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- Middle East
Qatar, Bahrain resume direct flights after six year suspension
Flights between Qatar and Bahrain resumed on Thursday, after six year hiatus following the Gulf crisis in 2017. The resumption comes, about a month after Qatar and Bahrain announced, in a joint statement, their…
- Middle East
Qatar strongly condemns attack on embassy in Sudan
Doha: Qatar has condemned the recent armed attack on its embassy building in Khartoum, which resulted in significant damage to the premises, media reported. All embassy staff had been evacuated beforehand, according…
- Middle East
Qatar PM meets with Taliban officials in Afghanistan
Kabul: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Kandahar on Friday and met with Taliban officials, reported Tolo News. He met with Afghanistan’s Prime Minister…
- Middle East
Qatar World Cup final ball could be sold for Rs 2 cr in auction
Doha: The ball with which the Qatar 2022 World Cup final was played, between Argentina and France, is scheduled to be auctioned off in June. It could be expected to be sold…
- India
Indian oil & gas supervisor in Qatar wins Rs 2 cr in latest Mahzooz draw
Doha: A 36-year-old Qatar-based Indian expatriate won the guaranteed raffle prize of one million Dirhams (Rs 2,22,66,323) in the latest Mahzooz draw. The winner of the draw Sumair Singh— matched five out…
- India
Doha: No breakthrough in sight as India joins UN to resolve Afghan issue
New Delhi: India participated in a two-day closed-door conference on Afghanistan with 20 other countries led by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Afghan crisis. The UN was spurred by the…
- 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…