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Legend Boxer Daughter Visited ' Tribute To A Legend ' Exhibition In Doha

21/12/2016
21 Dec 2016 Doha Late boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s twin daughter, Jamillah Ali visited Qatar Museums’ Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) last Monday for a private tour of a stunning exhibition dedicated posthumously to her father. The exhibition, titled ‘Muhammad Ali: Tribute to a Legend’ is on show until February 25th 2017 in MIA’s fourth...

Kerry & Doval Meets In Washington

20/12/2016
US State Department 20 Dec 2016 Secretary of State of United States of America, John Kerry met With Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the US Department of State in Washington. Rich Verma, U.S. Ambassador to India and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal were also present...

US Secretary Of State Meets Indian Nt'l Security Advisor

20/12/2016
US State Department 20 Dec 2016 John Kerry, Secretary of State of United States met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Washington On the occasion were present Rich Verma, U.S. Ambassador to India and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal. Both met on 20th December 2016...

Russian Ambassador To Turkey Assasinated, Gun Man Killed

19/12/2016
18 December 2016 AlJazeera, Hurriyet, NTV Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced Andrey Karlov, ambassador to Turkey shot dead at a photo exhibition in the Turkish Capital Ankara. “We regard this as a terrorist act, Terrorism will not win and we will fight against it decisively.” ' Karlov was at the gallery in Ankara...

Qatari Business Community Meets British Int'l Trade Minister

19/12/2016
Doha 19 December 2016 Members of Qatari business community and representatives of Public Sector commercial institutions today met visiting United Kingdom Secretary of State for Int'l Trade and President of the Board of Trade Liam Fox and his accompanied members of delegation. Qatar Business & Investment Forum Meeting is scheduled to hold in London and...

30 Kilograms of Marijuana Seized at Hamad International Airport

19/12/2016
19 December 2016 Doha, QNA General Authority of Customs announced that Custom officials at Hamad International Airport seized 30 kilograms of the drug "Marijuana" from Asian travelers. An official statement in this regard says that a number of bags were suspected by the authorities on arrival. Upon checking the baggage, between 3-7 kg were found...

Qatar-Turkish 2nd Supreme Strategic Committee Meeting Held In Ankara

18/12/2016
Trabzon-Turkey, December 18 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and president of Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan co-chaired the Second meeting of Qatari-Turkish Supreme Strategic Committee held in the Turkish city of Trabzon on Sunday. Turkish President said that the meeting was held on an extraordinary day that coincides...

Commercial Bank To Finance QAR 730 m In Al Mutahidah Towers Project

18/12/2016
Doha, Qatar 18 December 2016 United Development Company (UDC), one of the leading Qatari public shareholding companies and The Commercial Bank Qatar have signed a financing agreement worth QR 730 million to fund the construction of “Al-Mutahidah Towers”, a flagship project in The Pearl-Qatar. The agreement was signed on December 15 by Ibrahim Al-Othman, UDC...

GOIC Services Lauds For Promoting Industrial Sector in GCC

18/12/2016
December 17, 2016 The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary under the patronage of Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, who was present in the 40th anniversary of GOIC inception. Among guests present included renowned Gulf economists, industrialists and journalists at the Sheraton, Doha. Dr....

13 Soldiers Killed, 48 Wounded in Turkish Kayseri Province Car Bomb Attack

17/12/2016
By Ilhan Toprak and Tuba Karahan KAYSERI, Turkey (AA) At least 13 soldiers were martyred and 48 others wounded in a car bomb attack in central Turkey's Kayseri province on Saturday, according to the military. The Turkish General Staff said in a statement the attack targeted a public bus carrying off-duty troops near the Erciyes...

CIA Apologizes to Turkey Over ISIL Oil Trade Allegations

17/12/2016
Hurriyet Daily News 17 Dec 2016 Sevil Erkuş - ANKARA Turkish media reported this morning that US prime intelligence agency CIA has sent a written apology to Turkey on it's 2014 report on alleged relations between Turkey and the ISIL. Popular 'Daily News' says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the CIA have apologized...

More than 1,000 cats exhibited At Cat Show in Moscow

17/12/2016
PETolog.com 04 Dec 2016 Over 1,000 cats took part at the International Cat Show of Grand-Prix Royal Canin, Moscow (Russia) during 3-4 December 2016. First Place Award in Best Kitten Category won by Short hair Black Pearl KARAMBO, owner - Miss Khalikova First Place Award in Best Neutered Category award won by Abyssinian, owner -...

