Doha, 11 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News-Sultan Barakat) On January 5, during a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia, Gulf leaders signed a 9solidarity and stability' agreement to end a three-and-a-half-year-long blockade against Qatar. The news generated great excitement among people in Qatar, who have long been eager to reunite with their extended families...

Istanbul, 08 January 2021 (Anadolu News) The UAE will open its land, air and sea borders with Qatar as of Saturday, an official said on Friday. In a statement cited by the UAE state-run WAM news agency, Khalid Abdullah Belhoul, undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry, said his country will end all measures taken against Qatar...

Washington DC, 06 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News) Pro-Donald Trump protesters, upset at the outcome of the presidential election, stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday as Congress met to tally the electoral votes that certify Joe Biden’s election as president. Protesters overwhelmed US Capitol Police outside as numerous others breached security and entered the Capitol building...

Doha, 06 Jan. 2020 (Qatar Tribune/QNA) THe National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar welcomed Al-Ula Declaration announced at the Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tagged ‘Sultan Qaboos and Sheikh Sabah Summit’ held on Tuesday to strengthen the unity and cohesion among the GCC countries and the return of joint Gulf action to...

Doha, 04 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News) Qatar’s Government Communication Office (GCO) has confirmed that the country’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Sheikh Tamim’s participation comes after Kuwait’s foreign minister announced late on Monday that Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace...

Doha, 03 Jan. 2021 Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al-Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee had online meeting on Sunday with  Mrs. Shahrazad Akbar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Both discussed aspects of joint cooperation and ways to exchange experiences and expertise in the promotion and protection of human rights....

Sanya, 01 Jan.2021 (Xinhua News) Tourists ring a bell to greet the New Year at Nanshan scenic area of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 1, 2021....

Madrid, 01 January 2021 (Anadolu News) Portugal officially assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of European Union on Friday, Jan. 1, with a motto of “a fair, green and digital recovery”. The COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit will be the main agenda of the EU for the next six months under Portugal’s presidency, taken over...

Doha, 31 Dec. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) HE Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez, the outgoing ambassador of Cuba to Qatar, and HE Ridwan Hassan, the incoming ambassador of Indonesia, attended a dinner reception hosted in their honour by members of the Pakistani professional and business community, at the Hasan Kolcuoglu Turkish Restaurant at The Pearl-Qatar. Those present on...

Karachi, 28 Dec. 2020 (Anadolu News) Pakistan's main opposition party on Monday retained the mayorship of Capital Islamabad defeating the ruling party, according to unofficial results. Adil Shah, the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of the three-time premier Nawaz Sharif defeated the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Malik Sajid Mahmood for the coveted post....