If rumours about a coup in Qatar this week turn out to be true, who could benefit from it and what would the possible consequences for the region be? ( read original story ...)
Qatar on track for digital health ecosystem: QCRI researcher
Qatar has taken several steps to develop a digital health ecosystem which holds the key for future of healthcare, especially in a pandemic situation such as Covid-19, noted a researcher at a webinar ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Digital Library sheds light on first communications revolution in the Gulf
The Gulf region is one of the world’s oldest crossroads of global trade and cross-cultural exchange. Geographically, it is a natural maritime highway between the Middle East and South Asia, and beyond ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways warns of ‘substantial’ job losses
Qatar Airways has warned its employees of "substantial" redundancies amid a collapse in demand for air travel caused by the coronavirus, ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- QSE benchmark index gained 6.8% in April
SATISH KANADY / THE PENINSULA After witnessing the lowest declines in March 2020 in the GCC, Qatar stock market retraced higher in April, as the QSE-20 index went up by 6.8 percent month-on-month.The ... ( read original story ...)
GCC News Roundup: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait implement new economic measures (April 1-30)
Gulf debt and equity markets fell on April 21 and the Saudi currency dropped in the forward market, after U.S. crude oil futures collapsed below $0 on a coronavirus-induced supply glut. Saudi Arabia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Katara receives more than 1,800 entries in English writing competitions
Katara Cultural Village announced today that it received a total of 1,831 entries for writing competition held for students and adults. The competition was launched in support of the government's stay ... ( read original story ...)
New video emerges of fatal shooting of black jogger in Georgia
There are new developments in a deadly shooting that has had racial tensions simmering in a Georgia community. Video has surfaced of a young African-American man being chased down and killed while his ... ( read original story ...)
Case of Georgia man who was chased and killed while jogging will go to grand jury
A Georgia district attorney is recommending that the case of a man who was chased, shot and killed while running more than two months ago go to a grand jury, according to a news release obtained by ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s Murder’: This Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man Is Roiling Georgia
Ahmaud Arbery was chased down by a white father and son, one of them a former cop, and shot. As lockdown eases, an aggrieved community is demanding answers. ( read original story ...)