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Qatar used to be a poor British protectorate which was mainly a pearling community. Now, Qatar is the world’s richest country and is home to the world’s third-largest natural gas reserve. The tiny Arabian Peninsula has the highest pe..
The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting on Monday, under the chairmanship of HE the Speaker Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, via video conference at the Council's headquarters. At the beginning of the meeting, the Counci..
South Korean prosecutors are seeking a 50 million won ($45,000) fine for Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) vice chairman Jay Y. Lee over an allegation of unlawful use of a prescription sedative, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. ..
Every adult in the UK has been offered a Covid vaccine ahead of restrictions easing in England on Monday, the government says. Around 88% of adults have had the first dose and around 68% have had both, according to the latest figures. Prime Min..
An entire whisky distillery is being shipped out from Scotland to China on Friday. More than 35 tonnes of equipment, including stills, flooring, control valves, and pipework, is leaving Buckie in Moray for the port of Tianjin. The equipment wil..
VAN HORN, Texas, July 20 - Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, on Tuesday is set to blast off aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle for a suborbital flight as part of a history-making crew - another milestone i..
BEIJING, July 23 - China's President Xi Jinping visited the Tibet Autonomous Region on July 21-22, according to the official Xinhua news agency, in his first recorded visit as leader of the nation. Xi flew into the city of Nyingchi on Wednesda..
Gaza weightlifter Mohammad Hamada says he is aiming to rank among the top ten when he makes history as the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympics that kicks off in Tokyo later this month. The 19-year-old left Gaza several weeks ..
HE Minister of Municipality and Environment and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie underlined that the State of Qatar seeks to build a high-performance food system in the most sustain..