Six Qatari artists are showcasing 24 black-and-white photographs at the Qatar pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 as part of the Eid al-Fitr activities held there. The exhibition is titled Zabra, which means the most

Increased expectations of a US rate hike has seen GCC bond yields pick up, while credit default swaps (CDS) rates continued to ease as sentiment improved during the second quarter of 2Q15. CDS is

The petrochemical prices dropped in June and early July driven by oil price weakness and return of supply after completion of seasonal cracker shutdown in Asia and the GCC region. Most commodity chemical prices

Qatar Airways has added two new destinations in Pakistan on consecutive days – Sialkot and Faisalabad. Beginning  from July 16, the airline commenced four weekly passenger services to Sialkot where it already operates dedicated

Qatar Exchange (QE) index dropped 98.23 points or 0.82 percent when the bourse closed yesterday at 11,911.31 points. The market capitalisation decreased to QR631.38bn from QR636.55bn  registered last Thursday (July 16). The trade turnover

Thirty-seven people were killed in three days in the Brazilian city of Manaus, and one hypothesis being considered is a coordinated wave of attacks involving police, an official said. Evidence has emerged over suspects in some of the killings that occurred from Friday to Monday evening inManaus, a

Several people were killed on Wednesday when two young girls apparently blew themselves up in northern Cameroon, an area often targeted by Boko Haram jihadists from neighbouring Nigeria, local sources said. According to a

Birmingham: A Holy Quran manuscript has been carbon dated to close to the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), making it one of the oldest in the world, a British university said yesterday. The

Solomon Murimia, a “matatu” minibus driver, gestures as he calls on clients beside his minibus with a painting depicting US President Barack Obama yesterday in Nairobi. Obama will make a first presidential pilgrimage to

Burundi counted votes yesterday a day after a presidential election marred by violence and international condemnation that is expected to see incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza win a controversial third term. Results from the polls, which