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2 Indians Die Every Minute Due To Air Pollution

19/02/2017
NEW DELHI 19 Feb. 2017 (PNA/PTI) The air Indians breathe is turning more toxic by the day and an average of two deaths take place every minute due to air pollution, says a new study. According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of...

Philippines Hopes For Pardons To OFW Death Awardees In UAE, Kuwait, Indonesia & Taiwan

19/02/2017
MANILA 19 Feb. 2017 (PNA) A Senator on Sunday urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to provide legal assistance to overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Jennifer Dalquez to be saved from death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "We cannot and should not allow the execution of yet another innocent OFW," Sen. Cynthia Villar...

'Terrorist Activities From Afghanistan Testing Our Cross Border Restraint' Bajwa Asked US Commander To Intervene

17/02/2017
Rawalpindi, Pakistan 17 Feb. 2017 The Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday made a telephone call to US General Commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson and expressed his concerns over continued acts of terrorism in Pakistan with impunity from Afghanistan. According to the statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations, during...

UAE Envoy To Kabul Dies Of Wounds From January Bombing

17/02/2017
Abu Dhabi 14 Feb 2017 (Yahoo News / AFP) The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Afghanistan has died of wounds sustained in a January 10 bombing in Kandahar that also killed five other UAE officials, state media said Thursday. Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al Kaabi had been leading a UAE delegation to the provincial governor's...

Trump Reaffirms Unbreakable Bond Between US-Israel, White House

17/02/2017
White House Washington DC 17 Feb. 2017 In an official press release by White House this morning, US President Trump reaffirmed unbreakable between the United States of America and Israel. A picture of President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is released with the Press Release which reads ' Stand with President Trump and Prime Minister...

Philippines Economic Zone Exports Exceeds US$ 43 B, Invites Investors

16/02/2017
Doha, Qatar 16 Feb. 2017 Philippines Export Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General, Brig. Gen. Dr. Charito Plaza has asked investors from Gulf States and particularly Qatari business community to take advantage of the resources of Philippines and the Tax Holiday what her government offers. She assured stability in the policies of President Rodrigo Duterte government...

Over 40 People Died & Several Injured In Bomb Blast At Shrine In Pakistan

16/02/2017
Hyderabad, Pakistan 16 Feb 2017 (APP): Over 40 devotees were martyred and several others injured when a bomb exploded at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan Town, Province of Sindh in Pakistan on Thursday evening. A suicide bomber exploded himself while the devotees were offering Fateha at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar...

NATO Decides To Modernize Command Structure

16/02/2017
NATO HQ's 16 Feb. 2017 Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General NATO today announced after meeting of NATO members that 'We have just concluded a meeting on strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence'. He said that it is agreed on the next steps to modernise the NATO Command Structure, based on recommendations from our senior commanders. We also...

QP & Oman Oil Chiefs Discuss Energy Cooperation

15/02/2017
Doha 15 February 2017 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum received today Isam Al Zadjali, CEO of Oman Oil Company, the Sultanate of Oman’s energy investment arm at the Qatar Petroleum headquarters, Doha. Discussions during the meeting centered on the latest developments in the regional and international oil and gas markets and...

Two Days Long Roundtable On GCC Energy & Economic Diversification Policies Opened in Doha

15/02/2017
Doha 15 Feb. 2017 Prominent government officials, industry professionals, policy makers and academics gathered at The Energy and Economic Diversification Policies Roundtable, organized by Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC) and Rice University’s Baker Institute in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Industry and Qatar University. The roundtable commenced today for two days at the Four...

Turkey Stresses On Establishment Of Safe Zones In Syria, On Conveying Geneva Conference

15/02/2017
Doha 15 Feb 2017 Turkey once again stressed on creating safe zones in Syria to allow the return of Syrian refugees back to their home country. Mouloud Jawish Ihsanoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey said today in Doha that 'Establishing safe areas in Syria is an idea which should be supported by all and once they...

Half-Brother of N. Korean Leader Assassinated In Malaysia

14/02/2017
Seoul (AFP) 14 Feb. 2017 North Korean female agents operating in Malaysia have reportedly assassinated the half-brother of the North's leader, Kim Jong-Un, a one-time heir apparent who became a critic of the Stalinist regime. South Korean media said Tuesday that Kim Jong-Nam was killed with poisoned needles at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Officials in...

Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Resigns, Misled Vice President

14/02/2017
Washington 14 February 2017 Yahoo News/AP President Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump's senior team after less than one month in office. In a resignation letter, Flynn...

13 Killed & 86 Injured Including Police Officers In Suicide blast In Lahore

14/02/2017
Lahore 13 Feb 2016 (APP): Thirteen persons including two senior police officers were killed while 86 others sustained multiple injuries when a suicide attacker blew himself up at the Charing Cross, The Mall here on Monday. According to Rescue Division in Lahore, a powerful explosion occurred during a protest by various pharmaceutical bodies including Homeopathic...

Two Disposal Officials Killed & 12 Others Injured While Defusing A Bomb In Quetta

13/02/2017
Quetta 13 Feb 2017 (APP): At least two personnel of police were martyred and 12 others sustained injuries in an explosion at Sariab Raod near Karachi Bus Terminal of provincial capital on Monday. According to police sources, police and bomb disposal squad team were defusing the planted Improvised explosive devices (IED) which went off near...

Qatar Delivers 1,264 Residential Units In Phase 2 Of Sheikh Hamad City, Gaza Strip

12/02/2017
Gaza, February 11 (QNA) Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing held a ceremony on Saturday to hand over the apartments of the second phase of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani residential city, Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip. Ceremony was attended by Mohammed...

' 21st Century Belongs To Asia , A Strong & Economically Dev Pakistan Is Approaching Reality' Sartaj Aziz

12/02/2017
Karachi 11 Feb 2017 (APP): ' A strong and economically developed Pakistan is “an approaching reality” due to strong counter terrorism measures, internal reforms, active pursuit of energy and infrastructure projects and prudent economic policies pursued by the present government,' told by Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan. In his key-note speech on...

Tamil Nadu, India - One Killed, 89 Injured In Traditional Annual Bull Hump Event

12/02/2017
12 Feb. 2017 Karthi, Tamil Nadu (India) Indian media reports one spectator killed and 89 injured in ancient traditional bull hump holding event. 'Jallikattu' is known to be practiced during the Tamil classical period (400-100 BC). It was common among the ancient people Aayars who lived in the ‘Mullai’ geographical division of the ancient Tamil...

Angelique Kerber, World No. 2 Arrived In Doha, 32 Players To Take Part In 6 Days Event

11/02/2017
10 Feb 2017 Doha Germany’s Angelique Kerber, the world No. 2 and the topmost seeded player for the 2017 Qatar Total Open, was warmly received at the Hamad International Airport in Doha on Thursday by QTF officials on her arrival for the six-day tournament. The 2016 Australian Open champion’s plane touched down at about 1:00pm...

Al Sadd Won Emir Of Qatar Golden Sword In Endurance Championship

11/02/2017
Doha 11 Feb. 2017 (QNA) Sheikh Thani bin Hamad Al -Thani honoured today Al Sadd team (Qatar), the winner of the endurance ride challenge for the Emir Of State of Qatar Championship sword. The competition took place at Endurance village located in Mesaieed's Sealine. Sheikh Thani presented the golden sword to Abdulla bin Ali Al-Attiyah...

SC & BWI Carried Out 1st Inspection On 2022 World Cup Projects

10/02/2017
By SC Newsroom The first joint inspections on 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ projects have been carried out by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI), the global trade union for construction workers. In accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by SC Secretary General H.E....

Pak Fleet Commander Delineates Details Of Multi-national Naval Exercise AMAN 17

10/02/2017
Naval Headquarters, Islamabad Directorate of Public Relations Vice Admiral Arifullah Hussaini, Commander Pakistan Fleet, in a media briefing on AMAN 17 naval exercises announced that the current exercise is the fifth of the series, being held from 10-14 February 2017, in which 37 countries are participating. With Pakistan the host country, other participating countries are...

Qatar's UNESCO Candidate Meets President Of Pakistan

08/02/2017
Islamabad 08 February 2017 (QNA) Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar's candidate for UNESCO Chief position met Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain at the presidential palace in Islamabad. Dr. Al Kuwari conveyed the greetings of Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to the president of Pakistan and best...

'The Future is Female', Hilary Clinton Message

08/02/2017
08 February 2017 Yahoo News Since Election Day, Hillary Clinton has largely kept herself out of the public eye, so it makes sense that in her first post-inauguration video statement, she'd make up for lost times and deliver some heartwarming inspiration. In a video for the 2017 Makers Conference released on Monday, the former Secretary...
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