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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...

Dozens of US Cities Brace for Anti-Muslim Marches

09/06/2017
United States 09 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Cities across the United States are gearing up for the National March Against Sharia, an anti-Muslim campaign that has been criticised by several rights groups and watchdogs. ACT for America, described by the Southern Poverty Law Centre (SPLC) as the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the US, called...

On Qatar, Pakistan Walks a Diplomatic Tightrope

09/06/2017
Islamabad, Pakistan 09 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) Pakistan's parliament has expressed its "deep concern" over the blockade and severing of ties with Qatar by several Arab states, calling for the government to help mediate in the crisis between the Gulf state and its neighbours. "This House calls upon all countries to show restraint and resolve...

AOHR Condemns Saudi Bloc's List as 'Arbitrary, Violates Laws Against Defamation

09/06/2017
Doha 09 June 2017 Aljazeera News In London, the independent UK-based Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) released a statement condemning the Saudi bloc's list as "arbitrary". "The list was clearly made up arbitrarily, to serve political agendas, without relying on any evidence or an impartial judicial authority," the group wrote. "The exact legal definition...

Qatar Rejects Saudi-led Bloc's 'Terror' List

09/06/2017
Doha AlJazeera News 09 June 2017 (40 Minutes before) Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab countries which cut ties with it this week amid a major diplomatic fallout. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt published a list of 59 people and...

59 People, 12 Groups with Qatar Links on 'Terror List'

09/06/2017
Doha 09 June 2017 (AlJazeera News) A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE has placed 59 individuals and 12 organisations - Qatar based or funded by Qatar - on a "terror list". Qatar's foreign minister said the country will never surrender to the pressure being applied by its Arab neighbours and...

UNHCR and World Human Right Bodies Stressed To Check on Human Rights Violations Caused by Saudi Led Embargo

08/06/2017
Doha 08 June 2017 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World's top human rights body reaction on human rights violations caused by Saudi Arabia led embargo is expected within one or two days time. It was revealed by Dr. Ali AlMarri, Chairman National Human Rights Committee of Qatar at a press conference largely attended...

Qatar Airways Successfully Brings Hundreds Of Qatari Pax From KSA To Doha Via Muscat

08/06/2017
Doha Qatar 07 June 2017 Qatar Airways announced today that all three flights organised by the airline last night to bring passengers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to Qatar have successfully reached Doha. All passengers arrived safely home in Qatar yesterday via Muscat. The flights, chartered on Oman Air, departed King Abdulaziz International...

India Wanted to Sabotage Pak-Afghan Bilateral Relations: Spokesperson Pakistan

08/06/2017
Islamabad 08 June 2017 (APP) India is promoting state-sponsored terrorism in Afghanistan to sabotage Pak-Afghan bilateral relations, the Foreign Office spokesperson Thursday said. “Pakistan and Afghanistan need to closely coordinate with each for overcoming the scourge of terrorism,” he remarked during the weekly media briefing of the foreign office. The spokesperson said Afghanistan has been...

Analysis: Why is Turkey Deploying Troops to Qatar?

08/06/2017
Doha 08 June 2017 (Birce Bora/AlJazeera Online) Only two days after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed diplomatic relations with Qatar for its alleged support of "terrorist organisations", Turkey's parliament has ratified military deals allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar. Turkish analysts talking to...

Pakistan to Respond Resolutely Against “Manifest and Future Threats”: NSC

07/06/2017
Islamabad 07 June 2014 (APP) National Security Committee (NSC) said today, Wednesday that it was fully aware of the “institutional collaboration by elements hostile to Pakistan” and vowed to defend itself resolutely against “manifest and future threats.” The special meeting of the NSC of the Cabinet made it evident following a review of the issues...

'Turkey Disapproves of Sanctions on Qatar', Erdogan

07/06/2017
Ankara Anadolou News 06 June 2017 Turkey's President Tuesday voiced disapproval of the sanctions on Qatar in the wake of several Arab countries severing diplomatic relations with Doha. "I want to clearly say that we disapprove of the sanctions on Qatar," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "These developments, coming at a time when we need solidarity...

