Doha 11 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Saudi authorities have prevented Qatari nationals from entering the Grand Mosque in Mecca, marking a sharp escalation in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, Doha-based Al Sharq newspaper has reported. Qatar's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received complaints from Qatari citizens that pilgrims from Qatar were barred from entering the Masjid...

Doha 10 June 2017 New research from Akamai Technologies, the global cloud delivery platform, shows Qatar has the highest average internet connection speeds in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. In its Q1 2017 State of the Internet Report, Akamai Technologies reported that Qatar averaged connection speeds of 13.7 Mbps in the first quarter...

Doha 10 June 2017 Chairman, National Human Rights Committee Qatar, Dr. Ali Marri during his briefing this late evening in Doha told that a number of Human Rights World Bodies understands the grievances of citizens of the Saudi led blockade including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. These organizations have issued statements and...

U.S. Department of Defense 09 June 2017 The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), during a ceremony on Saturday, June 10, at 12:00 p.m. CDT on the waterfront in Galveston, Texas. The future USS Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, is named after former United States...

Amnesty International 9 June 2017 Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are toying with the lives of thousands of Gulf residents as part of their dispute with Qatar, splitting up families and destroying peoples’ livelihoods and education, Amnesty International said today. The organization’s researchers have interviewed dozens of people whose human rights...

Doha 08 June 2017 Organised as part of Aspire Zone Foundation’s (AZF) Ramadan Sports Festival (RSF), the men’s and ladies’ volleyball tournaments drew to a close after several days of exciting competitions, held in the Aspire Dome and the Ladies Sports Hall in Aspire Zone. Team Eagles secured the top spot at the men’s volleyball...

United States 09 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Cities across the United States are gearing up for the National March Against Sharia, an anti-Muslim campaign that has been criticised by several rights groups and watchdogs. ACT for America, described by the Southern Poverty Law Centre (SPLC) as the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the US, called...

Islamabad, Pakistan 09 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Pakistan's parliament has expressed its "deep concern" over the blockade and severing of ties with Qatar by several Arab states, calling for the government to help mediate in the crisis between the Gulf state and its neighbours. "This House calls upon all countries to show restraint and resolve...

Doha 09 June 2017 Aljazeera News In London, the independent UK-based Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) released a statement condemning the Saudi bloc's list as "arbitrary". "The list was clearly made up arbitrarily, to serve political agendas, without relying on any evidence or an impartial judicial authority," the group wrote. "The exact legal definition...

Doha AlJazeera News 09 June 2017 (40 Minutes before) Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab countries which cut ties with it this week amid a major diplomatic fallout. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt published a list of 59 people and...