UK moves Qatar to 'amber list' easing Covid-19 travel restrictions

Qatar will be moved to England's amber list effective from 6:00am on Sunday, August 8. This means that travellers from Qatar arriving in England after this date will no longer be required to complete 10 days isolation in a managed hotel quarantine facility, the British embassy in Doha announced on

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The bar is my opponent, says Barshim

Mutaz Essa Barshim has been on top of his game for more than just a few years. He has come the closest to breaking the world record of 2.45m, is the only high jumper to successfully defend the world title, and has won athlete of the year honours. And now he has the only medal that was missing from h

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Cabinet eases Covid restrictions a bit more

The Cabinet Wednesday modified certain clauses of the ongoing Phase 3 of gradual lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. The changes, which come into effect on Friday until further notice include allowing children to enter mosques.

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MoPH: Total recoveries of Covid-19 rise to 224285

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported Wednesday 110 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the community and 54 among travellers.

MoPH: Total recoveries of Covid-19 rise to 224285

Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding

Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring the groom, officials said

Lightning strikes kill 16 at Bangladesh wedding

8 killed, 20 wounded in attack on acting Afghan defense minister's house

At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in a car bomb blast near the residence of Acting Defense Minister Gen. Bismillah Mohammadi on Tuesday night, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

8 killed, 20 wounded in attack on acting Afghan defense minister's house

Two killed, dozens hurt in Czech train crash

Two people died and dozens more were injured on Wednesday when two trains collided at a village in the west of the Czech Republic, police said.

Two killed, dozens hurt in Czech train crash

USAID chief urges Tigray rebels to exit border regions

US aid chief Samantha Power has called on rebel forces to "immediately" withdraw from two regions bordering Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray, as the conflict threatens to envelop the rest of the country.

USAID chief urges Tigray rebels to exit border regions

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The Middle East region suffered the largest proportion of loss for passenger traffic in 2020 with the region accounting for 76.8mn passengers, a decrease of 67.6% over 2019.

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Amid the pandemic-induced challenges, it has been a very good first half for global air cargo, which registered a growth of 8%, its strongest half-yearly performance since 2017.

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