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NHRC Qatar Chairman Meets OCHA Authorities

15/06/2017
Geneva 15 June 2016 Dr. Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar, today met with Rashid Khalikov, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Partnerships with the Middle East and Central Asia at OCHA, at the United Nations Offices in Geneva. Both discussed the humanitarian and legal challenges resulting from the...

Pakistan's Top Politicians cum Business Tycon Brothers To Appear Before Investigating Team

14/06/2017
Lahore 14 June 2017 (Daily Dawn) Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif will be appearing at 1100 AM (Pakistan local time) before a Joint Investigating Team probing family investments outside & inside Pakistan as per reported in Panamaleaks. It is to note that Pakistani Prime Minister name is not included in the Panamaleak, however, his...

Philippines Authorities Meet Muslim Leaders in Bacolod, US Marines Helping Philippines Forces Fight Against ISIS

14/06/2017
Bacolod City, Philippines 14 June 2017 (0559 PM) (PNA/USATODAY) The undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippines met with leaders of the Muslim community in this city to discuss cooperation to ensure protection of Bacolod from terror threats. Undersecretary for Public Safety Jesus Hinlo Jr., in a report Wednesday following...

Top US Politician Steve Scalise, Aides Shot in Virginia

14/06/2017
14 June 2017 Fox News U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and his aides have been shot at baseball practice in Virginia, Fox News confirms. It is understood about 50-100 shots were fired in the incident. Scalise's security detail also shot, CNN reported. The extent of Scalise's injuries are unknown but it is understood at...

2017 Cricket Champion Trophy : Pakistan Thrash England to Reach Final

14/06/2017
Cardiff, UK 14 June 2017 (BBC Sport) England's Champions Trophy hopes were ended by an eight-wicket semi-final thrashing at the hands of Pakistan in Cardiff. England struggled on a slow pitch against some brilliant Pakistan bowling and fielding, mustering only 211. Fakhar Zaman's 57 launched Pakistan's chase, while Azhar Ali made 76 as victory was...

London Grenfell Tower Ablaze : Six Dead, Number of Fatalities Expected to Rise

14/06/2017
London 14 June 2017 (CNN/BBC/Reuters) London's Metropolitan Police have confirmed six deaths following a huge blaze that's engulfed a residential apartment block in West London. A huge fire has broken out at a block of flats at Lancaster West Estate, in the Latimer Road area of West London, police and firefighters have said according to...

Bahrain Lawyer Arrested for Suing over Qatar Blockade

14/06/2017
14 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) A prominent human rights lawyer in Bahrain has been arrested after launching a lawsuit against the government over its restrictions imposed on neighbouring Qatar. Issa Faraj Arhama al-Burshaid was detained after challenging Manama's sanctions, which include blocking Qataris from staying in the country along with other economic penalties. He filed...

Pakistani Prime Minister Hopes Impasse in Gulf to End Soon

13/06/2017
Islamabad 13 June 2017 (APP) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed the hope that the current impasse in the Gulf would be resolved soon in the best interest of the Muslim Ummah. This was stated in a press release issued by the Prime Minister House at the end of his day-long visit to Saudi...

Amnesty and IFJ Calls For An End to Saudi led Blocking

12/06/2017
London 12 June 2017 Amnesty International once again said that recent humanitarian measures by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain are vague and insufficient and do not address the human rights situation. This came during a meeting between His Dr. Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee of the State...

Sanctions Will Not Harm Economy, Finance Minister Qatar

12/06/2017
Doha 12 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on Monday. He said that the countries which had imposed sanctions on Qatar would also lose money because of the damage to...

Iraq: Qatari 'Ransom' Money With Us, Not Armed Groups

12/06/2017
Doha AlJazeera News 12 June 2017 Iraq's prime minister has rejected Saudi and UAE media claims that a $500m ransom was paid by Qatar to Shia Muslim armed groups in Iraq to secure the release of 26 kidnapped Qatari hunters, saying that the money was received by the Iraqi government and that the sum was...

Qatar Museum's Landmark 'Fire Station Artist in Residence' Program Concludes

12/06/2017
Doha 11 June 2017 Qatar Museum's (QM) Fire Station 'Artist in Residence' programme, a landmark initiative designed to grow the next generation of artistic talent, concluded Residency exhibition titled 'Unfolding Creative Methods', which celebrates the accomplishments of the 20 talented artists that have been in residency at the Fire Station for the past nine months....

