Bangladesh factory owner arrested over fire that killed 52 workers

Germany lifts ban on tourists from UK and Portugal

Germany is lifting a Covid-related travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries. Th...

Qatar Labour ministry shuts 232 works sites for violating mid-day work ban

Labor Inspection Department of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs carried out intensive inspection campaigns during June, with the aim of ensuring that companies comply with Ministerial Resolution No. (17) for the ye..

Climate change risks will affect U.S. bank capital in long-run - official

U.S. regulators will "eventually" have to factor climate change risks into bank capital rules, but it is still too soon to say when that would become necessary, a top official told Reuters. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu ..

K-pop megaband BTS renews Grammy challenge with "Butter"

South Korean megaband BTS said on Friday it was renewing its quest to win a Grammy Award with its new single "Butter", building on its success last year, when it became the first Korean pop group to win a Grammy nomination. In a breakthr..

India’s poor performance against Qatar disappoints fans, eyes on match with Bangladesh

A muscular Qatari attack got the better of India in Doha on Thursday, with the hosts coming up 1-0. The 10-man Indian side’s defence was left scurrying around the goal at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium for much of the match that saw Qatar dominat..

Doha Bank extends acceptance of old currency notes until December 31

Doha Bank has announced its extension of accepting old Qatari notes until 31 December 2021. Earlier, the old currency note was to be exchanged before 1 July 2021.  In its official twitter handle, Doha Bank said that “Kindly note th..

India’s poor performance against Qatar disappoints fans, eyes on match with Bangladesh

A muscular Qatari attack got the better of India in Doha on Thursday, with the hosts coming up 1-0. The 10-man Indian side’s defence was left scurrying around the goal at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium for much of the match that saw Qatar dominat..

COVID-19: India extends ban on international flights till May 31

The ban on scheduled overseas flights that has been in place for a year now, was to end on April 30. The Indian government has extended the ban on international commercial passenger flights till May 31, 2021 the Directorate General ...