Doha, 22 Sept. 2021 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar is one of the major powers in world diplomacy, said outgoing Ambassador of Japan HE Kazuo Sunaga. In an exclusive interview, the envoy said that Japan and Qatar have been developing an excellent relationship which will last for many years to come, pointing out that...

Doha, 23 Sept. 2021 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of Mexico to the State of Qatar HE Graciela Gómez García recently decorated Qatar-based renowned Mexican artist and senior architect, Engineer Juan Miguel Ramírez, with the medal of ‘Mexicanos Distinguidos’. The artist was feted at an official ceremony organised by the Embassy of Mexico in...

Dushanbe, 17 Sept. 2021 Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of Iran; Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russian Federation; Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of People's Republic of China; and Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic Of Pakistan met on Thursday to discuss situation in Afghanistan. The top Iranian diplomat is accompanying President Ebrahim Raeisi at...

Doha, 17 September 2021 Pakistan embassy and Pakistani community members in Qatar recently marked their annual defence day with great enthusiasm and fervor. Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to State of Qatar,  Syed Ahsan Raza Shah led flag hoisting ceremony at the embassy premises. Present on the occasion were Cmdr. (Brig.) Saqib Ilyas, Defence...

Doha, 16 Sept. 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui We are lucky to have a vibrant expatriate community in Qatar. The exchange of cultures makes life rich and valuable in Qatar. We need to change ourselves in positive ways and that is the name of the exhibition, said Ali Al-Zainal, former Permanent Representative of Qatar to...

Doha, 15 September 2021 Costa Rican community in State of Qatar celebrated their 200th Independence Day with great enthusiasm and passionate led by H. E. Mariano Segura, ambassador of Costa Rica. Addressing at the grand celebrations held in Hotel Intercontinental Doha this evening, Costa Rican envoy said that despite all our problems including the current...

Geneva, 13 Sept. 2021 (Reuters) Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiraled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried up, raising the specter of a mass exodus. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaking halfway through a U.N. conference seeking $606 million to meet...

Doha, 13 Sept. 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui The embassy of Russia in Qatar has made all necessary arrangements to enable Russian residents in Qatar to cast their votes in the State Duma (lower chamber of Russia's parliament) elections. The Russian registered voters among more than 2,500 Russian expatriates in Qatar will be exercising their...

Doha, 12 September 2021 Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Health Strategy Group on COVID-19, has said that the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) decided to give the booster dose to protect from Covid-19 from mid- September in Qatar. ' We will begin with the most vulnerable people first', he added. He said...

Kabul, 12 Sept 2021 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met in Kabul Sunday with Head of the newly appointed interim government of Afghanistan Mohammad Hasan Akhund. The meeting discussed ways of promoting peace in Afghanistan and the latest developments regarding the operation of Kabul Airport and ensuring...