Doha, 06 Jan. 2020 (Qatar Tribune/QNA) THe National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar welcomed Al-Ula Declaration announced at the Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tagged ‘Sultan Qaboos and Sheikh Sabah Summit’ held on Tuesday to strengthen the unity and cohesion among the GCC countries and the return of joint Gulf action to...

Doha, 04 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News) Qatar’s Government Communication Office (GCO) has confirmed that the country’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Sheikh Tamim’s participation comes after Kuwait’s foreign minister announced late on Monday that Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace...

Doha, 03 Jan. 2021 Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al-Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee had online meeting on Sunday with  Mrs. Shahrazad Akbar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Both discussed aspects of joint cooperation and ways to exchange experiences and expertise in the promotion and protection of human rights....

Madrid, 01 January 2021 (Anadolu News) Portugal officially assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of European Union on Friday, Jan. 1, with a motto of “a fair, green and digital recovery”. The COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit will be the main agenda of the EU for the next six months under Portugal’s presidency, taken over...

Karachi, 28 Dec. 2020 (Anadolu News) Pakistan's main opposition party on Monday retained the mayorship of Capital Islamabad defeating the ruling party, according to unofficial results. Adil Shah, the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of the three-time premier Nawaz Sharif defeated the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Malik Sajid Mahmood for the coveted post....

Doha, 28 Dec. 2020 (AlJazeera News) Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a virtual meeting discussing “cooperation” ahead of a regional summit next month amid efforts to end a rift between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance. Bahrain said in a statement that the virtual meeting took place on Sunday to lay...

26 Dec. 2020 (Xinhua News) A new high-speed railway linking Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, both in Western China, began operation from Saturday. The new railway service will shorten the travel time between Yinchuan and Xi'an from 14 hours to about three hours. The 610-km railway is...

22 December. 2020 The Ministry of Interior of Qatar won the Gold Award for Metrash2 app. This award is given to the best government digital application for smart devices in terms of content, service, usage, design, functionality, app access, and user experience. This was announced recently at a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Transportation...

18 December 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui HE Mustafa Goksu, Ambassador of Turkey On the auspicious and joyful occasion of Qatar National Day, I would like to extend my most sincere congratulations to the Amir of the State of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa...

Islamabad, 21 Dec. 2020 (Anadolu News) The Pakistani police raided the garages of two Turkish companies in Lahore early Monday, according to the employees of the companies. The employees told Anadolu Agency that the riot police raided the six facilities used as garages by Albayrak and Ozpak Group companies, which provide cleaning services, at around...