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Malysian Dy. Prime Minister Visit To Qatar Opens Window Of Opportunity, Says Datuk Johar

07/02/2017

Doha 04 Feb 2017 (Bernama) Four-day official visit by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to Qatar will boost bilateral ties and give an advantage to Malaysian companies to grab economic opportunities there, said Malaysia's Ambassador to Qatar Datuk Ahmad Jazri Mohd Johar. He said the visit was expected to regalvanise economic...

Pedestrian Crossings Project Across Country Soon To Complete, Al Sulaiti

06/02/2017

Doha 06 Feb. 2017 (QNA) Third forum of the authorities involved with implementing the National Road Safety Strategy opened on Monday in Doha. The two-day meeting will focus on phase two of the strategy (2017-2022) and the challenges facing Qatar in building a transport system that fits the demand of current and future generations. Qatar...

Queen Elizabeth II Of UK Set Record As 1st British Monarch Sapphire Jubilee Celebrant

06/02/2017

06 Feb 2017 Yahoo News / AFP Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest reigning sovereign, on Monday set a new record as the first British monarch to reach her sapphire jubilee, with 65 years on the throne. The queen, now 90, rose to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25 upon the premature...

Thousands Protest In US & Europe Against Trump Travel Ban

05/02/2017

Yahoo News/ AFP News 05 February 2017 The biggest demonstration by far on Saturday took place in the British capital, where an estimated 10,000 people turned out, chanting "Theresa May: Shame on You" to denounce the British prime minister's support for the new US leader. Brandishing placards declaring "No to scapegoating Muslims" and "Socialism not...

Duterte Lifts Ceasefire With Maoist Rebels, Let's Fight Duterte Announced

03/02/2017

MANILA, Feb. 3 (PNA) As President Rodrigo Duterte lifts the government's unilateral ceasefire Friday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it will go hard against the rebels to prevent them from conducting atrocities and criminal activities against innocent civilians. This was stressed by AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo Año in a statement. "We shall...

France: Homes Blown Up In Suspected Gas Leak, Four Injured

03/02/2017

03 Feb 2017 According to several media reports, at least four people have been injured after two explosions in a Paris suburb caused by a suspected gas leak. Some reports also mentioned couple of casualties in two blasts in the Paris suburb of Noisy-le-Grand just before 1000 PM on Thursday night. Captain Guillaume Fresse of...

China Urges U.S. To Stop Making Wrong Remarks On Diaoyu Islands

02/02/2017

Beijing 03 Feb. 2017 (Xinhua) China on Friday urged the United States to stop making wrong remarks on the issue of the Diaoyu Islands sovereignty after U.S. defense secretary James Mattis reportedly said the U.S.-Japan mutual defense treaty applies to the islands. "The Diaoyu Island and its adjacent islets have been an inherent part of...

Two Killed Three Injured On Saudi Frigate Attack

01/02/2017

IHS Jane's Defence Weekly London 31 January 2017 The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the Saudi-led coalition, which is trying to reinstall Yemen's ousted government, had released a statement saying that a Saudi frigate had been attacked by three suicide boats operated by the Ansar Allah (Houthi) group west of the Yemeni port...

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