Doha 04 January 2017 (QNA) Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister of State of Qatar met Wednesday with Mohammad Ali Sobhani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to State of Qatar. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of mutual cooperation between the two countries and ways of promoting...

Doha 04 January 2017 Chris Wood and Andy Sullivan will both compete at the 20th Commercial Bank Qatar Masters from 26-29 January just four months after making their Ryder Cup debuts and two months after representing England at the ISPS HANDA World Cup of Golf. Wood, 29, won his first European Tour title at the...

Doha 04 January 2017 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan on Wednesday with Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines Wilfredo C. Santos and Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador Guillermo Rubio Funes, who called on HH the Emir to greet him on the...

03 January 2017 Doha Ambassador of India to State of Qatar, P. Kumaran formally announced the setting up of Indian Sports Centre (ISC) in Doha. Addressing to media this morning, Indian envoy highlighted about the initiative of Doha based prominent members of Indian community for promoting sports activities among Indian youth and the workers in...

Doha 03 January 2017 Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has relocated to its new building in Education City. NU-Q has been housed in the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar building since it established programs in Education City in 2008. The new building was recently awarded a LEED Gold certification, which is a mark of quality...

Doha 03 January 2017 (QNA) Andy Murray, World No. 1 from United Kingdom beat Jeremy Chardy from France in straight sets in first round of singles at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex Doha. Andy Murray secured 6-0, 7-6 victory, breezing through the first set in just 20 minutes before the Frenchman rallied in...

Doha 03 January 2017 (QNA) Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) recently partnered with College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) to send 14 students to Nepal as part of its International Volunteer Trips Program, which aims to build the capacity of volunteers in Qatar as well as youth and communities in Nepal and around...

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 3, 2017 Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken will host First Deputy Director of the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Security Office Cho Tae-yong in Washington on January 6, 2017, for the fifth round of U.S.-ROK strategic consultations on North Korea policy. The two will discuss the international community’s response...

Defending Champion Qatar ExxonMobil Open Teenis Tournament Novak Djokovic, Serbian national beat Jan-Lennard Struff from Germany by 7-6, 6-3 in his first round match in Qatar ExxonMobil Open at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex today evening. Djokovitch was down 1-5 in the first set during his opening match against Jan-Lennard Struff, World ranked No. 63...

IHS Jane's 360 28 Dec. 2016 The Indonesian Marines Corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) has taken delivery of four units of the Type 90B 122 mm (40-round) multiple rocket system (MRS) from China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO). Sources within the service told IHS Jane's on 27 December that first test firings of the system are...