Doha, 02 Sept. 2022 (QT) ‘TUMPENG’ cutting, singing and dancing, and other aspects of Indonesian culture were on display at the Indonesian Cultural Day  coinciding with Independence day of the country. Colorful event was organised by Indonesian embassy in Qatar in collaboration of Qatar Foundation and Association of Indonesian Communities, Qatar aimed to promote the...

New York, 02 Sept. 2022 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan as his new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).  Ms. Otunbayeva succeeds Deborah Lyons of Canada, to whom the Secretary-General expresses his gratitude for her dedicated service.   Ms....

Doha, 01 Sept. 2022 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of Socialist Republic  Vietnam, Tran Duc Hung, in his message to the Vietnamese community in Qatar, has congratulated them on the 77th Independence Day of Vietnam, which is being celebrated with zeal and patriotic fervour on Friday. Talking to Qatar Tribune on the eve of the...

Doha, 31 August 2022 Microsoft announced this evening launch of its new datacenter region in Qatar, marking a major milestone for Microsoft as the first hyperscale cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in the country. The new world-class datacenters are open for business with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 available today. Launched by Mohammed bin...

Doha, 31 August 2022 QatarEnergy’s affiliates, QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions and Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO)signed agreements today for the construction of the Ammonia-7 Project, the industry’s first world-scale and largest Blue Ammonia project. QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions (owned 100% by QatarEnergy) and QAFCO (owned 100% by QatarEnergy’s subsidiary, Industries Qatar which is listed on the Qatar Stock...

Doha, Qatar, 30 Aug.2022 THE Turkish Embassy in Qatar marked the 100th anniversary of Victory Day on Tuesday. In his address on the occasion, Turkish Ambassador to Qatar                     Dr. Mustafa Goksu paid tribute to Turkey’s father of the nation Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the martyrs, and all...

The launch of the world's most powerful rocket on its test flight to the moon's orbit has been postponed, after scientists discovered a hydrogen leak on board. The Artemis 1 could now lift off from Cape Canaveral on Friday, after missing its launch window today. NASA said: "Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson has called a scrub of...

Washington DC, 29 Aug. 2022 (IMF) The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the combined seventh and eighth reviews of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan. The Board’s decision allows for an immediate disbursement of SDR 894 million (about US$1.1 billion), bringing total purchases for budget...

Doha, 25 August 2022 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Pakistan has immense potential to meet the food security needs of the region and beyond, said State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar. Khar was in the delegation accompanying Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on a two-day official visit to Qatar. Talking...

Doha, 24 Aug. 2022 Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs met visiting Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Fatih Donmez on Wednesday in Doha. Both sides discussed developments in the field of renewable energy and hydrocarbon exploration. Donmez was accompanied during the meeting by Ankara’s ambassador to Doha, Mehmet...