Sri Lanka announced lengthy daily power cuts nationwide as the state-run electricity monopoly struggled to restore supply after the island's worst blackout in 20 years.
Tom Hayes, a former trader serving an 11-year jail sentence for conspiracy to rig Libor interest rates, ....
Popular Tamil character artist Selvakumar died in Chennai on Friday in a road accident.
HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani and Italy’s Minister for Economic Development Federica Guidi chaired the fourth session of Qatar- Italy joint committee for economic co-operation in Doha yesterday.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny faced a struggle to form a new government yesterday after his outgoing coalition failed to win a majority, as counting continued in a vote marked by anger against austerity.
A baby gorilla has been delivered by a rare caesarean section at a British zoo in an operation performed by a hospital gynaecologist, the zoo said yesterday.
The Nepalese community in Qatar got together for a musical concert at Shalimar Palace recently.
EFG International is buying BSI from Brazil’s Grupo BTG Pactual in a 1.33bn Swiss-franc ($1.34bn) deal that will create Switzerland’s fifth- largest private bank.
With as many as 70 riders in the official entry lists, the 2016 FIM Motocross World Championship is set to kick off at the floodlit Losail MX Circuit on February 26-27.
Current Tinkoff lead rider Alberto Contador said yesterday he was mulling over an idea to launch his own professional team in 2017, not ruling out himself out as a potential team member.
Entrepreneurs and start-ups in Qatar stand to gain from the “ample support” provided by the government and the private sector, an official of Injaz Qatar has said.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, who was forced to spend years of solitude under house arrest, has hit out at young people “wasting time” on computer games and social networking.
