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...

Doha 17 June 2017 (QNA) Qatar has rejected accusations of attempting to undermine security in the neighboring Arab Gulf state of Bahrain. On Friday, Bahrain's official news agency BNA broadcast the recording of a 2011 phone call alleged to have taken place between Hamad bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, an adviser to Qatar's emir, and Hassan...

Nazareth, Palestine 16 June 2017 (AlJazeera News/ Jonathan Cook) Israel is seeking to exploit the rift between a Saudi-led bloc of Arab states and Qatar to advance its strategic interests in the region both against the Palestinian movement Hamas and against Iran, according to Israeli analysts. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt...