MOSCOW 30 December 2016 TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision not to expel any US diplomats from Russia in retaliation for Washington’s latest sanctions against Moscow and invited their children to a New Year party in the Kremlin. Putin noted that Washington’s actions against Russia cause damage not only to the bilateral...

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson US Department of State Washington, DC December 29, 2016 The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status. The Department also informed the Russian Government that it...

AlJazeera Doha 29 Dec 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin says an agreement has been reached on a countrywide ceasefire for Syria, with Russia and Turkey to act as guarantors. He said the truce would begin at midnight on Thursday (22:00 GMT) and be followed by peace talks between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and the...

December 28, 2016 Remarks on Middle East Peace by John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had...

Doha 28 December 2016 ChessBase The World Rapid Championships in Doha, Qatar, had a dramatic finish. Before the last round five players shared the lead with 10.0/14. Three of these five players won in the last round: Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk and Vassily Ivanchuk. Ivanchuk was declared best and became World Rapid Champion 2016 after...

Doha 28 Dec 2016 The delegates from GCC countries participated in "Together to achieve the reform", a theme on Unified Gulf Inmates Week 2016 held at Gulf Mall from 25-28 December. The delegates visited the Penal and Correctional Institutions Department yesterday. Brig. Muhammed Saud Al Otaibi, Director, Penal and Correctional Institutions Department met with the...

Tuesday 27 December 2016 Doha (QNA) General Authority of Civil Aviation Qatar and its counterpart in the Republic of Turkey have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences, skills and training in the field of air safety between the two countries. The MoU was signed after a session of...

Doha 27 Dec 2016 The Ministry of Interior activated E-gate services on ID cards and passports of the resident expatriates travelling through Hamad International Airport Free Of Charge. This service can be accessed by arriving and departing expatriate passengers. Resident expatriates with ID cards and their children above 18 years old can make use of...

Doha 27 December 2016 (QNA) 'Mahaseel Festival' is set to launch from 7th January 2017 till April 2017 end. It is being organized in collaboration of Cultural Village Foundation (Katara)and Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, is set to launch next Tuesday. The festival runs from January 7 till the end...

Monday, 26 December 26, 2016 Doha, December 26 (QNA) Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) announced the end of submission date for 2nd Session of 'Challenge 22', 937 submissions and 3000 registrations recorded. Challenge 22 is an initiative launched by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy to promote the culture of innovation within...