US Department of Defense 09 March 2017 Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and King Abdullah II discuss the US-Jordanian partnership during a meeting in Amman, Jordan. Pic by : Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro, DOD...

Rawalpindi, Pakistan 09 March 2017 (ISPR) 200th Corps Commanders’ conference held headed by Pakistan 's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. They reviewed Geo-Strategic and security environment with special focus on internal security, Pak-Afghanistan border situation and Indian cease fire violations (CFVs) along Line of Control (LOC) / working boundary (WB). Pakistan...

08 March 2017 MOI PR Dept The 33rd GCC Traffic Week will kick off on Sunday, March 12, at Darb Al Saai under the theme “Your Life is a Trust”. Many institutions and establishments from both public and private sectors will participate in the celebration along with civil organizations, schools and universities. Lt. Col. Muhammad...

Doha 08 March 2017 (QIC) The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Ooredoo, along with 15 national stakeholders, have joined forces to launch Qatar Innovation Community (QIC) in an effort to accelerate innovation across Qatar and create solutions for the 2022...

Doha 08 March 2017 (QNA) Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of State of Qatar met today in Al Bahr Palace General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa and his accompanying delegation are on an official visit to State of Qatar. They discussed on...

Doha, Qatar 08 March 2017: Concluding the Qumra 2017 Master Class, award-winning film director and screenwriter Lucrecia Martel guided emerging filmmakers to understand the intrinsic common denominators that shape our perceptions of reality ­– and to challenge these to present new ways of thinking. Martel’s interactive and thought-provoking class was highlighted by simple exercises using...

Rawalpindi 07 March 2017 (ISPR) Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Qatar met Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Commander Qatar Emiri Land Forces, Major General Muhammed Ali Ghanim Al Ghanim and Commander Qatar Emiri Guard, Major General Hazza Bin...

08 March 2017 Reuters North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men hiding in the North Korean embassy. Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak accused North Korea of "effectively holding our citizens...

Manila, Philippines 07 March 2017 (PNA) The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the contentious measure restoring the death penalty. Out of the 292 lawmakers, 217 voted in favor of House Bill No. 4727--or an act imposing the death penalty on drug-related crimes--while 54 congressmen were against its passage with...

Doha 07 March 2017 (QNA) Doha will host today two days (March 8-9) long Humanitarian Forum in Support of Palestinian People organized by Qatar Charity and sponsored by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). Forum aims to promote coordination and partnership between Palestinian people's supporters and to diagnose developmental and humanitarian reality in Palestine in order...