Doha, 18 Feb. 2023 (WTA) World No.1 Iga Swiatek successfully defended her title at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Saturday, sweeping past fourth-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in the Doha final. No.1 seed Swiatek topped No.2 seed Pegula to capture her first Hologic WTA Tour title of the year, and the 12th title of her...

Ankara, 17 Feb 2023 (Anadolu News) Pakistan's prime minister plans to meet with tent manufacturers in his country in order to provide more shelter to people in southern Türkiye, where millions have been displaced by last week's massive twin earthquakes. Shehbaz Sharif, who was in Türkiye after the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes that struck...

Ankara, 16 Feb. 2023 (Anadolu News) At least 36,187 people were killed and over 108,000 injured by the two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye last week, the country's disaster agency said on Thursday in the latest figures from the natural disaster. The Feb. 6 magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province...

Doha, 16 Feb. 2023 (WTA) World No.1 Iga Swiatek made a triumphant return to competition at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. Swiatek raced past No.42 Danielle Collins 6-0, 6-1 and is into the semifinals after her quarterfinal opponent Belinda Bencic withdrew from the tournament due to fatigue. Last season, Swiatek kicked off her 37-match win streak...

Doha, 15 Feb. 2023 (QT) BY ASHRAF SIDDIQUI Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), in cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Development Program, League of Arab States and the...

Islamabad, 15 Feb 2023 Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-23 organised by Pakistan Navy culminated in the North Arabian Sea with a powerful conduct of International Fleet Review (IFR) followed by spectacular forming up of AMAN Formation comprising Pakistan Navy and foreign naval ships. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif graced the occasion as Chief...

Islamabad, 14 Feb 2023 The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and Legal Forum for Kashmir (LFK) on behalf of the people of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir announced its first batch of emergency assistance to Turkey and Syria for relief and rescue operation. Today, in a press conference in Islamabad (Pakistan), the leaders of...

Doha, 12 Feb 2023 (GECF) The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) launched recently the latest edition of its annual Global Gas Outlook 2050 (Outlook), in the presence of the 2023 President of the GECF, HE Gabriel M. Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The key findings show that by 2050:...

Doha, 13 Feb. 2023 19th annual luxury Doha Jewellery and Watches exhibition will be held from February 20 - 25  at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The annual luxury exhibition is organized by Qatar Tourism and Qatar Business Events Corporation (QBEC). The exhibition will display around 500 world brands, designers and local Qatari brands...

Doha, 12 Feb. 2023 (QTF) The draw for the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2023 was held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Saturday. Secretary General of Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation Tariq Zainal, Tournament Director Saad Al Mohannadi, Member of Organizing Committee Karim Al Alami and Deputy VP HR, Communications & CSR...