Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson US Department of State Washington, DC December 29, 2016 The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status. The Department also informed the Russian Government that it...

AlJazeera Doha 29 Dec 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin says an agreement has been reached on a countrywide ceasefire for Syria, with Russia and Turkey to act as guarantors. He said the truce would begin at midnight on Thursday (22:00 GMT) and be followed by peace talks between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and the...

December 28, 2016 Remarks on Middle East Peace by John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had...

Doha 28 Dec 2016 The delegates from GCC countries participated in "Together to achieve the reform", a theme on Unified Gulf Inmates Week 2016 held at Gulf Mall from 25-28 December. The delegates visited the Penal and Correctional Institutions Department yesterday. Brig. Muhammed Saud Al Otaibi, Director, Penal and Correctional Institutions Department met with the...

Tuesday 27 December 2016 Doha (QNA) General Authority of Civil Aviation Qatar and its counterpart in the Republic of Turkey have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences, skills and training in the field of air safety between the two countries. The MoU was signed after a session of...

Doha 27 Dec 2016 The Ministry of Interior activated E-gate services on ID cards and passports of the resident expatriates travelling through Hamad International Airport Free Of Charge. This service can be accessed by arriving and departing expatriate passengers. Resident expatriates with ID cards and their children above 18 years old can make use of...

Doha 26 December 2016 (QNA) National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in cooperation with GCC regional representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) opened on Monday Two days long training workshop on Mixed Migration and Asylum seeking. The workshop discusses the definition of mixed migration, types of migration, factors that lead to migration, mechanisms...

26 Dec 2016 Calling Dan Dhapiro, US envoy to Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Israel to his office is considered as unusual step from Israeli side. Earlier, ambassadors of member state of UN Security Council were called in Ministry of Foreign Affairs where they were protested over recent voting on...

MANILA, 26 Dec. 2016 Philippines News Agency Due to typhoon "Nina" that is currently in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has implemented the "Oplan Nina". Together with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), MIAA is closely monitoring the movement of the typhoon, and vowed to implement...

25 Dec 2016 A Russian Military Tupolev Tu-154 plane with three engines was carrying more than 60 members of Russian army's official choir traveling to perform in Syria has crashed in the Black Sea near Sochi. Russian Defense Ministry announced all on-board feared dead. Military Choir was heading towards Syria to perform for Russian Air...