Doha (Qatar), 22 April 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Russia and Qatar have been working for the joint development of a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19), Russian Ambassador to Qatar HE Nurmuhammad Kholov has said. “Russia and Qatar have been maintaining close cooperation since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic. There’s an active work going...

Doha, April 21, 2020   The Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani expressed his condolence to President of Portuguese Republic on the death of Portuguese envoy to Qatar Ricardo Pracana. It was reported on Tuesday by Qatar News Agency. The envoy has presented his credentials to Minister of State for Foreign...

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 20 April 2020 (Anadolu News) Indian authorities on Monday booked a Kashmiri photojournalist under a draconian law for her Facebook post, a move criticized for violating the right to free speech in the world’s largest democracy. “Cyber police station received information through reliable sources that one Facebook user Masrat Zahra is...

Trenton, Canada, 20 April 2020 (Anadolu News) A secret court document that came to light recently accuses India of surreptitious attempts to influence Canadian politicians with money and fabricated information. Canadian officials will not comment on the allegations made in the document; however, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s department did say that the government was...

Trenton, Canada, 20 April 2020 (Anadolu News)   The death toll in the weekend mass shooting in Canada is now “in excess of 19 victims,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at a press conference Monday. Authorities fear there are more because they are looking at 16 crime scenes as the shooter, who police eventually...

Ankara, 17 April 2020 (Anadolu) Ankara’s historic Beypazari district on Friday entered the tentative list of UNESCO with its thousands of years old history. Beypazari has been a settlement since ancient times and holds symbols of ancient traditions with rich historical and natural resources, according to UNESCO. A popular travel destination close to Turkey’s capital...

Doha, 07 April 2020 Italian ambassador to State of Qatar Alessandro Prunas has said in a statement issued today that he would like to join the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio in his expression of gratitude to the State of Qatar for its timely and generous donation of 2 field hospitals with...

Doha, 01 April 2020 Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker met Hans-Udo Muzel, German envoy to Qatar who expressed his gratitude to Qatar Airways for flying thousands of Germans from all over Asia to their homes in Germany at this crucial time, in spite of the challenges faced in the aviation industry posed...

Doha, 29 February 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The US and the Taliban signed a historic peace deal on Saturday under the auspices of Qatar, after months of negotiations in Doha to end the US’ longest war fought in Afghanistan since 2001.The agreement, signed by US special evoy Zalmay Khalilzada and Taliban political chief...

London (UK), 27 March 2020  (BBC) Boris  Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street, after being tested at No 10 by NHS staff. "He was tested for corona-virus on the personal advice of England's Chief MedicalOofficer, Prof. Chris Whitty," a statement said. He will still be...