UAE Threatens Qatar Sympathizers With Jail

07/06/2017
Doha Anadolou Agency By Ahmed al-Masri 06 June 2017 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has threatened anyone showing sympathy with Qatar with up to 15 years in prison. State-run Albayan daily quoted Attorney General Hamad al-Shamsi saying that expressing sympathy to Qatar or opposing the decision to cut ties with Doha via social media or...

‘Boycott Decisions Led to Human Rights Violations’, Qatar Human Rights Chief

07/06/2017
Doha 06 June 2017 (Daily Gulf Times/QNA) Dr Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri, Chairman, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) said this evening that decisions by some countries to sever relations with Qatar turned into violations of international human rights conventions and charters. In a press conference, Dr al-Marri reviewed the negative and humanitarian impact on Qatar’s...

Two Killed, 36 Injured in Tehran Parliament Shooting, Suicide Attack on Khomeini' Shrine

07/06/2017
Tehran 07 June 2017 (IRNA) Health Minister Advisor confirmed that two of the total 38 people wounded in Tehran terror attacks died at hospital. The total number of the wounded reached 38, including the two who died at hospitals, Abbass Zarenejad told IRNA. The injured people are being treated at four hospitals in Tehran, according...

Pakistan, India to Officially Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Astana Summit

05/06/2017
Beijing 05 June 2017 (APP) Pakistan and India will be officially accepted as members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during a meeting to be attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Astana, Kazakhstan, later this week, a senior diplomat said on Monday. The two countries will go through procedures in line with SCO rules...

A Timeline of Qatar-GCC Disputes

05/06/2017
Doha 'AlJazeera News' 05 June 2017 In a series of statements released on Monday, the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Yemen - along with Egypt, Libya and the Maldives - announced they were severing ties with Qatar. The move came at the end of a few weeks of rising...

Updates Qatar Diplomatic Crisis: Israel Praises, Egypt, Saudi Arabia & UAE Suspends Air & Sea Links

05/06/2017
Doha 'AlJazeera News' 05 June 2017 6:30pm - Israel praises anti-Qatar moves Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's defence minister, has praised the measures against Qatar, saying "there is no doubt that this opens very many possibilities of cooperation in the struggle against terror". 6:25pm - Saudi shuts Al Jazeera office Saudi Arabia has shut down Al Jazeera...

Qatar : 'No Justification of Cutting Diplomatic Ties'

05/06/2017
Doha 'AlJazeera News' 05 June 2017 The following statement was posted online in Arabic by the Qatari foreign ministry on Monday. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar expressed its deep regret and surprise at the decisions by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain...

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain Cut Ties to Qatar

05/06/2017
Doha AlJazeera Network 05 June 2017 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Saudi kingdom made the announcement via its state-run Saudi Press Agency early on Monday, saying it was taking action for what it called the protection of national security. The three Gulf...

10,000 Hectares of Land Announced by a Filipino Real Estate For Displaced Arab Families

04/06/2017
Manila 4th June 2017 Casecnan Community Development Corporation (CCDC), Philippines has announced here in Manila for allocation of 10,000 hectares of land for displaced Arab families wishing to settle in the Philippines. CCDC, the development arm of BUGKALOT TRIBE of Nueva Viscaya who legally owns 169,000 hectares of land has proposed to build 'COMPASSION CITY...

HMC Holds 5th Surgical Research and Innovation Ideas Symposium

04/06/2017
Doha 4th June 2017 Recently 5th Surgical Research and Innovation Ideas Symposium was hosted by Department of Surgery and Medical Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC). Over 300 professionals from Qatar’s healthcare, academic and research communities attended three days long symposium which showcased the research creativity, innovation, and enthusiasm of clinical researchers from across Hamad’s...

Sahiwal Power Plant to Generate 9 billion KWH of Electricity Per Year: Chinese Spokesman

04/06/2017
Beijing 04 June 2017 (APP) With the formal commissioning of its second unit later this month, the Sahiwal power plant will become one of Pakistan’s clean coal power plants with the largest installed capacity, generating 9 billion KWH of electricity per year, which will meet the energy needs of nearly 10 million local people. The...
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