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CRA: Qatari Service Providers Implement 2nd Phase of GCC Wide Reduced Rates

01/05/2017
Doha 01 May 2017 (CRA) The Communications Regulatory Authority of Qatar (CRA) has coordinated the implementation of the second phase of the regulation on reducing roaming charges within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the benefit of telecom consumers in Qatar and the rest of GCC member states. The reduced roaming rates will be for...

14,900 US Military Personnel Faced Sexual Assault in 2016 Comparing to 20,200 in 2014

01/05/2017
Washington US Department of Defense Press Operations 1st May 2017 Today, US Department of Defense released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military for Fiscal Year 2016. This year’s report shows fewer Service members are experiencing the crime and a greater proportion of Service members are reporting sexual assault than ever before. The...

Qatar Media Corporation Wins Two Prizes in the Arab Radio and TV Festival Held in Tunis

29/04/2017
Tunis 29 April 2017 (QNA) Qatar Media Corporation has won two prizes in the 18th session of the Arab Radio and TV Festival which concluded in the Tunisian city of Hammamet last night. Qatar Television's program "Besaraha" won the first prize in the talk show category of the main television competitions, while "Al-Watar Al-Khames" program...

Qatar Candidate Dr Hamad AlKuwari Presents His Vision As UNESCO's DG Role

29/04/2017
Paris 28 April 2017 (QNA) Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz AL Kuwari, advisor at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar's candidate for the Director General post at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), presented his vision for the organization in presence of 58 members of UNESCO's Executive Board chaired by Germany's Michael Worbs. Dr...

USAF Completes KC-10A Modernisation Programme

28/04/2017
IHS Jane's Int'l Defence Review 27 April 2017 The US Air Force (USAF) has completed a six-year upgrade programme for the McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender aerial refuelling fleet, with delivery of the final aircraft back to Travis Air Force Base (AFB) in California. Delivery of the 59th and final KC-10A to go through the flight...

Dutch Companies in Qatar Are Fully Committed To Qatar Nt'l Vision 2030, Dutch Envoy

27/04/2017
English Daily 'The Peninsula' Qatar 26 April 2017 Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Qatar Dr Bahia Tahzib-Lie has said that Dutch companies are “big investors” in Qatar and fully committed to Qatar National Vision 2030. She was talking to 'The Peninsula' on the eve of National Day of the Netherlands which was...

Lamborghini Opens in Dubai Its Worldwide Largest Showroom

27/04/2017
Sant’Agata Bolognese Dubai, UAE 27 April 2017 With the inauguration of the largest Lamborghini showroom in the world in Dubai Automobili Lamborghini is preparing its international dealer network for the future. The new showroom and service centre, located in Sheikh Zayed Road, exit 41, Dubai, UAE is one of twelve Lamborghini sales points within the...

Emir Cup Final 2017 To Take Place in Khalifa Int'l Stadium Doha, Coincided with Soft Opening

27/04/2017
Doha 27 April 2017 Emir Cup 2017 will be played on 19 May 2017 at Khalifa Int'l Stadium Doha with a new look, new technologies & a new legacy. Expatriate communities living in Qatar in collaboration with Community Out-reaching Department of Supreme Committee will be organising a colorful Family Festival before the start of the...

AlSada Participated in 8th Atlantic Council Conference Held in Istanbul

27/04/2017
Istanbul 27 April 2017 (MOE&I/Petra) Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, State of Qatar led the delegation of the State of Qatar to the Eighth Atlantic Council Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey on 27 and 28 April. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a speech on the second day of...

Qatar Tops in Civil Aviation Security

27/04/2017
Doha, Qatar 26 April 2017 (MOI PR) Qatar has topped in implementing civil aviation security standards, according to official results released by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This was announced during a press conference held at Hamad International Airport on Wednesday, 26 April 2017. Abdullah bin Nasser Turki Al-Subaiei, Chairman of Qatar Aviation Authority, Brig....

Father Emir of Qatar Meets Custodian of the Two Holy Masajid

26/04/2017
Riyadh 26 April 2017 (QNA) Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met here with the Custodian of the Two Holy Masajid King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, at the Erga Palace in Riyadh, this evening. During the meeting, they reviewed strong bilateral brotherly relations and exchanged views on a number of...

U.S. Moves THAAD Anti-missile to South Korean Site, Sparking Protests

26/04/2017
Seoul 26 Apr 2017 (Yahoo/Reuters) The U.S. military moved parts of an anti-missile defense system to a deployment site in South Korea on Wednesday amid heightened tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs, triggering protests from villagers and China. The top U.S. commander in the Asia-Pacific, Admiral Harry Harris, told the U.S. Congress...

