Doha, 20 May 2025 Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, officially opened the 5th Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg. Held in collaboration with Media City Qatar, at the twin hotels of Raffle and Fairmont, under the theme ' The Road to 2030: Transforming the Global Economy ' In his...

17 May 2025 By Ashraf Siddiqui Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, represents the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an organization widely recognized for its alignment with the Hindutva ideology. Notably, Mr. Modi was denied a U.S. visa for nearly a decade due to concerns about his alleged involvement in communal violence, until he assumed...

Baghdad, 17 May 2025 The 34th Arab League Summit concluded day long summit today, Saturday in Baghdad—its first in Iraq since 2012 and 4th amid mounting tensions over Gaza and Israel’s war since October 2023. As per Daily Asharq Al-Awsat claiming obtaining draft copy of the Baghdad Declaration, which comprises three sections: outcomes of the...

Riyadh, 14 May 2025 Their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, and US President Donald J. Trump participated this morning in the GCC-US Summit, held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, along with members of the official delegation accompanying participating nations. The State of Qatar welcomed the announcement...

Doha, 14 May 2025 Today, Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, held a session of official talks with the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, at the Amiri Diwan. During the meeting, the Amir expressed his deep pleasure at hosting the U.S. President on his historic first visit...

Doha, 13 May 2025 ((QNA-IRNA) Hossein Jaberi-Ansari, CEO of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), and Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi, Director-General of Qatar News Agency (QNA), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to enhance cooperation and news exchange between their agencies. Jaberi-Ansari met with Al Rumaihi in Doha, where the two officials...

Islamabad, 13 May 2025 (MOFA-Pakistan) Pakistan categorically rejects the provocative and inflammatory assertions made by the Indian Prime Minister in his address yesterday. At a time when international efforts are being made for regional peace and stability, this statement represents a dangerous escalation rooted in misinformation, political opportunism, and a blatant disregard for international law....

Geneva, 12 May 2025 (Xinhua News) China and the United States announced here Monday a series of tariff modification measures aimed at easing trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. The decision followed a two-day China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs, where both sides recognized the importance of their bilateral economic and...

Istanbul, 12 May 2025 (Anadolu) Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines detained former president, seems set to reclaim the mayoral seat in Davao City, Rappler News reported Monday, citing unofficial election results. Based on unofficial results from the Comelec Media Server as of 10.10 p.m. local time (1410GMT) on Monday, Duterte is in the lead with 617,123...

Doha, 12 May 2025 By Ashraf Siddiqui Following the Indian airstrikes on Pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor' in the early hours of May 6th (Tuesday–Wednesday night), which reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 31 people and injuries to 46 others across various regions of Pakistan, India launched another round of strikes during the nights...