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Qatar announces reduced working hours for Ramzan 2024
Doha: Qatar on Thursday, March 7, announced reduced working hours for ministries, government agencies, and public institutions during the holy month of Ramzan 1445 AH/2024. In a circular issued by the Minister…
- Middle East
Watch: Meet Sama 2.0, world’s first-ever AI digital human cabin crew
In a groundbreaking move, Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, recently unveiled Sama 2.0, the world’s first-ever artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital human cabin crew at ITB Berlin 2024.…
- India
Qatar case: MEA says 8th Indian will return once requirements fulfilled
New Delhi: The lone Indian national who could not return to India from Qatar along with seven of his colleagues around two-and-a-half weeks ago will return home once certain requirements are fulfilled,…
- India
Akasa Air to begin international ops with first flight to Doha
India’s new airline, Akasa Air will commence its international operations from March 28, with Doha as its first overseas destination. The airline plans to operate four non-stop weekly flights from Mumbai to…
- India
Experts hail Indian diplomacy after release of 8 Navy veterans by Qatar
New Delhi: International affairs experts have hailed Indian diplomacy after its major triumph helped secure the release of eight Indian Navy veterans who were detained by Qatar on espionage charges. Former diplomat…
- India
PM Modi to visit Qatar on Feb 14
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Qatari capital Doha on February 14 after concluding his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. The announcement about Modi’s visit to Qatar…
- Middle East
Qatar disappointed by Texas A&M University’s decision to shut Doha campus
The Qatar Foundation has expressed disappointment over a decision by Texas A&M University to close its campus in Doha’s Education City by the year 2028. On Thursday, February 8, the university’s system…
- Middle East
Qatar: Rs 6 lakh fine, jail term for taking photos of accident
Doha: The Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the imposition of a fine not exceeding 10,000 Qatari Riyal (Rs 2,27,958) and up to two years in jail for taking photos of…
- World
CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM to discuss Gaza truce
Tel Aviv: The director of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the chief of the Israel Spy agency, Mossad, will be meeting the Prime Minister of Qatar in a…
- Middle East
Palestine enters Asian Cup knockouts for first-time ever
The Palestinian national football team has qualified for the knockout rounds of the Asian Cup for the first time in its career on Tuesday, January 23. The 3-0 victory over Hong Kong…
- Middle East
Qatar ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu’s remarks on Gaza mediation
Qatar said Wednesday, January 24, that it was appalled by remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling Doha’s role as a mediator in the ongoing war in Gaza as ‘problematic’. Taking to X, Qatari Ministry of Foreign…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas war: Mediatory talks on for a 2-month-long ceasefire to release hostages
Tel Aviv: Hectic parleys are on in Doha, Cairo and Washington for a two-month-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas for release of hostages. Arab and Qatari media have reported that the Hamas…
- India
Thane man loses over Rs 2 lakh to fraudsters offering job in Qatar varsity
Thane: A 32-year-old man from Thane district in Maharashtra was allegedly duped by two unidentified persons who took more than Rs 2 lakh from him on the pretext of giving a job…
- India
Legal team of 8 Indians gets 60 days to appeal to Qatar Court: MEA
New Delhi: The legal team of eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel was given 60 days to appeal against the ruling by Qatar’s court of appeal, the Ministry of External Affairs said on…