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Israel Hopes GCC Rift will Intensify 'Hamas' Isolation'

16/06/2017
Nazareth, Palestine 16 June 2017 (AlJazeera News/ Jonathan Cook) Israel is seeking to exploit the rift between a Saudi-led bloc of Arab states and Qatar to advance its strategic interests in the region both against the Palestinian movement Hamas and against Iran, according to Israeli analysts. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt...

Saudi, Allies Working on List of Qatar Grievances

16/06/2017
London 16 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) 1030 PM Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Friday that a list of "grievances" involving Qatar was being drawn up and would be presented to Doha shortly. Speaking to journalists in Britain's capital, London, on Friday, Adel al-Jubeir called on Qatar to respond to what he claimed were international...

Afghanistan : UN Chief Calls for Peace and Compassion

16/06/2017
14 June 2017 – Expressing solidarity with Afghan people, in the wake of recent violence in the country, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today underscored the Organization's full commitment to work with the Government and people of the country to build a sustainable and prosperous future for them. “Peace is the solution […] the international...

President Trump Lambasted Former FBI Chief as a 'Leaker'

16/06/2017
Yahoo News 15 June 2017 President Donald Trump has lambasted James Comey, the former FBI director, as a "leaker" for making public his accounts of his meetings with the president.© AFP Brendan Smialowski) If there is one thing the White House has sought to hammer home about the FBI investigation into Russia's meddling in the...

Pakistan Asked HR Council to Respond to Gross HR Violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir

16/06/2017
Islamabad 16 June 2017 (APP): Pakistan has called upon the international community to urge India to put an immediate end to the ongoing bloodshed of innocent Kashmiris and behave as a responsible member of the international community by honoring its commitments and obligations under the international human rights and humanitarian law. Taking part in the...

China-Pakistan Study Centre Inaugurated in Islamabad

16/06/2017
Islamabad 16 June 2017 (APP) Advisor to the Prime Minister on foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, Friday terming Pakistan and China as “Iron Brothers” said the great friendship between the two has stood the tests of time and has moved from strength to strength under successive generations of leaders of both the countries, but in the...

IS Top Leader May Have Been Killed by Russian Airstrike in Syria

16/06/2017
Moscow 16 June 2017 (TAS) Russian President Vladimir Putin, "being the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, receives reports from the Defense Ministry on a regular basis," Kremlin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering a question on whether the leader of the Islamic State (IS, terror organization outlawed in Russia) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been...

NHRC : Qatar Blockade Worse than Berlin Wall

16/06/2017
Doha AlJazeera News 16 June 2017 (0340 PM) The cutting of diplomatic ties, closure of air, land and sea and the restrictions placed on Qatar are "worse than the Berlin Wall", according to the chairman of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC). Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Ali Bin Smaikh al-Marri called on the UN...

Hundred Dead Bodies Seen in Besieged Marawi, Philippines

15/06/2017
Philippines 15 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) A Philippines politician said residents fleeing besieged Marawi City have seen about 100 dead bodies in an area where the army and ISIL-linked fighters have clashed in the last three weeks. Zia Alonto Adiong, a local politician who is helping with relief efforts in Marawi, told reporters on Thursday...

US and Qatar Seal $ 12 bn Deal for F-15 Fighter Jets

15/06/2017
The United States and Qatar have signed a deal for the purchase of F-15 fighter jets with an initial cost of $12bn, as the US administration attempts to navigate an ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. The aircraft purchase was completed by Qatari Minister of Defence Khalid Al Attiyah and his US counterpart Jim Mattis...

India Beats Bangladesh, Faces Pakistan on Sunday in Final

15/06/2017
ICC Cricket.com 15 June 2017 India will meet Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final, a dream match-up that few could have expected when the two sides met to kick off their campaigns. With India stomping over Bangladesh in a nine-wicket win in the second semi-final on Thursday, that match-up of rivals has become...

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...
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