Doha 19 May 2017 (Media/SC) More than 40,000 football fans attended the launch of the first proposed host venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Doha this evening, with H.H. the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani officially cutting the ribbon at the new Khalifa International Stadium in front of the sell-out crowd....

Doha 20 May 2017 (QNA) The following statement was issued today by Sheikh Saif Al Thani, Director of the Government Communications Office of the State of Qatar: In the run-up to President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, an orchestrated barrage of opinion pieces by anti-Qatar organizations in a variety of mainstream and on-line...

Doha 20 May 2017 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani hosted luncheon banquet at the Emiri Diwan on Saturday in honor of the players and technical and administrative bodies of the football team of Al Sadd Sports Club, 2017 Emir Cup Champions. Lunch was attended by members of Runner-Up Al...

May 20, 2017 The Washington Times President Trump and King Salman signed a series of agreements Saturday that cement ties between their two countries, including a nearly $110 billion deal to sell U.S. arms to Saudi Arabia. The deal for defense equipment and services are aimed at helping Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region fend...

Doha 19 May 2017 QNA Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inaugurated this evening Khalifa International Stadium and dedicated to every Qatari and Arab citizen as ready to host World Cup 2022. The Emir performed ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Roch Marc Christian Kabore, President of Burkina Faso, Sheikh Abdullah bin...

Doha 18 May 2017 (PRMOI) Football fans will be heading towards Khalifa Stadium tomorrow to watch the final of Emir Cup 2017. The security personnel from different departments of the Ministry of Interior such as Traffic, Al Fazaa, Stadium Security and Lakhwiya will be present in the venue to help the public to attend this...

Doha 17 May 2017 Doha based World's renowned Urdu language literary organization 'Majlis-e-Frogh-e-Urdu Adab, announced today selecting Dr. Syed Taqi Hassan Abedi for awarding Life Time Achievement Award on the occasion of it's 21st Int'l Award and 23rd grand Urdu Poetry evening to be held in October/November in Doha this year. Abedi, born on 1st...

Doha 17 May 2017 Msheireb Museums, an integral aspect of Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD), and a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation, celebrated International Museums Day 2017 with an interactive forum that brought educators together to drive the cultural development of Qatar. Held at Bin Jelmood House, Msheireb Downtown Doha Heritage Quarter, the forum invited students, academics...

Doha 16 May 2017 (QNA) Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs met separately here today with Ambassador of Malaysia to Qatar, Ahmad Jazri bin Mohammed Johar, and Ambassador of United States to Qatar Dana Shell Smith, on the occasion of ending their tenure...

Beijing 15 May 2017 (Xinhua) President Xi Jinping on Monday called on China and the Philippines to step up communication on major issues concerning bilateral ties, in order to lead their relations toward healthy and stable development. In his meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Xi said the Philippines is a friendly neighbor of China...