Girls School Students Visit NHRC Qatar Offices

26/04/2017
Doha 26 April 2017 (NHRC) A group of students from Al-Iman Secondary School for Girls visited today offices of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) today on Wednesday. On their visit, they were given two lectures on "Historical Development of National Human Rights Institutions" and "Library of the National Human Rights Commission". Jaber Al-Huwail in...

ANNHRI Stressed On Governments to Promote Human Rights Culture

26/04/2017
Doha 26 April 2017 (NHRC) Sultan Bin Hassan Al-Jamali, Executive Director, The Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions participated in the consultations of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with the regional stakeholders held today in Beirut to determine the strategic direction of the Office of the High Commissioner from 2018 to 2021. Sultan...

Qatar Airways to Fly Non-Stop Five Flights Daily To Bangkok Effective June 01

26/04/2017
Dubai, UAE 26 Apr 2017 (QR) Qatar Airways plans to introduce a fifth daily non-stop service from Doha to Bangkok from 1st June 2017. The increased frequency, along with its double-daily Phuket flights and the five-month-old Krabi operations (four flights a week), will take the number of weekly Qatar Airways departures from Thailand to Doha...

Swedish Envoy Lauds Bilateral Relations Between Qatar & Sweden, Bilateral Trade Exceeds 1B Euro

25/04/2017
Doha 25 April 2017 Ewa Polano, Ambassador of Sweden to Qatar announced today that a number of MOUs were in pipe line to be signed at the forthcoming meetings in Stockholm between Qatar and Sweden. She was addressing a press conference this afternoon on the occasion of Sweden National Day celebrations. Ambassador told that among...

Need & Role of Technology For Special Needs People Stressed in 'GREAT" MADA Conference

25/04/2017
Doha 25 Apr 2017 Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications opened 4 days long 'Gulf Region Education Assistive Technology Conference (GREAT) 2017 at the Qatar National Convention Center. Present on the were Dr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Higher Education, David Dikter, CEO ATIA, US and...

Overseas Filipino Workers Exempted Terminal Fee Effective 30th April 2017

24/04/2017
Manila 24 April 2017 (PNA) Exemption of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from paying the airport terminal fee will begin on Sunday (April 30). They just have to declare that they are an OFW to be exempted. This exemption shall be recognized at any point of sale, whether in the Philippines or abroad. According to Manila...

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Arrived Unannounced in Afghanistan

24/04/2017
Kabul, Afghanistan 24 April 2017 (AP) U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Monday to assess America's longest war as the Trump administration weighs sending more troops. Kabul was the final stop on a six-nation, week-long tour Mattis said was intended to bolster relations with allies and partners and to get an...

Taliban Attack: Afghan Defence Minister & Army Chief Quit

24/04/2017
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) 24 April 2017 Afghanistan’s Defence Minister General Abdullah Habibi and Army Chief of Staff General Qadam Shah Shahim, have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores of soldiers dead, the presidential palace says. The attack happened on Friday at an army base near Mazar-e Sharif. Insurgents...

Qatar Prime Minister Inaugurated Kahramaa Awareness Park on 'Tarsheed' 5th Anniversary

24/04/2017
Doha 24 april 2017 Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani inaugurated the Kahramaa Awareness Park in Doha this evening. Opening ceremony was coincided with the celebration of 5th anniversary of 'Tarsheed', a national campaign for Conservation of water and electricity being held under 'One Promise, One Journey'...

North Korea Detains Third U.S. Citizen

23/04/2017
Seoul 24 April 2017 (Yahoo News/Reuters) North Korea detained a U.S. citizen on Saturday as he attempted to leave the country, bringing the total number of Americans held to three. Korean-American Tony Kim had spent a month teaching an accounting course at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the university's chancellor, Chan-Mo Park...

Top Arab Statesman Stressed on GCC States For Joint Policy To Tackle Regional Conflicts

23/04/2017
Doha 23 April 2017 (QU) Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, Former Prime Minister of Qatar stressed on the importance of establishing a diplomatic, proactive and preventive joint policy between the Gulf states to face the policies aimed at creating tension and conflicts in the region. He was Key-note speaker today in Qatar...

President of Croatia Invites Qatari Business Community For Investment

23/04/2017
Doha 23 April 2017 (QNA) Kolinda Grabar Kitrovic, President of the Republic of Croatia said that Croatia is an attractive and favorable country for doing business, and has many opportunities for Qatari businessmen to invest in various economic sectors including infrastructure, energy, tourism, health, pharmaceutical, food industry to advanced technology. Addressing Qatari-Croatian Business Forum held...
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