Doha, 13 Dec. 2019 Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minster of Malaysia received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from Qatar University (QU) this evening at a ceremony held at Ibn Khaldoon hall at Qatar University. Dr. Hassan Al Derham, President of Qatar University, said, “It is a great honor to welcome the Hon. Tun Dr....

Doha, 11 Dec. 2019 (Bernama.com) Prime Minister of Malaysia,  Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here Wednesday to begin his four-day official visit to Qatar. After his special aircraft touched down at the Hamad International Airport in the Qatar capital at 9.15 pm local time (2.15 am Thursday Malaysian time), Dr Mahathir and his wife, Tun...

Berlin, 09 Dec. 2019 (Xinhua)   The twin panda cubs born at Zoo Berlin, the first-ever panda cubs born in the city, got names on Monday, 100 days after their births. At a press conference at the zoo with the two cubs meeting the press, the twins were named 'Meng Xiang', 'Meng Yuan', both, put...

Ankara, 09 Dec. 2019 (Anadolu News) Turkey and NATO will continue supporting Afghanistan as long as Kabul seeks their help, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Afghanistan has been going through a “sensitive time”. He said some international...

Lausanne, 09 December 2019 (TASS) The Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved recommendations of the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to strip Russia of the right to participate in major international sports tournaments, including the Olympics and World Championships, for the period of four years, WADA’s press service said in a statement...

Doha, 02 Dec. 2019 (AlJazeera News)  Asian champion Qatar has beaten the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-2 in an action-packed match to advance to the semi-finals of the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup. Newly crowned Asian player of the year Akram Afif, 22, scored twice in the first half to put the hosts in front at a crammed Khalifa International...

Doha, 02 Dec. 2019 With exactly three years to go until Qatar 2022 kicks off, the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy has said the country and region are excited to host fans from all over the world. In a wide-ranging interview with www.sc.qa,  Hassan Al Thawadi said preparations for the...

DOHA, 30 November 2019 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, called for united efforts to ensuring that gas exporting countries continue to develop their natural gas resources and expand their trade routes. Addressing the 5thSummit of the Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea...

Doha, 30 Nov. 2019 Doha International Conference on “Social Media: Challenges and Ways of Supporting Freedoms and Protecting Activists”  will be held on February 16-17, 2020. The conference is arranged in cooperation with Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, European Parliament, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and the International Federation...

Doha, 30 Nov 2019 Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and 2012 champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are among the stars set to kick start their season on the courts of the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2020 to be held from January 6 to 11 in Doha. In...