Time magazine has named a newspaper and four journalists, including Washington Post's murdered Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as its Person of the Year. The Capital Gazette in the US state of Maryland's Annapolis, two Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kvaw Soe Oo, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, as well as Khashoggi, were recognised as "Guardians" of...

Riyadh, 09 Dec. 2018   The State of Qatar participated in the 39th Summit of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs led the State of Qatar's delegation. Minister of State for Foreign...

Doha, 08 Dec. 2018 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, State of Qatar held talks in Doha today with visiting U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Discussions between the two energy ministers covered bilateral ties and cooperation in the energy field. The talks also focused on strengthening existing energy partnerships between Qatar and...

Doha, 07 Dec. 2018 Sasol, South Africa's Int'l integrated chemicals and energy company, today announced the renewal of its membership of the Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development. Press release by the company says 'The renewal is part of Sasol's international efforts to support sustainable development. It cements the strong...

Vienna,    06 Dec 2018 Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri welcomed the release of Qatari national Ahmed Khaled Muqbel, who had been detained by the Saudi authorities for a long time, asking them to immediate reveal the whereabouts of the three Qataris who were victims of enforced disappearance and of their release. On the sidelines of...

Doha 07 December 2018   Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, State of Qatar led Qatar’s last delegation to the meetings of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC, in the aftermath of the State of Qatar’s announcement on Monday withdrawing its membership in the organization. Al-Kaabi took part in...

Kuala Lumpur, 07 Dec. 2018 Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia and Yury Fedotov, UN Secretary-General's Representative and Executive Director of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)  honored the winners of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award, during a ceremony held...

Putrajaya, 06 Dec 2018 (Bernama) While Qatar is confident that Malaysia's economy will grow, Malaysia on the other hand is pleased with Qatar’s readiness to increase its investment into the country. This was conveyed by the foreign ministers of Qatar and Malaysia in a joint conference here today on what transpired following talks between the Emir of Qatar...

Istanbul, 06 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) Actor Sean Penn was seen in front of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, reportedly busy making a documentary about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed inside the building on Oct. 2, in circumstances that are still emerging. The two-time Oscar winner actor came to the consulate with...

Rabat, 06 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) Hollywood star Robert De Niro has called for doing "something" regarding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "I am upset about what happened to Khashoggi," De Niro told reporters on the sidelines of the Morocco-based 17th Marrakech International Film Festival. “That was not good, unacceptable, and something has to...