London/Lahore, 20 Nov. 2019 (Daily Dawn0 Ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in London on Tuesday evening for his treatment amid bickering between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) over his departure. The PML-N supreme leader left his Jati Umra residence in Lahore in the morning for the old...

Doha, 19 Nov 2019 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of State of Qatar, met in Beijing with Dai Houliang, Chairman of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), Wang Dongjin, Chairman of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Wang Yilin, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and Lei Fanpei, Chairman of...

Doha, 17 Nov 2019 First ever Indonesian trade expo inaugurated on Sunday, yesterday at the Hotel Intercontinental Doha City. It was inaugurated by H. E. Air Marshal (Retd) Muhammad Basri Sidehabi, ambassador of Indonesia in presence of Farhan AlSyed, President, Qatar-Indonesia Business Council, Hendra Hartono Turman, President, Indonesia-Qatar Business Council, Sa'ad AlDabagh, member Chamber of...

Seoul, 16 Nov 2019 (Yonhap News) A group of South Korean activists staged a rally Saturday to protest against the United States' reported call for Seoul to sharply increase its share of the cost to maintain U.S. troops here. The rally, organized and attended by some 50 civic groups, including the Korean Confederation of Trade...

Ankara, 16 Nov 2019 (Anadolu News) The U.S. Congress has held a second hearing on the situation in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir with testimony from at least seven witnesses, including the U.S. commissioner on international religious freedom. The livestreamed hearing Thursday was hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a body co-chaired by Congressman...

Lahore, 16 Nov 2019 (Daily Dawn) The Lahore High Court on Saturday allowed former premier Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for four weeks for medical treatment, saying the duration could be extended based on medical reports. In a blow to the government, which had placed a condition of indemnity bonds for Nawaz's travel, the court...

Beijing, 06 Nov. 2019 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. "We have made mutual visits to our respective countries on the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and lifted China-France ties to a higher level," Xi...

Doha, 26 Oct. 2019 The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) of Qatar unveiled on Saturday Innovation Theatre for the upcoming Qatar IT Conference and Exhibition (QITCOM 2019). The Innovation Theatre will witness the best startup presentations, keynote speakers, and discussions about the latest smart solutions driving global digitization. QITCOM theme of the year 2019...

Doha, 25 Oct. 2019 Senior officials of Qatari-Turkish Higher Strategic Committee held a meeting here on Thursday presided by Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs  of Qatar. At the outset of the meeting, Dr AlHammadi commended Turkey's successful organization of 4th session of the Qatari-Turkish Higher Strategic Committee in...

Doha, 25 Oct 2019 United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari public shareholding company and the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar and Gewan Islands announced its financial results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2019, reporting net profit of QR 343 million over revenues of QR 1.3 billion. The net profit attributable to the...