Category: News
Qatari companies cut wages, jobs and cancel expatriate leave over Coronavirus pandemic
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . June 16, 2020
The financial aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic causes significant damage in Qatar following a surge in the flare-up that has of late….
Coronavirus: Over 8 million infections worldwide
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 16, 2020
According to the Johns Hopkins University and Worldometer, the world has now surpassed 8 million coronavirus cases….
Russia incarcerates ex-US marine Paul Whelan over spying charges
- By Fatima Saif
- . June 16, 2020
Paul Whelan, an ex-US marine, was arrested 18 months ago in a hotel room in Mexico with a USB drive in his possession….
Turkey’s warplanes hit Kurdish targets in Iraq
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 15, 2020
On Sunday night, Turkish warplanes attacked several Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) locations in northern Iraq….
Twitter purge targets Turkey’s pro-government network
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 13, 2020
Early this year, Twitter had apparently detected tens of thousands of accounts linked to government propaganda in Turkey, China and Russia….
A new wave of protests against the government in Lebanon
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 13, 2020
A new wave of protests against the government is putting Lebanon on fire. Demonstrators set fire to roadways and clashed….
OPEC+ has helped reduce oil price volatility
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 12, 2020
A new study has highlighted the positive effects of OPEC+, an extended group of oil producers created in 2017….
Kim Jong-un shows little interest in maintaining relations with US
- By Layla Nour
- . June 12, 2020
On the two-year anniversary of the first summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US president Donald Trump….
Will Turkey’s only pro-Kurdish party be edged out of its democracy?
- By Omar Haddad
- . June 11, 2020
Analysts believe that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is working towards isolating the country’s only pro-Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), and weakening the opposition ahead of a possible snap election in the coming year….
Qatar Comes In Spotlight For Terror Funding In America
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . June 11, 2020
A recent lawsuit filed in the courts of New York City is claiming compensation for the families of those killed at the hands….