29 Sept. 2020
Qatar National Library’s Heritage Library has created a special program of online events for October, showcasing its unique contribution to Qatar’s cultural landscape.
On 6 October, patrons can sign up for the webinar “Watermarks as a Tool to Date Manuscripts” with Fattouma bin Yahia, Head of Manuscripts and Rare Books Department ... Read More
Archive: September, 2020
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29 Sept. 2020 (AlJazeera-Bloomberg)
JP Morgan Chase & Co. admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay more than $920 million to resolve U.S. authorities’ claims of market manipulation involving two of the bank’s trading desks, the largest sanction ever tied to the illegal practice known as spoofing.
Over eight years, 15 traders at ... Read More
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27 Sept 2020 (South Asia Monitor/Daily Dawn)
Pakistan on Saturday rejected India’s demand for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, saying there’s no place for a fascist state in a sensitive decision-making body.
Earlier in the day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a more prominent ... Read More
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Sep2020
Qatar: Al Marri Participates in Panel Discussion on Sidelines of 75th Session of UN General Assembly
New York USA), 26 Sept. 2020
Secretary-General and Acting Chairman of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri called for rethinking governance and how to build more participatory and inclusive societies.
This came during the speech made by Al Marri in the virtual high-level ... Read More
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24 Sept 2020 (Daily India Express)
Records investigated show that Indian banks mentioned in the SARs include: state-owned Punjab National Bank (290 transactions); State Bank of India (102); Bank of Baroda (93); Union Bank of India (99) and Canara Bank (190), among others.
AT least 44 Indian banks have been flagged in ... Read More
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Sep2020
Islamabad, 25 Sept. 2020 (Reuters)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has advised Pakistan to undertake “immediate corrective actions” and suspend the issuance of any new pilot licenses in the wake of a scandal over falsified licenses, according to an official and a document seen by Reuters.
The recommendations from ICAO, a ... Read More
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Sep2020
Rio de Janeiro, 25 Sept. 2020 (Sky News)
Rio de Janeiro's Carnival has been postponed for the first time in a century as Brazil continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
The president of Rio's League of Samba Schools announced the spread of COVID-19 had made it impossible to safely hold the traditional ... Read More
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Sep2020
Ankara, 25 Sept. 2020 (Anadolu News)
Turkey's foreign minister on Friday harshly criticized US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her anti-Turkey remarks.
"@SpeakerPelosi's rise to become Speaker of the House is what is truly worrisome for American democracy, given her blatant ignorance. You will learn to respect the Turkish people's ... Read More
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24 Sept 2020 (AlJazeera News)
The two biggest Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have agreed to hold the first elections in Palestine in nearly 15 years.
Polls will be scheduled within six months under a deal agreed by Fatah, Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniya.
“We have ... Read More
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Sep2020
Doha, 21 Sept. 2020
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), Qatar Foundation’s global health initiative, has announced a strategic partnership with BMJ, one of the world's most prestigious and most cited general medical journals.
Under the new partnership, WISH have worked with BMJ on three reports that will include peer-reviewed academic ... Read More