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Turkey : Millions Flock to Streets to Mark July 15 Defeated Coup

15/07/2017
Ankara, Turkey 15 July 2017 (Anadolu Agency) Turkish citizens Saturday poured into streets for national unity marches across the country on the first anniversary of defeated coup, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. In eastern Agri province, people gathered in the Abide Square chanting “shoulder to shoulder against tyrants”. In Uzumlu district...

Indian Supreme Court Orders Probe into Manipur Killings of More Than 1,500 People

15/07/2017
India 15 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) Human rights groups have welcomed Indian Supreme Court's decision ordering a probe into allegations of extrajudicial killings by security forces in the North-Eastern State of Manipur. The court made the call on Friday after hearing a public interest litigation seeking a probe and compensation for 1,528 alleged extrajudicial killings...

Trump, Saudi King Discuss Resolution of Qatar Row

15/07/2017
Washington 14 July 2017 (Anadolu Agency) President Donald Trump spoke Friday by telephone with Saudi Arabia's King Salman about efforts to end the row with Qatar, according to the White House. Trump, who previously called Qatar a supporter of terrorism "at a very high level", stressed to Salman "the need to cut all funding for...

France Calls for Lifting of Sanctions on Families & Civilians, Stressed on Bilateral Talks To Resolve the Crisis

15/07/2017
Doha 15 July 2017 (MOFA Qatar/ AlJazeera News) French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed on the importance of finding a resolution to the crisis and called for lifting all the measures that affect joint families and civilians. He was addressing today on Saturday at a press conference in Doha along with Sheikh Mohammed bin...

'JIT Report Controversial, a Pack of Blames Sans Evidence': PM Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

15/07/2017
Islamabad, Pakistan 14 July 2017 (APP) Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the “controversial” report of Joint Investigation Team on Panama case was mere a pack of accusations by opponents and lacked any substantive evidence. “Not a single sentence of JIT report gives a clue that Nawaz Sharif is guilty of corruption,”...

Turkish Envoy Lauds Civilians Sacrifices For Democracy in Last Year Failed Coup

14/07/2017
Doha 15 July 2017 Turkish ambassador to Qatar Fikret Ozer said in Doha "We are commemorating the memories of our martyrs who sacrificed their lives last year same day to fight for their rights and saving the country from derailing the democracy. He said that 249 Turkish citizens were killed and around 2000 injured. 'We...

'France Stresses on Dialogue and Supports Kuwaiti Mediation for Diplomatic Solution to Crisis' , French Envoy to Qatar

14/07/2017
Doha 14 July 2017 "France urges all parties involved in the Gulf crisis to initiate dialogue in order to de-escalate the crisis by lifting ongoing sanctions on Qatar by its gulf neighbors so as to spare Qatari from the negative effects of the blockade," French envoy to State of Qatar Eric Chavellier said today evening...

Gulf Demands to Shut Turkish Base 'Violate Sovereignty', Says Turkish Foreign Minister

14/07/2017
Ankara, Turkey 14 July 2017 (Anadolu Agency) Gulf State demands which include the closure of a Turkish military base in Qatar are “unacceptable,” Ankara’s foreign minister said on Friday. “A solution could come in the medium term,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told an Ankara news conference, speaking alongside his visiting Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim...

'Turkish Nation has Defended Democracy and Will Continue To Do So' : Turkish Prime Miinister

14/07/2017
Ankara, Turkey 15 July 2017 Message of Binali Yıldırım, Prime Minister of Turkey on the occasion of first anniversary of failed coup and victory of democracy in Turkey ' It has been a year since we thwarted the bloodiest terrorist attack in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Turkey has proven its resilience, ability...

Anti Terrorist Court in Pakistan Orders to Seize Imran Khan, Tahir-ul-Qadri’s Properties

14/07/2017
Islamabad, Pakistan 14 July 2017 (The News Int'l) Anti-Terrorism Court of Islamabad has issued order to confiscate properties of PTI Chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri. The court had declared Imran and Qadri as absconders in a case relating to the attack on SSP Asmatullah Junejo, destroying properties in the...

Qatar Blocked Causing Rights Abuses, Human Rights Watch

13/07/2017
New York 13 July 2017 (NHRC) Human Rights Watch noted in a report released today that the siege imposed on the State of Qatar by the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia has resulted in gross human rights violations, including violations of the right to freedom of expression, right to reunification of families, right to health...

CPEC to Create 7 Million Job Opportunities in Pakistan

13/07/2017
Islamabad 13 July 2017 (APP) President, Pakistan Economy Watch Dr Murtaza Mughal has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a game changer project that would create over 7 million job opportunities in the country. Talking to Radio Pakistan, he said it is also an achievement that foreign investment in Pakistan through CPEC has...

