The figure makes up roughly 3 percent of its corporate workforce, and the total number of layoffs "remains fluid" and could change.
The announcement comes in the wake of mid-term elections held in the US.
The world's population surpassed the 8 billion mark today, according to United Nations' calculations.
The weakening of the dollar is a positive for other currencies.
Turkey’s President Erdogan says the blast on a busy Istanbul thoroughfare was a ‘treacherous attack’.
The total value of the pieces recovered exceeds USD 143 million.
Sepp Blatter, former president of FIFA, said on Friday that he believes Iran should be excluded from participating in the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in light of the continuing protests in the country
PayNow is similar to India's homegrown card payment network RuPay.
The U.S has opened up 100,000 slots for applicants of H and L worker visas.
Nepal Army has also been mobilized to the earthquake-affected areas for a search and rescue operation.
Berthold Trenkel, Chief Operating Officer of Qatar Tourism talks about the country’s preparations for an event of this scale.
The Global Media Congress will see participation from more than 1,200 media sector pioneers, specialists, and influencers from 6 continents.
Oman bans work visas for expats in more than 200 professions
Oman updates prohibited professions for expats, adds ‘engineers’, ‘managers’ to the list
Free AI for all? UAE becomes first to offer ChatGPT Plus to every resident and citizen
Exclusive: Oman agrees to open visas for 11 professional categories from Pakistan, says Ambassador
Oman lifts travel ban on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries
Eid Al Fitr holidays announced in Oman
