Qatar Airways announced that it planned to buy as many as 210 Boeing jets, the latest deal signed during President Trump’s four-day visit to the Arabian Peninsula.“It’s the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing,” Trump said, referring to the company’s wide-body jets.The president boasted th...

The White House on Wednesday announced that it has secured economic commitments worth at least $1.2 trillion from Qatar, including a historic deal for Boeing jetliners.President Donald Trump was in Qatar on the second stop of his Middle East trip and the White House said he "signed an agreement with...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, visited Port City Colombo. The visit included a special awareness session focused on exploring investment prospects, strengthening Qatar-Sri Lanka ties, and boosting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) i...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A Ghanaian woman was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Sri Lanka.On arrival from Doha, Qatar, she was found with 4 kg and 68 grams of the drug concealed in her luggage. The seized cocaine is worth approximately Rs.14.2 mil...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Committee on High Posts which met recently in the Parliament has given its approval for the appointment of six new Ambassadors, a High Commissioner, two Ministry Secretaries and a Chairman of a statutory body. Accordingly, the Committee on High Posts has approved the app...