GCC Slams Egypt On Dragging Qatar On Church Attacks In Cairo

16/12/2016
Riyadh, December 15 (QNA) Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member-states have expressed concern over dragging the name of the State of Qatar in heinous crime of the attack on the church of St Peter and St Paul, attached to the St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Egypt’s capital Cairo, calling it unacceptable. In a statement issued...

Philippines Condemns Terrorist Attack In Istanbul, Turkey

16/12/2016
MANILA, Dec. 16 (PNA) The Philippines has condemned the twin bombings that rocked central Istanbul on December 10, killing 44 people and wounding 166. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 30 police officers were among the 44 dead. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued this statement released to the media on Friday. "The Philippines...

John Kerry Issues Statement on US Extension of ISA, Obama Declined To Sign

16/12/2016
The U.S. Senate has passed 30 days before the expiry of Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) on 1st of December 2016, a 10-year extension of sanctions against Iran on Thursday. The measure passed by 99-0. It passed the House of Representatives nearly unanimously in November. However, US President Barack Obama, unexpected declined to sign renewal of...

Indian Troops Fired School Van, Four Students Injured, One Civilian Killed

16/12/2016
RAWALPINDI, Dec 16 APP: One civilian embraced Shahadat and four school children were injured when Indian troops violating ceasefire sanctity targeted a school van at the Line of Control (LoC) in Nakial sector on Friday morning. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said today. As per Official News Agency of Pakistan, APP, Pakistan on...

China's Richest Man Warns Trump: US Jobs Are At Stake

15/12/2016
Nikkei ASIAN REVIEW DALIAN, China December 15, 2016 3:00 am JST DAISUKE HARASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer Wang says Wanda's 20,000 employees will have "nothing to eat" Wary of a U.S. backlash against his business empire, billionaire mogul Wang Jianlin has warned President-elect Donald Trump to tread carefully in setting policies on Chinese investment -- or...

Ex- Indian Air Force Chief Tyagi Arrested, The Hindu Reports

15/12/2016
Former Air Force chief Tyagi arrested by CBI in Agusta Westland case Devesh K. Pandey DECEMBER 09, 2016 17:55 IST UPDATED: DECEMBER 10, 2016 02:09 IST The premier investigating agency has alleged that bribes were routed through two channels involving a maze of companies in India and abroad. Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi (retd.) was...

Qatar Cancels National Day 2016 Celebrations

14/12/2016
Doha Wednesday, 14th December (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has directed to cancel celebrations of the National Day, which falls on Sunday, 18th of December 2016 in solidarity with the people of Aleppo who are being subjected to the worst kinds of repression, torture, displacement and genocide....

'Qatar To Play Central Role In Health Care Research' Ambassador Otsuka

13/12/2016
13 December 2016 Doha Celebrating 83rd Birth Day of Emperor Akihito of Japan, a gala dinner was hosted by Ambassador Seiichi Otsuka, ambassador of Japan to State of Qatar. Present on the occasion were Dr. Mohammad Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry, Qatar, Ambassador Ibrahim Fakhroo, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign...

Qatar Revised Sponsorship & Exit Laws

13/12/2016
Doha English Daily Gulf Times Doha, Qatar Law No. 21 of 2015, the new law that abolishes the Kafala (sponsorship) system and guarantees greater flexibility, freedom and protection to Qatar’s more than 2.1mn expatriate workforce comes into force today. The eagerly-awaited law introduces new provisions regulating the entry, exit and residency equirements for all workers...

Countdown To Global Wise Summit 2017 Begins

11/12/2016
Local Education Leaders Discuss Themes for WISE 2017 Doha, Qatar, 11 December 2016 The countdown to the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2017 recently began with a World Café workshop bringing together local leaders and education experts to discuss ideas for the event, set to take place in Doha from 14 - 16 November...

Foto Exhibition Of Late Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Althani Inaugurated

11/12/2016
11 Dec 2016 Doha A Foto exhibition of late Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad AlThani is inaugurated this evening at the Gate Mall, Salam International, Doha. The exhibition of unique pictures of late Emir of Qatar (1972-1995) and grandfather of Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani is rare collection of founder of...

HIA Commitment To Improve Carbon Efficiency To 30 % By 2030

11/12/2016
11 December 2016 DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) is celebrating its successful renewal of the Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program by announcing a long-term commitment to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions. This includes a target to improve carbon efficiency by 30% by 2030 along with a series of initiatives...
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