ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director said hard work and reforms were starting to pay off. “Pakistan, was recently upgraded from a frontier economy to an emerging market in the MSCI index,” she said that it was an important signal given a changing global landscape, especially for emerging and developing economies. Lagarde...

Sunday October 23, 2016 Doha (QNA) Doha will host the GCC POWER 2016 Conference and Exhibition under the theme: "Towards Energy Efficiency". The event will take place from 08 - 10 Nov. 2016 under the patronage of Minister of Energy and Industry Qatar. The event is organized by GCC Cigre and hosted by Qatar General...

Monday October 24, 2016 Cairo (QNA) The Arab League will host on Tuesday a trilateral meeting on Libya. It will be chaired by Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General, Arab League to discuss means of pushing forward the political settlement of the Libyan crisis. Former Tanzanian president and AU High Representative for Libya Jakaya Kikwete, and Special...

24 October 2016 Doha Mamoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani, Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani, Father Emir attended the funeral prayers of Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad AlThani, Grandfather of Emir of Qatar and former Emir of Qatar (1972 - 1995). Among others who attended the prayers...

Doha 23 October 2016 President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain had a busy schedule in Doha today. He had one to one meetings with Qatar Minister of Labour and Minister of Defense in his hotel. Qatari business community members including Sheikh Faisal bin Qasim AlThani also met President of Pakistan. Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan said...

Istanbul October 23 (QNA) Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived on a short visit to Turkey this afternoon and met Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey. Both leaders discussed means to promote strategic relations between the two countries in different spheres. The meeting held at Istanbul's Huber Palace also discussed regional developments...

23 October 2016 Doha Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad AlThani, former Emir of State of Qatar from 1972 - 1985 passed away in age 84 on Sunday 23rd October 2016. He was grandfather of present Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad AlThani. Qatar will observe three days of mourning, the Emiri Diwan announced as per...

APP October 22, 2016 DOHA, Oct 22 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain arrived here Saturday on a four day official visit of the State of Qatar, to hold talks with Qatari leadership for further strengthening bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries in various fields. The President, who is visiting Doha at the invitation of the...

21 October 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines four days long visit to China concluding today is regarded ' Milestone ' by Chinese President Xi Jinping. A joint communique of 45 points is issued after the historical meeting of both nations leaders. Philippines Official News Agency (PNA) reported both countries signed 13 agreements including in...

By Shannon Collins DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2016 — Ash Carter, US Defense Secretary told en route to Ankara, Turkey, that the military campaign to wrest control of the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is going well in its early stages. “We’re in...