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UN Experts Call for Urgent Action on Jammu and Kashmir

04/08/2020
Geneva, 04 Aug. 2020 (Anadolu) By Peter Kenny A full year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, UN human rights experts Tuesday called on India and the international community to take urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation in the territory. "Urgent action is needed," said the special rapporteurs...

Afghanistan, Pakistan at Odds Over Border Clash

02/08/2020
Kabul, Afghanistan 01 August 2020 (Anadolu News) Two sides present different versions after at least 15 Afghans killed, 80 hurt at border crossing Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the alleged shelling by Pakistani border forces at a busy border crossing point that left at least 15 Afghan civilians dead. The ministry called for a...

SpaceX Crew Dragon Astronauts Splash Down in Gulf of Mexico

02/08/2020
02 August 2020 (AlJazeera News) SpaceX has safely delivered two astronauts back to Earth for NASA, following an historic two-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). With the help of four white and orange parachutes, test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 18:48 GMT on Sunday. As soon...

50,000 People to Get Benefit from Qatar’s 'Our Eid is One Initiative'

02/08/2020
Doha, 02 August 2020 The Qatar government launched 2nd initiative 'Our Eid Is One' in presence of representatives of 17 expatriate communities living in Qatar along with officials of Qatar Charity and Ooredoo Telecommunication. The motive behind the initiative was to ensure welfare of expatriate communities with a message to stay at their homes for...

Qatar Getting Back to Normal with Falling Coronavirus Cases: Belgian Ambassador

24/07/2020
Doha, 24 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The situation in Qatar with regard to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing daily and it can get back to normal in near future, Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar HE Bart De Groof has said. Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of his country...

HMC’s Ambulance Services Well-Prepared to Assist in Any Disaster Situation: Darwish

22/07/2020
Doha, 23 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The whole staff of ambulance service in Qatar are well-trained, well-prepared and well-equipped to assist in any kind of unforeseen national disaster, including coronavirus (COVID-19), Assistant Executive Director of Ambulance Services Department at Hamad Medical Corporation Ali Darwish has  said. Talking to Qatar Tribune, Darwish said...

Turkey's Erdogan Visits Hagia Sophia After Re-conversion to Masjid

19/07/2020
Istanbul, 19 July 2020 (Anadolu /AlJazeera) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit on Sunday to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayers will be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week. President's office provided the images of renovation work in progress. It was...

UN Agency : US-Sought Tanker 'Hijacked' off UAE Now In Iran

19/07/2020
19 July 2020 (AlJazeera News) International Labour Organization says MT Gulf Sky was hijacked on July 5 and all 28 Indian crew disembarked in Iran. A United Nations agency has acknowledged that a US-sought oil tanker "hijacked" off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in...

Turkey Celebrates 4th Anniversary of Failed Coup, Thanks Qatar for Support

19/07/2020
Doha, 19 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The Turkish people will always remember Qatar’s valuable and solid support Qatar and Turkey enjoy excellent relations which is reflected from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent short visit to Qatar despite the coronavirus pandemic, said HE Mert Ozmert, Charge d’ Affaires of Turkey Embassy in Qatar....

Qatar Has a Competitive Advantage, Flexible Cost Compared to Other Producers, GECF Secretary General:

16/07/2020
Doha, 16 July 2020 (QNA) The Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Dr. Yury Sentyurin said that Qatar has a competitive advantage and flexible cost compared to other Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) producers, noting that reducing operating costs by 30% and the low cost production enable Qatar projects to be easily absorbed...

UN Top Court Rules in Favour of Qatar in International Airspace Dispute

16/07/2020
14 July 2020, UN News The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected an appeal, brought by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which called into question the authority of the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO). Background The background to the case involves a package of sanctions brought against Qatar in 2017...

An Aerial View Lijiaxia Hydropower Station in China's Qinghai Province

10/07/2020
Qinghai Province, China, 09 July 2020 (Xinhua News)   Aerial photo taken on July 9, 2020 shows water gushing out from a gate of the Lijiaxia Hydropower Station at the border of Jainca County and Hualong County in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Due to the increasing amount of water inflow volume from the upper reaches...

IEA: Global Oil Supply Falls to Nine-Year Low in June

10/07/2020
Ankara, 10 July 2020 (Anadolu News) Global oil supply has declined to its lowest level in nine years due to massive production cuts by OPEC+ nations, according to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) monthly oil report on Friday. Oil supply globally plunged to an average of 86.86 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, down...

