Doha, 29 June 2021 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui A six-member delegation to be headed by the Second Vice-President of Costa Rica is scheduled to visit Doha in October this year, Costa Rica’s ambassador to Qatar Mariano Segura has hinted. According to the ambassador, a number of memorandums of (MoUs) are expected to be signed...

Doha, 27 June 2021 SSOC and FIFA sign Qatar 2022 Security Concept of Operations. World Cup Qatar 2022™ and FIFA signed the official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Security Concept of Operations on Thursday, 24 June. The document outlines all operational aspects relating to The Safety & Security Operations Committee (SSOC) of the FIFA tournament...

Doha, 28 June 2021 (Qatar Airways) Qatar Airways has launched its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, with new Business Class Suite took it's maiden flight on Friday 25 June. The ultramodern aircraft is scheduled for services from Doha to Athens, Barcelona, Dammam, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid and Milan and has a total passenger capacity...

Doha, 25 June 2021 By Ashraf Siddiqui University of Warsaw, Poland in collaboration with the embassy of Qatar in Warsaw and embassy of Poland in Qatar has recently organized second learning and familiarization cultural  program in connection with the Arab Culture Week celebrated during mid of the last month. Dr. Magdalena Pinker, Polish lecturer at...

Beijing, 25 June 2021 (Xinhua News) The 9th World Peace Forum (WPF) will be held at Tsinghua University in Beijing from July 2 to 4, the organizers said Friday. With the theme of "International Security Cooperation in the Post-pandemic Era: Upholding and Practicing Multilateralism," this year's forum includes topics on the Belt and Road Initiative...

Ankara, 25 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish and US delegations discussed areas of cooperation to run Afghanistan's Kabul airport, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. "During the meeting, areas of cooperation to operate Hamid Karzai International Airport following the termination of NATO Resolute Support Mission were discussed," it said on Twitter, adding that...

Doha, 22 June 2021 The State of Qatar achieved another milestone in security and safety as the country ranked again the first in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and 29th globally in the Global Peace Index (GPI) for the year 2021. Issued by the Institute of Economics and Peace in Australia, the 2021 report...

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 (BBC News) Iran has foiled an attempted sabotage attack against a building belonging to the country's atomic energy agency, according to state television. No casualties or damage were reported following the incident on Wednesday morning, it said. It provided no further details, but said an investigation was under way. There have...

Manila, 22 June 2021 (Reuters) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, frustrated by the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in his country, threatened people who refuse to get inoculated with jail or an injection of Ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug widely used to treat animals. Ivermectin has been touted as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 but U.S. and...

Washington Post, 21 June 2021 by Imran Khan (Imran Khan is the prime minister of Pakistan) Pakistan is ready to be a partner for peace in Afghanistan with the United States — but as U.S. troops withdraw, we will avoid risking further conflict. Our countries have the same interest in that long-suffering country: a political...