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- Middle East
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe make final bids for Manchestor United
Doha: In a bidding war, Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, son of Qatar’s former prime minister and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe made their third and final bid to buy Manchester…
- Middle East
8 ex-Indian Navy officers face death sentence for spying in Qatar: Report
New Delhi: Eight Indian Navy officers, who have been in the custody in Qatar since the past eight months on espionage charges, are learnt to be facing a potential death sentence, according…
- Middle East
Eid Al-Fitr 2023: Qatar declares 11-day holiday
Doha: Qatar has declared an 11-day holiday in celebration of Eid Al-Fitr, according to the Amiri Diwan. Eid holidays in Qatar will begin on April 19, which corresponds to 28 Ramzan 1444…
- Middle East
Qatar: 41-yr-old Indian expat woman wins Rs 2 cr in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 41-year-old Qatar-based Indian expatriate woman has been crowned as the fifth ‘guaranteed’ winner of one million Dirhams (Rs 2,22,22,720). The winner of the draw Rinza Firoz, holding the raffle…
- Hyderabad
Gold rates in Hyderabad, Dubai, Riyadh, other important cities on April 13
Gold is not just a precious metal but its rates in Hyderabad, Dubai, Riyadh and other big cities of the world indicate the market trends. The rates of the yellow metal depend…
- Hyderabad
Gold worth Rs 50 lakh seized at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Customs have seized 12 cut pieces of gold bar and gold chain weighing 807.10 grams worth nearly Rs 50 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The male passenger who arrived from…
- India
Doha-bound Indian flight makes emergency landing in Karachi as passenger dies mid-air
New Delhi: A Doha-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi on Monday was diverted to the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan’s Karachi after a man died mid-flight. “Unfortunately, on arrival, the passenger was declared…
- World
Pakistan PM Shehbaz to attend UN conference on LDCs in Qatar
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Qatar on a two-day visit beginning on Sunday to participate in the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, the Foreign…
- India
Qatar lifts ban on frozen seafood from India
Doha: Qatar has lifted its temporary ban on the import of frozen seafood from India, paving the way for enhanced exports to the Gulf nation, officials said on Friday. The ban was…
- Middle East
Qatar bans food containing insect products
Doha: Qatar has banned insect products in foodstuffs after the European Union (EU) added two new products to its approved list. In a statement, the Qatar Ministry of Health said that insect…
- Middle East
Qatar extends Hayya Card validity for visitors until January 2024
Doha: The Qatari Ministry of Interior announced the extension of the validity of the Hayya card for fans and organizers from outside the country to enter Qatar untill January 24, 2024. The…
- India
Qatar: Indian ultrarunner Sufiya Khan breaks another Guinness World Record
Doha: Indian ultramarathoner Sufiya Sufi Khan, a three-time Guinness World Record holder has achieved another feat as the fastest runner to run across Qatar. Sufiya Khan completed her first international expedition, ‘Run…
- Middle East
Qatar gives $25m to help Pakistan deal with flood crisis
Doha: Qatar on Monday announced providing $25 million to help Pakistan tide over the flood crisis, the official Qatar News Agency reported. The dole was announced in a speech by Qatar’s Minister…
- Middle East
Recycled 80% of waste from FIFA World Cup stadiums, Qatar announces
Doha: The Qatari government announced that it had recycled 80 percent of the waste of the stadiums that hosted the FIFA World Cup, which exceeded 2,000 tons. The recycling process came as…
- Middle East
Erdogan says Cristiano Ronaldo was under political ban at World Cup
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Portuguese player, Cristiano Ronaldo, was subjected to a political ban during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, noting that Ronaldo “supports the Palestinian…
