Doha, 02 Dec. 2020 (AlJazeera News) Afghan government and Taliban representatives said they have reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war. The agreement on Wednesday lays out the way forward for further discussion but is considered a breakthrough because it will allow negotiators...

Doha, 30 Nov. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The National Traffic Safety Committee of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Qatar University (QU) on Sunday announced the launch of Traffic Safety Award and website. The annual award will have three categories -- Personal, Institutional and Educational. The ceremony was attended by Brigadier-General Mohammed Abdullah...

Doha, 29 Nov. 2020 (NHRC) The Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions with it's headquarters in Doha organized a symposium marking solidarity on world level with the Palestinian People, as per UN 1977 resolution declaring  29th November each year as international solidarity day with Palestinians. The symposium was attended by a wide range of...

Doha, 29 Nov. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Zhou Jian has praised the major achievements made by Qatar in pandemic prevention and control as well as in economic development. In an exclusive interview with Qatar Tribune, the envoy said that since assuming charge as the Chinese ambassador a...

Ankara, 26 Nov. 2020 (Anadolu News) Turkey and Qatar signed 10 new deals on Thursday at a joint meeting held at the presidential palace in Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Tamim Hamad al-Thani co-chaired the closed-door meeting. The 10% sale of shares of Turkey's stock exchange Borsa Istanbul topped the list of agreements made during the...

Nicosia, 27 Nov. 2020 The TRNC Presidency evaluated the decision taken by the European Parliament regarding Maraş and the resumption of negotiations. "Once again the Turkish Cypriot people have been ignored and Turkey continues to be included in the blame game". The Statement issued from TRNC Presidency says that it was emphasized that Maraş is...

Doha, 26 Nov. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui HE Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez says Qatar has made tremendous progress in sports in a very short time, and despite the challenges from the Gulf crisis and COVID-19, the country has seen completion of 90 per cent of the World Cup-related projects. One of the aspects in...

Doha, 26 Nov. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) SInce Sweden opened its embassy in Doha in 2014, relations between Qatar and Sweden have expanded significantly, Sweden’s envoy to Qatar He Anders Bengtcen has said. In his exclusive interview with Qatar Tribune, he said, “We have intensified our bilateral dialogue and also signed an MoU with Qatar last...

Doha, 22 Nov. 2020 (Excerpts Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui H. E. Mostefa Boutora, Algerian ambassador to Qatar hosted a reception at Diplomatic Club celebrating 66th anniversary of immortal revolution of 1st November (Algerian İndependence  Day). Present on the occasion were Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, Minister of Municipality and Environment of Qatar;...

Doha TRNC Representative to State of Qatar Mustafa Guven hosted recently a reception marking 37th anniversary of proclamation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Present on the occasion were Mustafa Goksu, ambassador of Republic of Turkey;  Rashad Isdmailov, ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijani; Mohammed bin Ahmed Tawar AlKuwari, First Vice President, Qatar Chamber of...