Paolo Poma Appointed New CFO of Automobili Lamborghini

12/06/2017
Sant’Agata Bolognese 12 June 2017 (Lamborghini Media) Automobili Lamborghini has appointed Paolo Poma as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director. He will join the team led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stefano Domenicali, effective immediately. In his new role, Paolo Poma will be responsible for finance, administration and control, IT, legal affairs, compliance and...

Gulf Crisis - Pakistan Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday

12/06/2017
Islamabad 12 June 2017 (APP) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will leave for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today (Monday) in context of the emergent situation among Gulf countries, PM’s Office said on Monday. It is not disclosed by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Pakistan's official News Agency whether Pakistan Prime Minister will also be visiting...

Pakistan and India Join SCO as Member

11/06/2017
Astana, 10 June 2017 Daily 'Dawn' Pakistan on Friday became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, DawnNews reported. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his inaugural speech during the 17th SCO summit welcomed Pakistan as full member of the organisation. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, addressing the summit, said, "The SCO goals resonate with Pakistan's...

'Hamas is Resistance, Not Terrorism' , Arab World Reaction To Saudi Foreign Minister

11/06/2017
Doha 11 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Following recent statements by the Saudi foreign minister calling on Qatar to end its support of Hamas, social media users in the Arab world reacted in support of the Palestinian resistance movement and to counter the minister's statements which characterised Hamas as a "terrorist organisation". Adel al-Jubeir's remarks came...

Saudi Led Plan for ‘Mixed Families’ Lacks Practical Mechanism, NHRC Qatar

11/06/2017
Doha 11 June 2017 National Human Rights Committee of State of Qatar (NHRC) has said today that the directives issued by Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to take into consideration the humanitarian situation of mixed families (Saudi-Qatari, Emirati-Qatari and Bahraini-Qatari families) are vague, lacking a practical mechanism for implementation on the ground. The NHRC said...

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Released

11/06/2017
Libya 11 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been released from prison, according to fighters who control the facility. A statement from the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, a militia which controls Zintan, a mountainous region southwest of the capital Tripoli, said Saif al-Islam was released...

Reports: Qatari Pilgrims Harassed in Masjid AlHaram Mecca

11/06/2017
Doha 11 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Saudi authorities have prevented Qatari nationals from entering the Grand Mosque in Mecca, marking a sharp escalation in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, Doha-based Al Sharq newspaper has reported. Qatar's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received complaints from Qatari citizens that pilgrims from Qatar were barred from entering the Masjid...

Qatar Ranks Top in MEA Region & 7th World-wide in Internet Connection Speed

10/06/2017
Doha 10 June 2017 New research from Akamai Technologies, the global cloud delivery platform, shows Qatar has the highest average internet connection speeds in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. In its Q1 2017 State of the Internet Report, Akamai Technologies reported that Qatar averaged connection speeds of 13.7 Mbps in the first quarter...

World Human Right Bodies Deep Concern on Human Sufferings Due to Saudi led Blocked

10/06/2017
Doha 10 June 2017 Chairman, National Human Rights Committee Qatar, Dr. Ali Marri during his briefing this late evening in Doha told that a number of Human Rights World Bodies understands the grievances of citizens of the Saudi led blockade including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. These organizations have issued statements and...

US Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Gabrielle Giffords

09/06/2017
U.S. Department of Defense 09 June 2017 The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), during a ceremony on Saturday, June 10, at 12:00 p.m. CDT on the waterfront in Galveston, Texas. The future USS Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, is named after former United States...

Amnesty Int'l on Saudi Led Qatar Blocked : Families Ripped Apart, Freedom of Expression Under Attack Amid Political Dispute in Gulf

09/06/2017
Amnesty International 9 June 2017 Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are toying with the lives of thousands of Gulf residents as part of their dispute with Qatar, splitting up families and destroying peoples’ livelihoods and education, Amnesty International said today. The organization’s researchers have interviewed dozens of people whose human rights...

Ramadan Sports Festival Qatar: 'Eagles' in Men & 'Aktor' in Ladies Won Volleyball Champion Trophy

09/06/2017
Doha 08 June 2017 Organised as part of Aspire Zone Foundation’s (AZF) Ramadan Sports Festival (RSF), the men’s and ladies’ volleyball tournaments drew to a close after several days of exciting competitions, held in the Aspire Dome and the Ladies Sports Hall in Aspire Zone. Team Eagles secured the top spot at the men’s volleyball...
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