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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...

Doha Won't Outsource It's Foreign Policy

29/07/2017
Doha 29 July 2017 (Daily Qatar Tribune) Qatar on Friday said it won't bow down to Saudi-led demands to"outsource" its foreign policy to resolve the ongoing Gulf crisis. In an interview with AFP, Director of the Government Communications Office HE Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed al Thani said the countries imposing a siege on Qatar are...

NHRC Concerns Over Politicising Religious Rituals & Using Haj for Political Gains by Saudi Arabia

29/07/2017
Doha 29 July 2017 (NHRC) Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of politicising Qatari nationals in practicing their religious rituals which is severe violations of international laws and agreements that 'guarantee the right to worship". The NHRC said it was "extremely concerned over politicising religious rituals and using Haj to achieve political gains". Qatar's National Human...

Pakistan Ruling Party Named Shahbaz Sharif as Next Prime Minister of Pakistan

29/07/2017
Islamabad 29 July 2017 In an informal four hours long meeting of ruling political party in Pakistan - Pakistan Muslim League (N), has decided to nominate Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to nominate for Leader of House in Pakistani parliament. Shahbaz Sharif is presently serving as Chief Minister of largest...

Qatar Reaffirms Commitment to Cooperate with Various UN Bodies in Combating Terrorism

28/07/2017
New York, USA 28 July 2017 (MOFA Qatar) The State of Qatar has reiterated its cooperation with various United Nations bodies related to the fight against terrorism, including Security Council's Committees, expert teams and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), stressing support of their efforts in fulfilling their mandate in order to assist Member States....

“We also Are not Pleased with Eide’s Attitude and Statements”, Says President TRNC

28/07/2017
Nicisia 28 July 2017 President Mustafa Akıncı has said that they are not pleased with Eide’s attitude and statements. He said, “We want Eide to be more honest. We want him to say clearly with whom the responsibility lies. We want him to publicly say what he says to us in private. However, we know...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Stepped Down After Disqualification By Supreme Court

28/07/2017
Islamabad 28 July 2017 Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has stepped down immediately after disqualification as member of Pakistan Lower House on orders of Five Members bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is found guilty not declaring Dubai based FZE Company among his declare assets at the time of contesting general elections...

Foreign Minister of Qatar Meets President of UN General Assembly

27/07/2017
New York 27 July 2017 (MOFA) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Foreign Minister of State of Qatar met Thursday in New York with Peter Thomson, President of the United Nations General Assembly . Foreign Minister of Qatar briefed the U.N. General Assembly President on developments of the Gulf crisis and all the measures taken by...

Philippines Rank 13th Most Populated Country in World, POPCOM, 100th m Baby Turns 3 years Old

27/07/2017
Manila 27 July 2017 (PNA) The Commission on Population (POPCOM) on Thursday said that from being ranked 12th, the country is now just the 13th largest country in the world in terms of population. Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III, POPCOM Executive Director said the country has lost the 12th spot three years after taking the...

World's Journalists & Human Rights Bodies Condemn Siege States Threats

27/07/2017
Doha 26 July 2017 (Daily Peninsula) The representatives of international, regional and national organisations of journalists, human rights and freedom of expression groups yesterday unequivocally condemned the threats by the governments of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, demanding the closing down of Al Jazeera and other media outlets including Arabi21, Rassd, Al Araby...

Diplomats From South East Asian States Briefed On GCC Crisis

26/07/2017
Doha 19 JUly 2017  (NHRC) Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) met with the envoys of Republic of India, the Republic of Bangladesh, and the diplomats of Republic of Nepal and of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Dr. Al-Marri briefed on the severe human conditions suffered by...

'Not Fair Turkish Cypriots Living Under Embargoes Due To Unwillingness of Other Side', President Mustafa Akinci

26/07/2017
Nicosia 26 July 2017 President Mustafa Akıncı has said that “It is not fair that the Turkish Cypriot people are living under embargoes due to the unwillingness of the Greek Cypriot side for a solution”. He was talking to a group of visiting journalists from Canada, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. On the recent...

'Any Future Negotiations ONLY on State to State Basis', Foreign Minister TRNC

26/07/2017
Nicosia 26 July 2017 Tahsin Tahsin Ertugruloğlu , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Northern Republic of Cyprus has stressed GCC States to solve their crisis through immediate discussions. ' It is unbelievable seeing such extreme stand and differences among close brotherly countries of GCC,' TRNC Foreign Minister told a group of journalists visiting from...

Ram Nath Kovind Sworn in as 14th President of India, Emir of Qatar Congratulates

26/07/2017
Doha 26 July 2017 (QNA/NDTV) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Deputy Emir of State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and Prime Minister and Interior Minister of State of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent cables of congratulations to Ram Nath Kovind on his election...
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