Nepal Bans Private Indian Channels for Airing 'False Propaganda'

10/07/2020
Kathmandu, 10 July 2020 (AlJazeera News) Nepal's cable and satellite television providers have stopped airing Indian news channels, with one operator saying on Friday that the move was in response to public complaints against "objectionable" content broadcast about Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The two South Asian countries have been wrangling since India opened a new...

Indonesia-Qatar Trade Volume Registers 194% Increase In Four Years, Says Indonesian Envoy

10/07/2020
Doha, 08 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The bilateral trade volume between Indonesia and Qatar has increased by almost 194 percent between March 2016 and June 2020, according to the outgoing Ambassador of Indonesia to Qatar HE Air Marshal (Retd) Muhammad Basri Sidehabi. Talking to Qatar Tribune on the completion of his tenure...

Qatar Is A Reliable Friend, Says China’s Ambassador

10/07/2020
Doha, July 08, 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddqiui THE recently held 9th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab Cooperation Forum reiterated the solidarity between the forum members in fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Zhou Jian has said. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar HE Mohammed bin...

TRNC Asked Greek Cypriot Administration For Clearance of Trenches Near Crossing Points

10/07/2020
Nicosia, 10 July 2020 (PIO-TRNC) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kudret Özersay asked for clearance of the trenches of portable heavy weapons that were placed near the crossing points. Minister Özersay indicated the dissatisfaction about the issue to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP Elizabeth Spehar...

Heinous Abuses in Indian Occupied Kashmir : Istanbul Conference Urges Special UN Envoy on Kashmir

30/06/2020
Ankara, 30 June 2020 (Anadolu News) A conference in Turkey called on Tuesday for the secretary-general of the UN to appoint a special envoy to resolve the dispute surrounding Kashmir and for it to start mediation efforts on holding a UN-sanctioned plebiscite in the region. In a 13-point joint declaration issued at the end of...

EU Bans Pakistan Airline From Flying to Europe for 6 Months, PIA Grounded 150 Pilots Charge Cheating

30/06/2020
Islamabad, 30 June 2020 (Washington Post) The European Union’s aviation safety agency said Tuesday that Pakistan’s national airline will not be allowed to fly into Europe for at least six months after the country’s aviation minister revealed last week that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots had cheated on their pilot’s exams. Pakistan International Airlines...

Qatar Relaxes Pandemic Covic-19 Restrictions, Enters in Phase 11 Effective July 01

30/06/2020
Doha, 28 June 2020 (QNA) Based on the available public health data and COVID-19 spread indicators, including passing the peak, flattening the curve, and reducing the virus reproduction rate, the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management has decided to launch phase 2 of the gradual reopening plan on July 1st 2020 as initially planned. Phase 2...

Pakistan : PM Imran Urges World Leaders to Speak Up Against India's Illegal Annexation of IOJK

30/06/2020
Islamabad, 30 June 2020 (The Express Tribune) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday urged world leaders to speak up against India's illegal annexation of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) and its attempt to alter the demographic structure. The premier took to microblogging website Twitter and underscored that India's attempt to alter IOJK's demographic structure...

Qatari Authorities Handle COVID-19 Crisis Very Responsibly: Belgian Envoy

27/06/2020
Doha, 29 June 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Qatari authorities have taken all necessary steps to handle the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis very responsibly, Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar HE Bart De Groof has said, lauding Qatar’s healthcare system for its professional approach in managing the situation and curbing the spread of the virus. In...

India-China Border Tension : India Moves Missile System into Ladakh

27/06/2020
New Delhi, 27 June 2020 (Anadolu News) India moves air defense missile system into Ladakh sector following increased fighter aircraft activities by China in region. India on Saturday deployed advanced quick-reaction surface-to-air missile defense systems, called Akash, on its borders with China in the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh. The deployment comes after the Chinese side...

Kashmir Muslims Fear Demographic Shift as Thousands Get Residency

27/06/2020
Doha, 27 June 2020 (Aljazeera News) Up to 25,000 people have been granted domicile certificates in Indian-administered Kashmir since May 18, raising fears of the beginning of  demographic changes in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region. The certificate, a sort of citizenship right, entitles a person to residency and government jobs in the region, which till last...
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