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...

1 January 2017 UN News Centre United Nations, New York On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace. “On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us...

Ankara, Turkey Anadolu Agency 1st January 2017 The U.S. embassy in Turkey on Sunday rejected media claims it had prior intelligence about the deadly terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub. "Contrary to rumors circulating on social media, the U.S. Government had no information about threats to specific entertainment venues, including the Reina Club, and ‎the...

January 1, 2017, Delhi, India English Daily 'Times Of India' dated 1st of January 2017 reports Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a scheme to provide financial aid of Rs 6,000 (Appx. US$ 89) to pregnant women who undergo institutional delivery for hospital admission and for child’s vaccination, as well as nutritional food. The scheme...

QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN - DOHA, QATAR $1,334,270 2-7 JANUARY 2017 ORDER OF PLAY - SUNDAY, JANUARY 01, 2017 COURT 1 start 3:30 pm Qualifying - [1] N. Basilashvili (GEO) vs [8] V. Pospisil (CAN) COURT 2 start 3:30 pm Qualifying - [2] R. Stepanek (CZE) vs E. Lopez-Perez (ESP) COURT 3 start 3:30 pm Qualifying...

Ramallah 31 Dec 2016 QNA Israeli forces shot and killed 134 Palestinians, including 34 minors, most at military checkpoints in the West Bank, since the start of 2016, a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Center said on Saturday. In It's bi-weekly report on Protection of Civilians, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to...

Doha 31 Dec 2016 The Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic arrived in Doha on Saturday early morning to participate in the 2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Tennis Open to begin at the Khalifa tennis and squash complex on Monday. Upon his arrival in Doha, Novak said "I'm very excited to be here in Doha to participate in...

Doha Lulu Group, the Middle East retail major is on an aggressive expansion mode and has opened its 7th Hypermarket in Qatar in Al Messila, Doha. The new hypermarket which is situated in the heart of city was officially inaugurated by Sheikh Khalifa Bin Jassem Bin Mohammed Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Chamber of Commerce...