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Protests Erupt as Indian Troops Kill Kashmir Fighters

05/08/2017
India   05 August 2017  (AlJazeera News) Indian troops have killed at least three suspected suspected fighters in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say, in an incident that has led to another round of protests. Fighting erupted in the divided Himalayan region after government forces raided a cluster of homes on a tip...

I Wish to Hold My Peace for Now: Nawaz Sharif

05/08/2017
Islamabad                                                                                                            ...

Chinese Defense Ministry Demands Immediate Withdrawal of Indian Troops

04/08/2017
Beijing 03 Aug. 2017 (Xinhua) Chinese Defense Ministry has urged India to immediately pull back the trespassing troops to the Indian side of the boundary. Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson of the ministry, made the remarks in a statement released by the ministry's website late Thursday night. Ren called on the Indian side to swiftly address...

Fire In Dubai's Multi-story Torch Tower Extinguished Without Injuries

04/08/2017
Dubai                                                                                                            ...

A 43-Member New Cabinet Sworn in Pakistan, Khawaja Gets MOFA & Ahsan MOI

04/08/2017
Islamabad 04 August 2017 (APP) President Mamnoon Hussain Friday administered oath of office to the new Federal Cabinet that would run affairs of the State under the newly elected Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Following two days of back to back meetings with Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister, at Murree, the new 43-member Cabinet comprising...

Sexual Harasment Charges on Pak Ex-Cricketer Turned Politician Imran Khan to Be Probed by Parliament Committee

04/08/2017
Islamabad 04 August 2017 (Daily Dawn) Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday called for the formation of a special committee to investigate the allegations of harassment levelled against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan by MNA Ayesha Gulalai. The premier was addressing the National Assembly shortly after his cabinet took oath at a ceremony...

Tsukiji Fire: Huge Blaze Breaks Out at World's Largest Fish Market in Tokyo

03/08/2017
Tokyo 03 August 2017 A major blaze has broken out at Japan’s world-famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Dozens of firefighters and 30 fire trucks are at the scene of the fire, which broke out at around 0500 PM on Thursday, or 8am GMT. Tsukiji is the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the...

Prince Philip, 95, Retires After 70 Years of Long Royal Duties

03/08/2017
London 02 August 2017 (Misc Media) Buckingham Palace issued short release read as “His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has decided that he will no longer carry out public engagements from the autumn of this year. In taking this decision, The Duke has the full support of The Queen.' “Prince Philip will attend previously...

Doha Summit to Explore Philippines’ Role in Food Security Strategy

03/08/2017
Doha 03 August 2017 (Gulf Times) The economic blockade and the political scenario in the region is an opportunity to revisit how the Philippines can support Qatar on its food security strategy, an official of the Philippine Business Council- Qatar (PBC-Q) has said. PBC-Q chairman Greg Loayon said the Philippines has available plots of land...

Iranian Diplomatic Team is to Depart for Saudi Arabia

03/08/2017
Tehran 03 Aug 2017 (IRNA) An informed source acknowledged on Thursday that visa for Iranian diplomatic team has been issued by Saudi Arabia. He said that Saudi Arabia issued visa for Iranian diplomatic team on Wednesday evening by 40 days delay. The source told IRNA that the team supposes to depart for Saudi Arabia on...

Iran's Supreme Leader Endorsed Re-elected President Hassan Rouhani

03/08/2017
Tehran 03 Aug 2017 (IRNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a ceremony here on Thursday endorsed the Iranian president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, who won the majority of votes on May 19 presidential elections. Heads of the three branches of power in Iran, military officials, Ulema, academics and an array of...

110 m Indian Rupees Cash Recovered From a Provincial Energy Minister's Possession

02/08/2017
Bengaluru, India 02 August 2017 (NDTV) Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar was raided by taxmen today and picked up for questioning from a luxury resort in Bengaluru where he was staying with 43 lawmakers flown in from Gujarat by the Congress to check a rash of defections. The minister was at the Eagleton Golf Resort since...

