Beirut, Lebanon (AlJazeera News) Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan says more than 50 people have been killed and 2,700 are wounded in a massive explosion at the port in Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The explosion released a shockwave causing widespread damage to buildings and shattering windows in different parts of the city. The cause of the...

Geneva, 04 Aug. 2020 (Anadolu) By Peter Kenny A full year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, UN human rights experts Tuesday called on India and the international community to take urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation in the territory. "Urgent action is needed," said the special rapporteurs...

Kabul, Afghanistan 01 August 2020 (Anadolu News) Two sides present different versions after at least 15 Afghans killed, 80 hurt at border crossing Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the alleged shelling by Pakistani border forces at a busy border crossing point that left at least 15 Afghan civilians dead. The ministry called for a...

02 August 2020 (AlJazeera News) SpaceX has safely delivered two astronauts back to Earth for NASA, following an historic two-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). With the help of four white and orange parachutes, test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 18:48 GMT on Sunday. As soon...

Doha, 02 August 2020 The Qatar government launched 2nd initiative 'Our Eid Is One' in presence of representatives of 17 expatriate communities living in Qatar along with officials of Qatar Charity and Ooredoo Telecommunication. The motive behind the initiative was to ensure welfare of expatriate communities with a message to stay at their homes for...

Doha, 24 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The situation in Qatar with regard to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing daily and it can get back to normal in near future, Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar HE Bart De Groof has said. Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of his country...

Doha, 23 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The whole staff of ambulance service in Qatar are well-trained, well-prepared and well-equipped to assist in any kind of unforeseen national disaster, including coronavirus (COVID-19), Assistant Executive Director of Ambulance Services Department at Hamad Medical Corporation Ali Darwish has  said. Talking to Qatar Tribune, Darwish said...

Istanbul, 19 July 2020 (Anadolu /AlJazeera) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit on Sunday to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayers will be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week. President's office provided the images of renovation work in progress. It was...

19 July 2020 (AlJazeera News) International Labour Organization says MT Gulf Sky was hijacked on July 5 and all 28 Indian crew disembarked in Iran. A United Nations agency has acknowledged that a US-sought oil tanker "hijacked" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in...

Doha, 19 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The Turkish people will always remember Qatar’s valuable and solid support Qatar and Turkey enjoy excellent relations which is reflected from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent short visit to Qatar despite the coronavirus pandemic, said HE Mert Ozmert, Charge d’ Affaires of Turkey Embassy in Qatar....