Qatar Central Bank (QCB) announced Wednesday a decision to raise the QCB Deposit Rate (QCBDR) by 25 basis points to 5.50%. In a statement on Wednesday, QCB also decided to raise the QCB Lending Rate (QCBLR) by 25 basis points to 6.00%. It also dec..
The total number of inbound visitors reached 433 thousand, surging by 183.5 percent compared to the same month the previous year, and 11.3 percent versus February 2023, the 111th issue of (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) bulletin by the Planning and Stati..
Kuwait cancelled more than 1.15m expat visas in three years, according to a report by the Arab Times. Citing official government data, the report said 67,000 expats left the country between January 2022 and April 2023. 11,000 people were deport..
Lionel Messi has been suspended for two weeks by Paris Saint-Germain after going on a personal promotional trip to Saudi Arabia without permission; six-time Ballon D'or winner's two-year deal with PSG ends in the summer Lionel Messi has be..
The fastest crossing of Qatar on foot (male) is 1 day 8 hr 59 min, and was achieved by Romil Putong Abule (Philippines) in Doha, Qatar, on 20 October 2022. Romil wanted to achieve this record as a challenge for himself and to be an inspiration to ..
The 2022 World Cup will go down as one of the greatest finals in history, ending with Argentina beating out France in a nail-biting penalty shootout. Now, the football that brought La Albiceleste to victory is going under the hammer. Graham Budd A..
Qatari archers arrived Wednesday in Doha after they finished second in the overall ranking of the 12th Arab Archery Championship in Tunisia's Djerba with 20 colored medals (5 gold and 15 bronze). They were welcomed at Hamad International Airpo..
Students from Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, won third place at the global Invent for the Planet event that was held recently at the flagship campus in College Station, Texas (USA). Started by Texas A&M ..
On Tuesday, the Local Organizing Committee of the World Judo Championships - Doha 2023 held a press conference to update the public on the latest preparations for the tournament. The event will take place from May 7-14 at Ali bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Are..