The Taliban's negotiating team has arrived in Qatar, a spokesman said Saturday, in a sign that long-delayed peace talks with the Afghan government are inching closer to starting. ( read original story ...)
Qatar banking sector sees ‘decline’ in cross-border exposure in 2019: QCB
Qatar's banking sector has seen a decline in its cross-border exposure in 2019, the Qatar Central Bank said and noted the share of these assets to gross assets got reduced by 1.5 percentage points to ... ( read original story ...)
Taliban Delegation Arrives In Qatar, Paving The Way For Start Of Afghan Talks
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar, paving the way for the start of the long-delayed intra-Afghan talks that are expected to take place in the Gulf state. ( read original story ...)
Infantino: perceptible development regarding labor rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
FIFA has praised the significant progress made by Qatar in the field of labor rights, following the proclamation of a new law enshrining the independence of foreign workers who no longer need to ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia’s confirmed cases of Covid-19 grow to 44,649
Armenia's confirmed cases of coronavirus have grown by another 188 over the past 24 hours bringing the total to 44,649, according to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention. ... ( read original story ...)
A 60-year-old Black man was shot and killed by a Georgia trooper. The officer has been denied bond.
Screven County’s chief judge denied Gordon Thompson's motion for bond on Friday in connection to his fatal shooting of Julian Lewis in early August. ( read original story ...)
Democrats eye Arizona, Georgia and Texas as potentially winnable
The party sees Texas as potentially winnable. Photograph: Go Nakamura/Getty Images Former vice-president Joe Biden’s presidential campaign sees Arizona, Texas and Georgia as possible pathways to ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Stanway fires Manchester City to winning WSL start at Aston Villa
Georgia Stanway hit a double as Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the first WSL fixture at Villa Park ... ( read original story ...)
Italy’s Snam sees decision soon on Kuwait LNG import plant
State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) is expected in a matter of weeks to select the winner of a tender to run a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, the head of Italian gas grid ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kuwait reports 720 new cases, 3 deaths
Kuwait has recorded 720 further cases of the new coronavirus over the past 24 hours, a decrease of 145 cases compared to the tally reported the day before, taking the country's overall infections to ... ( read original story ...)