Doha 14 May 2017 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inaugurated the opening ceremony of 17th edition of the Doha Forum held under the theme "Development, Stability and Refugee Crisis" today in Doha. Present on the occasion were Field Marshal Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan...

Beijing 13 May 2017 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to be pushed forward. Xi made the remarks when meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation scheduled for May 14 and...

Doha 13 May 2017 Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will grace opening ceremony of 17th Doha Forum Conference at the Hotel Sheraton Doha. The conference will take place in the morning of Sunday 14th May 2017. The theme of the conference this year is "Development, Stability and Refugee Crisis". Among...

Doha 12 May 2017 (AlJazeera) At least 37 people who received serious wounds from the blast were transferred to Quetta, said Dr Ahmed. They mainly suffered from shrapnel wounds, he said. Television footage from the scene showed several badly damaged vehicles and motorcycles, with windscreens shattered and severe blast damage visible, as the police established...

Islamabad 12 May 2017 (APP) The Survey of Pakistan is carrying out border alignment/points with Afghanistan in the area of Chaman where recent incident took place along Pakistan-Afghanistan border. “A team of Survey of Pakistan is working in close coordination with other stakeholders to re-demarcate/reconfirm Pakistan-Afghan border alignment/points in the area of incident”, a clarification...

Washington 09 May 2017 (Washington Post) President Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, abruptly terminating the top official leading a criminal investigation into whether Trump’s advisers colluded with the Russian government to steer the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The stunning development in Trump’s presidency raised the specter...

Doha 10 May 2017 Vodafone brought the power of its international network and expertise to Qatar by revealing today innovative changes to the rules of mobile, designed to give customers more fairness, freedom and differentiation. The launch was held at the Marsa Malaz Kempinski Hotel in the presence of Vodafone’s senior executive team including the...

Rawalpindi 10 May 2017 (ISPR) The tweet on 29 April 2017 was not aimed at any government office or person. Recommendations as contained in Para 18 of the Inquiry Committee Report, duly approved by the Prime Minister, have been implemented, which has settled the Dawn leaks issue. Accordingly, ISPR's said Twitter post stands withdrawn and...

Doha 10 May 2017 The Accessible Qatar Conference concluded with an awards ceremony recognising the most accessible venues in Qatar for the mobility impaired. Held at the Intercontinental Doha City and supported by Qatar Tourism Authority, the ceremony was attended by key government figures, developers, and representatives from winning venues, which included five-star hotels, shopping...

Doha 10th May 2017 (Doha Bank) Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar, has announced the winners of the first monthly draw for its 2017 Al Dana Savings Scheme campaign. The 14th edition of Qatar’s most rewarding savings program kicked off by crowning a new millionaire – the 52nd in the program’s...