Beirut, Lebanon (AlJazeera News) Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan says more than 50 people have been killed and 2,700 are wounded in a massive explosion at the port in Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The explosion released a shockwave causing widespread damage to buildings and shattering windows in different parts of the city. The cause of the...

Geneva, 04 Aug. 2020 (Anadolu) By Peter Kenny A full year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, UN human rights experts Tuesday called on India and the international community to take urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation in the territory. "Urgent action is needed," said the special rapporteurs...

Kabul, Afghanistan 01 August 2020 (Anadolu News) Two sides present different versions after at least 15 Afghans killed, 80 hurt at border crossing Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the alleged shelling by Pakistani border forces at a busy border crossing point that left at least 15 Afghan civilians dead. The ministry called for a...

02 August 2020 (AlJazeera News) SpaceX has safely delivered two astronauts back to Earth for NASA, following an historic two-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). With the help of four white and orange parachutes, test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 18:48 GMT on Sunday. As soon...

Doha, 24 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The situation in Qatar with regard to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing daily and it can get back to normal in near future, Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar HE Bart De Groof has said. Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of his country...

19 July 2020 (AlJazeera News) International Labour Organization says MT Gulf Sky was hijacked on July 5 and all 28 Indian crew disembarked in Iran. A United Nations agency has acknowledged that a US-sought oil tanker "hijacked" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in...

Doha, 19 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The Turkish people will always remember Qatar’s valuable and solid support Qatar and Turkey enjoy excellent relations which is reflected from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent short visit to Qatar despite the coronavirus pandemic, said HE Mert Ozmert, Charge d’ Affaires of Turkey Embassy in Qatar....

Doha, 16 July 2020 (QNA) The Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Dr. Yury Sentyurin said that Qatar has a competitive advantage and flexible cost compared to other Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) producers, noting that reducing operating costs by 30% and the low cost production enable Qatar projects to be easily absorbed...

14 July 2020, UN News The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected an appeal, brought by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which called into question the authority of the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). Background The background to the case involves a package of sanctions brought against Qatar in 2017...

Kathmandu, 10 July 2020 (AlJazeera News) Nepal's cable and satellite television providers have stopped airing Indian news channels, with one operator saying on Friday that the move was in response to public complaints against "objectionable" content broadcast about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The two South Asian countries have been wrangling since India opened a new...