Doha, 19 January 2020

Qatar has signed an agreement with French energy giant Total and Japan’s Marubeni to build a solar power plant capable of producing 800 megawatts, a tenth of country’s peak energy demand, according to Sa’ad AlKa’abi, State Minister for Energy. Addressing a press conference just after the signing … Read More

Tehran, 12 Jan 2020

Qatar and Iran has announced today that both countries have decided to enhance their bilateral relations specially in areas of Economy, Trade, Investment and Tourism. Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad AlThani and Irani President Dr. Hassan Rouhani were addressing a press conference after … Read More

Muscat, 11 Jan. 2020 (AlJazeera News)
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the Arab world’s longest-ruling monarch knopwn for promoting peace, has died, according to an announcement by state media.
“With sadness … the Omani Sultanate court mourns … our Sultan Qaboos bin Said … who God chose to be by … Read More

Tehran, 11 Jan. 2020 (AlJazeera News)
Iran has announced that its military “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 on board.
The statement on Saturday morning blames “human error” for the incident, adding that the military mistook Flight 752 for a “hostile target”. Press TV also quoted Iran’s General Staff … Read More

Friday, 03 Jan. 2020 (Media Reports)

Leaders in the Middle East condemned the US attack, with Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi calling it an “aggression” on Iraq that would “spark a devastating war”.

“The assassination of an Iraqi military commander is an aggression on Iraq as a state, government and … Read More

Tehran, Friday , 03 Jan. 2020 (Anadolu News)

“Order coffins for your soldiers,” wrote an Iranian Twitter user underneath U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet in the wee hours of Friday as news about the killing of Iran’s top military commander sent shockwaves across the region.

A U.S airstrike killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, … Read More

Ankara, 03 Jan. 2020 (Anadolu News)

Turkey Friday voiced concern over the U.S.-Iran row in the wake of the killing of a top Iranian commander in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq, warning the move will escalate “mistrust and instability” in the region.

“Turkey is gravely concerned over escalating tensions in the region … Read More

Ankara, 22 Dec. 2019 (Anadolu News)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday expressed concerns on the controversial citizenship law affecting the Muslim minority in India.

“It expresses its concern over the recent developments pertaining to both the issue of citizenship rights and the Babri Masjid [Mosque] case. It reiterates its … Read More

Kabul, 22 Dec. 2019 (AlJazeera News)
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is on course for a second five-year term after preliminary results showed him winning 50.64 percent of the votes in the September 28 elections.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced the results on Sunday, putting Ghani’s nearest rival Abdullah Abdullah second with … Read More

Ankara, 20 Dec. 2019

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Friday there is reasonable basis to investigate alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.

“I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the situation in Palestine,” Fatou Bensouda said in … Read More

KUALA LUMPUR

The leaders of Muslim countries around the world underlined the importance of solidarity and unity between Muslim nations during a summit in the Malaysian capital on Thursday.  

At the opening ceremony of the
Kuala Lumpur Summit, leaders sent common messages on problems facing the
Islamic world, … Read More

Washington, 19 Dec. 2019 (CNN)

President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in a near party-line vote Wednesday. He is still the President. What comes next is a trial in the Senate early next year that could, but probably won’t, cost him the White House.

So what happens now?
House … Read More