Ankara Anadolou News 06 June 2017 Turkey's President Tuesday voiced disapproval of the sanctions on Qatar in the wake of several Arab countries severing diplomatic relations with Doha. "I want to clearly say that we disapprove of the sanctions on Qatar," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "These developments, coming at a time when we need solidarity...

Doha Anadolou Agency By Ahmed al-Masri 06 June 2017 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has threatened anyone showing sympathy with Qatar with up to 15 years in prison. State-run Albayan daily quoted Attorney General Hamad al-Shamsi saying that expressing sympathy to Qatar or opposing the decision to cut ties with Doha via social media or...

Doha 06 June 2017 (Daily Gulf Times/QNA) Dr Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri, Chairman, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) said this evening that decisions by some countries to sever relations with Qatar turned into violations of international human rights conventions and charters. In a press conference, Dr al-Marri reviewed the negative and humanitarian impact on Qatar’s...

Tehran 07 June 2017 (IRNA) Health Minister Advisor confirmed that two of the total 38 people wounded in Tehran terror attacks died at hospital. The total number of the wounded reached 38, including the two who died at hospitals, Abbass Zarenejad told IRNA. The injured people are being treated at four hospitals in Tehran, according...

Beijing 05 June 2017 (APP) Pakistan and India will be officially accepted as members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a meeting to be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Astana, Kazakhstan, later this week, a senior diplomat said on Monday. The two countries will go through procedures in line with SCO rules...

Doha 'AlJazeera News' 05 June 2017 In a series of statements released on Monday, the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Yemen - along with Egypt, Libya and the Maldives - announced they were severing ties with Qatar. The move came at the end of a few weeks of rising...

Doha 'AlJazeera News' 05 June 2017 6:30pm - Israel praises anti-Qatar moves Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's defence minister, has praised the measures against Qatar, saying "there is no doubt that this opens very many possibilities of cooperation in the struggle against terror". 6:25pm - Saudi shuts Al Jazeera office Saudi Arabia has shut down Al Jazeera...

Doha 'AlJazeera News' 05 June 2017 The following statement was posted online in Arabic by the Qatari foreign ministry on Monday. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar expressed its deep regret and surprise at the decisions by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain...

Doha AlJazeera Network 05 June 2017 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security. The three Gulf...

Manila 4th June 2017 Casecnan Community Development Corporation (CCDC), Philippines has announced here in Manila for allocation of 10,000 hectares of land for displaced Arab families wishing to settle in the Philippines. CCDC, the development arm of BUGKALOT TRIBE of Nueva Viscaya who legally owns 169,000 hectares of land has proposed to build 'COMPASSION CITY...