Tillerson to Meet Lavrov in Philippines This Weekend

02/08/2017
Washington 02 August 2017 (TASS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday he planned to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in person in the Philippine capital Manila over the weekend. "I will be meeting face-to-face with Foreign Minister Lavrov this weekend on the margins of the (ASEAN and East Asia Summit)...

Pakistan Elects Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as New Prime Minister

01/08/2017
Islamabad 01 August 2017 Today Pakistani parliament re-elected ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz Group) candidate as Leader of the House by voting 221 in favour against Peoples Party candidate who obtained 41 votes, Pakistan Tehrik Inmsaf 33 votes and 4 votes went to Jamaat Islami candidate Sahibzada Tariq. Ruling Pakistan Muslim League is headed...

Siege Countries Violated Aviation Laws: Al-Sulaiti

01/08/2017
Montreal, Canada 01 August 2017 (QNA) Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communication of Qatar said that in the 70 years of aviation history no country was subjected to a siege and a severe violation of international laws, like the one the State of Qatar was subjected to by the blockading countries. In...

NATO Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Baltic

01/08/2017
Moscow 01 August 2017 (TASS) Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets and an An-26 military transport plane that were on a training flight over the Baltic Sea’s neutral waters, were followed by a NATO F-18 fighter jet, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets took off from the Estonian airbase in...

Hundreds Flee Clashes During Saudi Security Operation in Qatif Governorate

01/08/2017
Saudi Arabia 01 August 2017 (AlJazeera News) Hundreds of people have fled a town in Qatif governorate in eastern Saudi Arabia, where government forces are fighting Shia Muslim gunmen, activists and Saudi media reported on Tuesday. Fighting has intensified in recent days in Awamiya where authorities have been trying since May to tear down the...

Chinese Army Reaffirms Commitment to World Peace on Its 90th Anniversary

31/07/2017
Brussels 31 July 2017 (Xinhua) As part of a global celebration for the 90th birthday of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese embassies in European countries recently held rounds of receptions to mark PLA's tremendous contribution to world peace in the last 90 years. With an attendance of thousands, the receptions across the continent offer...

Foreign Ministers of Saudi Led Group Stress Qatar on Implementation of 13 Demands

30/07/2017
Riyadh 30 July 2017 (MOFA Saudi Arabia) The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt held a meeting here today that comes within the framework of ongoing consultation on Qatar crisis as well as the need that Qatar...

'Iran's Missile Program to Continue With Full Power'

30/07/2017
Iran 29 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) Iran has vowed to press ahead with its missile programme, denouncing new US sanctions as "an effort to weaken the nuclear deal". Bahram Ghasemi, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, said on Saturday Tehran considers the US move as "hostile, reprehensible and unacceptable". "It's ultimately an effort to weaken the nuclear...

Russia Told 755 Employees from US Diplomatic Missions to Leave By Sept.

30/07/2017
Moscow 30 July 2017 (TASS News) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will expel 755 US diplomatic staff and could consider imposing additional measures against the United States as a response to new US sanctions. Putin said in an interview televised on state television on Sunday that he ordered the move because he "thought...

China Prepares to Mark 90th Birthday of People's Liberation Army

29/07/2017
Beijing 29 July 2017 (Xinhua) China will hold a military parade at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, in celebration of the 90th birthday of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, state President and Chairman...

Is Lower Global Inflation Temporary? A Study by QNB

29/07/2017
Doha 29 July 2017 (QNB) Worries about falling inflation have resurfaced. Despite improving labour markets and strong growth, core inflation in advanced economies remains benign. This apparent paradox has caused some to argue that there is still some labour market weakness which is not being fully captured in headline measures and that inflation is unlikely...

Lulu Trust Exchange Opens It's Branch in Bin Mahmoud District, Doha

29/07/2017
Doha 29 July 2017 (Lulu) Trust Exchange Company WLL, the leading money exchange and remittance company in Qatar has relocated its Dukhan branch to a more spacious and conveniently accessible state of the art location at New Quality Hypermarket in Bin Mahmoud, Doha recently. The relocated branch was inaugurated in the presence of senior management...
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