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Envoys of Germany, Dutch and Sweden Briefed on Severe Human Rights Violations from Blocked

28/06/2017

Doha 28 June 2017 (NHRC) Dr. Ali bin Samikh AlMarri, Chairman, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) met today in his office at the NHRC headquarters with the Ambassadors of Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. Al-Marri is scheduled to visit three European countries to brief on the severe human rights situation of the affected Qatari nationals...

Demand to Qatar to Close AlJazeera Network “A Major Blow to Media Pluralism”, UN Expert

28/06/2017

Geneve 28 June 2017 The reported demand by a number of governments that Qatar close the Al-Jazeera media network in exchange for the lifting of sanctions would strike a major blow against media pluralism in a region already suffering from severe restrictions on reporting and media of all kinds, said the UN Special Rapporteur on...

Facebook Makes History - '2 Billion Users Hits Monthly', Mark Zuckerberg

28/06/2017

Forbes News 27 June 2017 Facebook has officially hit 2 billion monthly users, solidifying the company's position as the largest, most influential social network in the world. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the milestone on the social network on Tuesday. "As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!" Zuckerberg said...

Pakistan, China and Afghanistan Agree to Seven Points Dialogue Mechanism

26/06/2017

Islamabad 26 June 2017 'Daily The News' Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Sunday agreed on seven points for sustainable peace in the region. They were unanimous on the point that a military solution to the Afghan crisis was impossible. The three countries expressed their willingness to improve relations with each other, strengthen political and mutual...

Bahrain's FM in About-Face over Turkish Base in Qatar

26/06/2017

AlJazeera News 0815 PM Just over two weeks after stating that Turkey's military's presence in Qatar has no relation to an ongoing Gulf crisis, Bahrain's foreign minister appears to have performed a complete u-turn. Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa on Monday accused Qatar of creating a "military escalation" in the regional diplomatic dispute, in an...

An Open Letter from Al Jazeera

26/06/2017

Doha 26 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) 0620 PM Over two decades ago, Al Jazeera Arabic was launched with a simple mission: To provide reliable information to viewers across the Arab world. Ten years later, in 2006, Al Jazeera English began broadcasting, with the same mission - to provide people around the world with accurate, balanced...

Duterte Joins Eid'l Fitr Celebrants, Calls for National Unity

25/06/2017

Manila 24 June 201 (PNA) President Rodrigo Duterte joined the Muslim community on Sunday in celebrating Eid'l Fitr calling all Filipinos to unite as the country faces pressing challenges.   As Muslims journey towards spiritual purification through a month-long fasting, the President reminded the Muslim Filipino community to thank Allah.   "On this special day, remember to...

Six Hurt as Car Strikes Crowd in Newcastle Eid Celebration

25/06/2017

It happened at about 09:14 BST outside Westgate Sports Centre where an event was taking place to celebrate Eid. One of the children is said to have been critically injured. Northumbria Police said the incident was not believed to be terrorism-related. A 42-year-old woman was arrested and is in custody, police said. No-one else was...

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Envoys of Germany, Dutch and Sweden Briefed on Severe Human Rights Violations from Blocked

Demand to Qatar to Close AlJazeera Network “A Major Blow to Media Pluralism”, UN Expert

Facebook Makes History - '2 Billion Users Hits Monthly', Mark Zuckerberg

Pakistan, China and Afghanistan Agree to Seven Points Dialogue Mechanism

Bahrain's FM in About-Face over Turkish Base in Qatar

An Open Letter from Al Jazeera

Duterte Joins Eid'l Fitr Celebrants, Calls for National Unity

Six Hurt as Car Strikes Crowd in Newcastle Eid Celebration

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