Doha, 14 July 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of France to Qatar Franck Gellet has concongratulated the French community members in Qatar and friends of France on the occasion of the 231st National Day celebrations. Speaking on the occasion, the French envoy said, “Once again, the 14th of July comes with a specific characteristic...

Doha, 20 June 2021 (QT-QNA) Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All and UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, participated in a joint, virtual event alongside Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, to celebrate the milestone achievement of granting 10,000 scholarships to displaced youth, through a...

Istanbul, 16 May 2021 (Anadolu News) By Associate Prof. Yusuf Ozkir “Please remain,” the owner of the New York Journal, William Randolph Hearst, is claimed to have said in a telegram to an illustrator in Cuba at the time, during the last years of the 19th century; “… You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish...

Ankara, 14 May 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey will gradually begin lifting lockdown restrictions starting next week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. "We will start implementing our normalization calendar as of Monday," Erdogan said while addressing a virtual meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party. The restrictions will be eased in phases...

Doha, 29 Oct. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar and Turkey share deep-rooted relations and the bilateral trade has increased from $340 million in 2010 to over $2 billion in 2019, Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar HE Mehmet Mustafa Goksu has said. “COVID-19 pandemic has hardly had any impact on the bilateral trade,” the...

Doha, 23 August 2020 (Qatar Tribune) The Pakistani community in Qatar hosted a reception in honour of the new Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar HE Mehmet Mustafa Goksu, outgoing Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar HE Ashud Ahmed and outgoing Kazakhstan Ambassador to Qatar HE Askar Shokybayev. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Ahmed described his tenure...

 Friday 20 March 2020 (Misc. Media Reports) Global restrictions are dramatically ramping up amid the growing corona-virus outbreak. WHO has confirmed Infection reaches to at least 166 countries and territories. Data shows the disease is Mild in 80% of the patients, Severe in 13 % and Critical in 6%. In critical case, COVIDF-19 can cause...

London/Lahore, 20 Nov. 2019 (Daily Dawn0 Ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in London on Tuesday evening for his treatment amid bickering between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) over his departure. The PML-N supreme leader left his Jati Umra residence in Lahore in the morning for the old...

Doha, 17 Nov 2019 First ever Indonesian trade expo inaugurated on Sunday, yesterday at the Hotel Intercontinental Doha City. It was inaugurated by H. E. Air Marshal (Retd) Muhammad Basri Sidehabi, ambassador of Indonesia in presence of Farhan AlSyed, President, Qatar-Indonesia Business Council, Hendra Hartono Turman, President, Indonesia-Qatar Business Council, Sa'ad AlDabagh, member Chamber of...

New York, United Nations  27 Sept 2019, Daily Dawn The highlight of his more than 45-minute-long speech was intense criticism of India for its annexation of occupied Kashmir and the continued restrictions imposed in the region. The premier began his wide-ranging, at times apparently extemporaneous speech by saying he feels honoured to represent Pakistan at...