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A growing world food crisis is precipitating protectionist moves by countries which are likely to compound the problem and could lead to a wider trade war, business leaders and policymakers at the World Economic Forum said. In a sign of the escala..
Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. The Public Admin..
Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity. A decisi...
It is not impossible that Russian missiles could land in NATO territory but it is very unlikely, British health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday, adding that the alliance would respond if it did happen. Asked about the possibility of Russian mi..
RIYADH — Men wearing shorts in public won’t be considered a violation of public decorum in Saudi Arabia except in mosques and government offices, a new amendment to the public decency violations schedule revealed. The de...
South Korea said on Tuesday it plans to lodge a protest with the global...
An Indian expatriate hailing from Nadapuram in Kozhikode, India was found lying on the bathroom floor and electrocuted to death at her residence in Ain Khalid, Doha, Qatar. at 9pm on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified..
Global supply shortages have hit toy shops in the US and coffee producers in Brazil. In Canada, the country's liquid gold - maple syrup - is running low. The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (QMSP) - the so-called Opec of maple syrup - has release..
The State of Qatar and the Republic of Peru have signed an agreement to exempt the citizens of the two countries from short-stay visas. The agreement was signed on behalf of the State of Qatar by Director General of the General Directorate of Pass..