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Sri Lanka in talks for $100 million emergency funding from Beijing-backed bank

The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is considering granting $100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka, the country's finance ministry said on Sunday. Sri Lanka has requested foreign-exchange liquidity support for state b..
Doha Metro Transports 50 Million Passengers with Zero Accidents

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) has announced that the number of passengers of the Doha Metro, since its launch in 2019, has reached 50 million without recording any accidents. "Three years have passed since Doha Metro‘s first journ..
No entry permits or renewal of residencies without an insurance plan

Law No. (22) for 2021 Regulating Health Care Services is officially set to go into effect. The law, which was issued by HH the Amir Shekih Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, was published in the Official Gazette on November 4, 2021, and is now taking effect s..
Russell puts Mercedes back on top in Miami practice

George Russell put his revived Mercedes team back on top of the Formula One timesheets with the fastest lap in second practice for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Friday. In a boost for the champions who have wrestled with a 'porpoising'..
Waterbody nearby Simaisma Beach for Women Turns Orange, Ministry Responds

In response to an online video by a local citizen where a waterbody nearby Simaisma Beach Turned Orange, The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), represented by the Environmental Monitoring and Laboratory Department, has responded.
Sri Lankan tea pickers' dreams shattered by economic crisis

On a lush plantation in Sri Lanka, Arulappan Ideijody deftly plucks the tips of each tea bush, throwing them over her shoulder into an open basket on her back. After a month of picking more than 18 kg (40 lb) of such tea leaves each day, she and h..
Qatar Condemns Attack on UN Mission Camp in Somalia

The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted a camp of the African Union Mission in southern Somalia, which resulted in deaths. In a statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterat..
HH the Amir Exchanges Congratulations with Iraqi Prime Minister, Omani Deputy Prime Minister

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani exchanged congratulations with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi and Deputy Prime Minister of the Sultanate of Oman Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, in two telephone call..
New Zealand reopens to tourists after two-year pandemic lockout

New Zealand has reopened its borders to more international visitors after a pandemic lockout of more than two years. Travellers touched down at Auckland Airport on Monday, many to emotional reunions with family and friends. People from more tha..

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