Doha 08 Apr 2017 (NHRC) The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in collaboration with the Supreme Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, organized the Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition on "Human Rights in Islamic Culture" at Qatar embassy in Tunisia. Present on the occasion were Dr. Ali Bin Samih Al Marri, Abdulaziz Mohamed Al Shaikh, Minister...

Manila 07 April 2017 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will be embarking on a state visit to three countries in the Middle East including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Qatar. In a press briefing in Malacañang today Friday, April 7, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Hjayceelyn Quintana said the...

04 Apr 2017 (CNN) By Christopher Green US President Donald Trump has sent Xi Jinping a clear message before the two meet in Florida later this week. With all his customary bluster, Trump told the Financial Times that China "will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't," and if Beijing decides...

31 March 2017 IHS Jane's Defence Weekly Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim has announced that Operation 'Euphrates Shield' in Syria has come to an end. "If a threat comes, Turkey can initiate more cross border operations but under a different name," he said in an interview with Turkey's NTV news channel on 29 March. He...

02 April 2017 (AFP) President Donald Trump of United States of America warned in an interview published Sunday that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea's nuclear program if China proves unwilling to help. “Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all...

Doha 04 April 2017 (QNA) The Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Institute held a symposium on the relations between Qatar and South Africa, during which Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa Shirish Soni delivered a lecture. The symposium was attended by a number of diplomats and staff of the Foreign Ministry. Ambassador touched on the history...

Doha 3rd April 2017 (NHRC) Mrs. Maryam Bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Secretary-General of the National Commission for Human Rights stressed the need to consolidate the foundations of security and stability for the integrity of systems and the establishment of the economy, pointing out that security is the first priority of the individual and the supreme interest...

Moscow, Russia 03 April 2017 (TASS) According to latest reports, ten people were killed by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg, emergency services told TASS. According to a source, an unidentified device exploded in a train car. Evacuation of people from St. Petersburg’s metro after an explosion...

Manila 01 April 2017 (PNA) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary are now working hand-in-hand to explore a new name for Benham Rise. The DFA confirmed that they were instructed by President Rodrigo Duterte to suggest in renaming Benham Rise on Saturday. The DFA initially said that the...

DAVAO City, Philippines 03 Apr 2017 Daily 'The Philippine Star' Ranking officials of an Indonesian state shipbuilder were reportedly apprehended before the weekend by anti-corruption authorities over a bribery case involving the sale of two warships to the Philippine Navy worth at least P4 billion. PT. PAL Indonesia president director Firmansyah Arifin and corporate secretary...