Unemployment Rate at 21.4% in Q1 of 2024

Amman: The Kingdom’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, settling at 21.4 percent.

The Department of Statistics reported on Sunday that male unemployment fell to 17.4 percent, a…

Awqaf: 29,352 Eligible Individuals Received Zakat Al Fitr

Doha: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) delivered 14,298 food baskets, worth QR 1,158,591 as in-kind items to families eligible for Zakat Al Fitr, said Director of the Zakat Affairs Department, Saad bin Omran Al Kuwari.

The food…

HH the Amir Sends Congratulations to Amir of Kuwait

Doha: HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HH Amir of the sisterly State of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the occasion of appointing HH Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah a…

Over 600 People Evacuated Due to Floods in Germany

Heavy rains have caused flooding in southern Germany, prompting the evacuation of over 600 people from their homes.

Local media said that continuous rainfall led to high water levels in many rivers in Germany, besides widespread floods in coastal cit…