Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to “say thank you for their heroic work looking after people” during the current Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Second Qatar-India repatriation flight rescheduled to May 12
Second Indian repatriation flight from Doha to Thiruvananthapuram that was scheduled for May 10 has been rescheduled to tomorrow, May 12, said the Indian Embassy in Qatar. ( read original story ...)
Qatar Sets Crude Prices for April Shipments at Lowest Since 1999
Qatar Petroleum cut official selling prices for April crude sales by 51%, the official Qatar News Agency reported, setting both grades at the lowest in more than twenty years. ( read original story ...)
Congresswoman Donna Shalala: ‘What happens in Georgia comes to Florida’
Congresswoman Donna Shalala of Florida joins Rev. Al Sharpton to talk her concerns with the national standard of safety as neighboring state Georgia has reopened. She attests Black and Brown ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia AG calls for federal investigation into handling of Ahmaud Arbery case: What we know
The Georgia attorney general requested a federal investigation into how the Ahmaud Arbery case was handled, and a new prosecutor has been named. ( read original story ...)
Virus concerns close churches, other voting sites for Georgia primary
Georgia voters will have fewer precincts to cast their ballots in the June 9 primary. Churches and other precincts have closed their doors. ( read original story ...)
New prosecutor named in Ahmaud Arbery case, lawyer says
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes will now prosecute the fatal shooting of the 25-year-old, according to attorney Lee Merrit. ( read original story ...)
Federal prosecutors weigh hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery death in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Justice Department said Monday that federal prosecutors are weighing possible hate crime charges in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man gunned down after being pursued by two ... ( read original story ...)
How Silk-Making Represents a More Hidden Side of Georgia’s Past
The sumptuous craft was introduced along the country’s trade routes centuries ago. Even now, links to this delicate tradition still remain. ( read original story ...)
Federal prosecutors weigh hate crime charges in Georgia killing caught on video
Ahmaud Arbery, a black man whose mother said he went out for a jog, was gunned down after being pursued by 2 armed white men in a Georgia subdivision. ( read original story ...)