Market, Al-Duhail Sports Club and Parks, and Aspire Park. Qatar Charity’s Programs and Community Development department director Fatima Jumah al-Mohannadi said that the idea of the

Qatar Charity opens branches and collection points

Qatar Charity (QC) opened two branches, one in Al Hilal and another in Abu Hamour, as well as a collection point in Al Wakra Hospital, taking the number of its branches to 31, 22 for men, and 9 for women, across the State of Qatar. Qatar Charity, through the opening

Carrefour Participates in Million Tree Planting Initiative

MME, represented by the Public Parks Department, and in cooperation with Carrefour? Qatar, has organized an event to plant various types of trees. This event was organized as part of Million Tree Planting Initiative. The event was participated in by Mr. Mohammed Abdullah, Head of the Parks Section in Doha

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