Doha 21 June 2017 Qatar says it has proof that the recent hacking of its state-run news agency and government social media accounts, which set into motion a major diplomatic crisis in the region, is linked to countries that have recently cut ties with it. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed...

Islamabad 20 June 2017 (APP) Associated Press of Pakistan, Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join the international news agencies’ portal in collaboration with South Korean Yonhap News Agency. Managing Director, APP, Masood Malik welcoming the Head of Global Strategy Team of Yonhap News agency, Yoo Chang Yup and Deputy Head of Media Technology...

Beijing 19 June 2017 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that BRICS cooperation would be more productive and usher in a new "golden decade." Xi made the remarks when meeting with the heads of delegations from Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa, who are in Beijing to attend the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting. Chinese...

Manila/Tokyo 17 June 2017 (PNA/NHK World News) The Department of Foreign Affairs said Saturday that the PHL Embassy in Tokyo has been advised by Japanese authorities that there are no Filipino casualties so far from the collision that happened at 2:30 a.m. Saturday about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan. The ACX Crystal, a...

Islamabad 17 June 2017 (APP) Chief Minister of largest province PUNJAB and younger brother of Pakistan Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that he responded to all the questions posed by joint investigation team (JIT), as the Sharif family was undergoing the accountability process for fifth time. “I appeared before the JIT constituted by...

Doha, Qatar 17 June 2017 Qatargas, the World’s Premier Liquefied Natural Gas Company, today announced the signing of a new Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Shell. Under the terms of the agreement, Qatargas will deliver up to 1.1 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per annum to Shell for five years. Saad Sherida...

Doha 17 June 2017 (QNA) The Qatar Charity (QC) has revealed that the number of cooperation and partnership agreements it has signed with United Nations organizations, agencies, humanitarian organizations and international and regional donors reached 93 agreements , with cooperation amounting to more than US $ 126.3 million. A report issued by the QC said...

Antalya, Turkey 17 June 2017 (QNA) Turkish exports of fresh fruits and vegetables to the State of Qatar have increased significantly in recent times, according to a statement issued by the West Mediterranean Exporters Association on Saturday. Turkey's exports of fruits and vegetables to Qatar in particular increased significantly, the Association's Chairman of the Board...

CNBC News 15 June 2017 President Donald Trump will unveil a new Cuba policy on Friday that will both seek to empower the Cuban people and severely limit travel to the communist nation, according to senior White House officials. Officials offered few insights about policy specifics, saying: "This is really the president's policy to announce."...

Hindustan Times 07 June 2017 At least five farmers were killed and several injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district on Tuesday when police fired on protesters demanding better prices in the drought-ravaged region that recorded a farm suicide every five hours in 2016-17. Angry farmers ransacked and set ablaze a police outpost after the firing...