Doha, 17 Dec. 2018 Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways hosted a media roundtable with global media to discuss the airline’s rapid expansion plans during Qatar’s annual Doha Forum conference at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel on 16 December 2018. The award-winning airline has launched 23 destinations since the...

Doha, 15 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has affirmed that his country's position regarding the ongoing crisis in inter-Gulf Arab relations has “not changed”. In an opening speech delivered Saturday at the 18th Doha Forum, the emir reiterated calls to end the “siege” imposed on Qatar by a Saudi-led...

Doha, 15 Dec. 2018 Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated Saturday the opening of the 18th Doha Forum under the title of "Shaping Policy in an Interconnected World." Lenin Moreno Garces, President of Republic of Ecuador, Hassan Ali Khairi, Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Somalia, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces...

Washington, 14 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) U.S. senators voted Thursday to pass a resolution condemning the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and holding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the heinous act. The resolution was introduced by foreign relations committee chairman Bob Corker. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. It is the second...

Washington, 14 December 2018 (Anadolu News) The United States is seeking reimbursements from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the Pentagon failed to charge them for fuel and refueling services, the Pentagon said Thursday. The oversight was reported by The Atlantic last week, and now the U.S. is now requesting $331 million from...

Seoul, 13 Dec 2018 (Yonhap News) South and North Korea agreed Thursday to hold a groundbreaking ceremony later this month for their project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them to the South, the unification ministry said. The ceremony will be held at the North's Panmun Station, just north of the inter-Korean...

Tokyo, 12 Dec. 2018 (Xinhua News) A series of commemorative activities have been held by Japanese civil groups recently in various cities to mark the 81st anniversary of Nanjing Massacre. Chang Xiaomei, daughter of a Nanjing Massacre survivor, shared her father's story at a testimony meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday at the invitation of a...

Islamabad, 13 Dec. 2018 Daily 'Dawn' Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced in the National Assembly on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to not stand in Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif's way, if he wants to head the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). "We met Prime Minister Imran Khan today...

Washington, 12 Dec. 2018 (Xinhua News) Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former long-term personal attorney, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in jail after pleading guilty to a series of crimes, including campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to Congress. Prosecutors had recommended a "substantial term of imprisonment" for Cohen, pushing back on...

Doha, 12 Dec. 2018 President of Ecuador Lenin Boltaire Moreno Garces is arriving in Qatar on Thursday on a three-day visit, Ivonne A-Baki, ambassador of Ecuador said in Doha addressing a press conference. Ecuador President along with eight member delegation will be visiting Qatar on way back home from China on the invitation of Amir of Qatar. Amir...