'Le Bao' Celebrates It's 5th Birth Day in South Korea

13/07/2017
Yongin, South Korea 12 July 2017 (Xinhua) The birthday for one of a pair of giant pandas, leased by China, was celebrated Wednesday at the zoo of Everland, South Korea's largest theme park located in Yongin, 40 km south of capital Seoul. Le Bao, a five-year-old male, and Ai Bao, a four-year-old female, arrived in...

US Secretary of State Back to Kuwait After Talks in Jeddah

12/07/2017
Doha 12 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) Rex Tillerson, US Secretary of State ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies over how to end a month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of a breakthrough. Tillerson met the foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah on...

'Qatar Will be Self-sufficient in Dairy Products By March/April 2018', Says CEO Baladna

12/07/2017
Doha 12 July 2017 'We will be able to meet local demand of present 300 tons of daily fresh milk and other dairy needs by March/April of 2018', told by John Joseph Dore, Chief Executive Officer of Baladna Livestock. Dore said that presently local dairy houses are meeting about 15 % of daily need and...

China to Open First Overseas Military Base in Djibouti

12/07/2017
Djibouti 12 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) Ships carrying personnel for China's first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility in Djibouti, as the country's rapidly modernising military extends its global reach. The warships departed from Zhanjiang in southern China to set up a "support base" in the Horn of Africa...

Former Brazilian President Convicted on Corruption Charges, Protests Broke

12/07/2017
Brasilia 12 July 2017 (Xinhua) Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nine years and six months in prison for his involvement in a corruption ring that embezzled billions of U.S. dollars from state oil company Petrobras Brasileiro, official sources said on Wednesday. Federal Judge Sergio Moro found Lula guilty of...

'North Oil Company' Launched, 'Qatar Petroleum' & 'Total' Join Hands

11/07/2017
Doha 11 July 2017 Total and Qatar Petroleum have inaugurated a new venture to develop the Gulf country's expansive offshore Al-Shaheen oil field for the next 25 years. The joint venture, named the North Oil Company, was formally inaugurated Tuesday in Qatar's capital, Doha by Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser AlThani, Prime Minister of State of...

US-Qatar Sign Deal to Combat 'Terrorism Financing', Qatar Invites Blockade States To Sign

11/07/2017
Doha 11 July 2017 Qatar and the United States have signed an agreement to help combat "terrorism financing" during a visit to Doha by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Tillerson made the announcement on Tuesday during a joint press conference in the Qatari Capital....

1st Batch of 165 Cows on-board Qatar Airways Landed in Qatar

11/07/2017
Doha 11 July 2017 First batch of 165 Cows from 4,000 reported earlier in various media a month ago landed in Doha this evening by Qatar Airways Cargo flight. Through reliable sources, it has come to know that keeping in view the harsh weather of Qatar, newly arrived animals will be kept in specially built...

'Strong Ties with Turkey Essential' : Tilllerson, 22nd WPC Takes Off in Istanbul

10/07/2017
Istanbul, Turkey 10 July 2017 (ANI) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emphasized that strong Washington-Ankara ties are essential from security standpoint to economic opportunities, he was addressing today on the 2nd day of 22nd World Petroleum Conference which took off on Sunday in Istanbul. Tillerson said, "While we still have a lot of challenges...

US Secretary of State Arrives in Kuwait Aimed at Resolving the Crisis

10/07/2017
Istanbul / Doha (Reuters/Yahoo/Xinhua) 10 July 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Kuwait on Monday for talks aimed at resolving the crisis triggered by the the cutoff of links with Qatar by Saudi Arabia and Arab allies. In Doha, a Western diplomat said creation of a "terror finance monitoring mechanism" would feature...

City of Mosul Liberated From ISIS

10/07/2017
Mosul, Iraq 10 July 2017 (Yahoo News) Haider Al-Abadi, Primi Minister of Iraq made his way into Mosul’s streets on Sunday proclaiming victory over the Islamic State group. He congratulated the Iraqi Federal Police for their battle “victories” and accomplishing their mission in West Mosul, calling them “heroic.” He described Mosul as “liberated,” and his...

China Focus: New High-speed Rail Opens Along Ancient Silk Road

09/07/2017
Beijing 09 July 2017 The bullet train D2685 leaves Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 9, 2017. LANZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A new high speed railway linking Baoji city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province with Lanzhou, capital of neighboring Gansu Province, started operation Sunday. Thanks to the new route...
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