Saudi Arabia 01 August 2017 (AlJazeera News) Hundreds of people have fled a town in Qatif governorate in eastern Saudi Arabia, where government forces are fighting Shia Muslim gunmen, activists and Saudi media reported on Tuesday. Fighting has intensified in recent days in Awamiya where authorities have been trying since May to tear down the...

Brussels 31 July 2017 (Xinhua) As part of a global celebration for the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese embassies in European countries recently held rounds of receptions to mark PLA's tremendous contribution to world peace in the last 90 years. With an attendance of thousands, the receptions across the continent offer...

Riyadh 30 July 2017 (MOFA Saudi Arabia) The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt held a meeting here today that comes within the framework of ongoing consultation on Qatar crisis as well as the need that Qatar...

Iran 29 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) Iran has vowed to press ahead with its missile programme, denouncing new US sanctions as "an effort to weaken the nuclear deal". Bahram Ghasemi, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, said on Saturday Tehran considers the US move as "hostile, reprehensible and unacceptable". "It's ultimately an effort to weaken the nuclear...

Moscow 30 July 2017 (TASS News) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will expel 755 US diplomatic staff and could consider imposing additional measures against the United States as a response to new US sanctions. Putin said in an interview televised on state television on Sunday that he ordered the move because he "thought...

Beijing 29 July 2017 (Xinhua) China will hold a military parade at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, in celebration of the 90th birthday of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, state President and Chairman...

Doha 29 July 2017 (Daily Qatar Tribune) Qatar on Friday said it won't bow down to Saudi-led demands to"outsource" its foreign policy to resolve the ongoing Gulf crisis. In an interview with AFP, Director of the Government Communications Office HE Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed al Thani said the countries imposing a siege on Qatar are...

Doha 29 July 2017 (NHRC) Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of politicising Qatari nationals in practicing their religious rituals which is severe violations of international laws and agreements that 'guarantee the right to worship". The NHRC said it was "extremely concerned over politicising religious rituals and using Haj to achieve political gains". Qatar's National Human...

Islamabad 29 July 2017 In an informal four hours long meeting of ruling political party in Pakistan - Pakistan Muslim League (N), has decided to nominate Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to nominate for Leader of House in Pakistani parliament. Shahbaz Sharif is presently serving as Chief Minister of largest...

New York, USA 28 July 2017 (MOFA Qatar) The State of Qatar has reiterated its cooperation with various United Nations bodies related to the fight against terrorism, including Security Council's Committees, expert teams and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), stressing support of their efforts in fulfilling their mandate in order to assist Member States....