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Canada : 19 Killed in Deadliest Mass Shooting By A Denturist

20/04/2020
Trenton, Canada, 20 April 2020 (Anadolu News)   The death toll in the weekend mass shooting in Canada is now “in excess of 19 victims,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at a press conference Monday. Authorities fear there are more because they are looking at 16 crime scenes as the shooter, who police eventually...

President Erdogan Inaugurated 2,700 Beds Hospital, A Record Set In Healthcare Sector

20/04/2020
Istanbul, Turkey, 20 April 2020 (Anadolu News) The first leg of Basaksehir Ikitelli Sehir Hospital, built on orders of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opened on Monday in the Turkish metropolitan city of Istanbul to strengthen the nation’s fight against the new corona-virus pandemic. City hospitals have a vital role in fighting the virus all...

World Crosses over 2.074 million Positive Covic-19 Patients, Over 139,300 Deaths Including 8,493 During 24 Hours

17/04/2020
17 April 2020 (WHO) World Health Organization in it's latest reports as on Friday 17th April released following updated figures world-wide affected by pandemic Covic-19 : Total (new cases in last 24 hours) Globally   positive confirmed cases 2, 074 529, added in last 24 hours No. 82 967, with death cases 139 378 deaths, 8,493...

Corona-virus Relapse Cases Continue to Rise in S. Korea

17/04/2020
SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) South Korea's health authorities vowed Friday to better monitor people who retested positive for the novel coronavirus, as relapse cases of the disease are rising steadily in the country. The number of people who tested positive again for COVID-19 after making full recoveries has reached 163 since the first such case...

Turkey: Historic Beypazari District Enters UNESCO List

17/04/2020
Ankara, 17 April 2020 (Anadolu) Ankara’s historic Beypazari district on Friday entered the tentative list of UNESCO with its thousands of years old history. Beypazari has been a settlement since ancient times and holds symbols of ancient traditions with rich historical and natural resources, according to UNESCO. A popular travel destination close to Turkey’s capital...

SC Denies All Allegations About Hosting 2022 World Cup

07/04/2020
Doha, 07 April 2020 (QNA) Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) strongly denied today the allegations contained within the court papers made public in the US on 6 April 2020. They are part of a long-standing case, the subject of which is not the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. The SC pointed...

QP To Postpone Start of Production from New Gas Facilities Until 2025, AlKaabi

07/04/2020
  Doha, April 07, 2020 (QNA) Minister of State for Energy Affairs, State of Qatar, Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, who is also President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum (QP), said that Qatar Petroleum (QP) will postpone the start of production from its new gas facilities until 2025 following a delay in the bidding...

Italian Envoy Lauds Qatar's Donation of Two Field Hospitals

07/04/2020
Doha, 07 April 2020 Italian ambassador to State of Qatar Alessandro Prunas has said in a statement issued today that he would like to join the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio in his expression of gratitude to the State of Qatar for its timely and generous donation of 2 field hospitals with...

Corona-virus: Turkey Confirms 34,109 Cases with 725 Deaths Including 76 in Last 24 Hours

07/04/2020
Ankara, 07 April 2020 (Anadolu News) Turkey confirmed Tuesday that 76 more people died from the coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 725. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 34,109 as 3,892 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours...

Corona-virus: How the Saudi-led Blockade Prepared Qatar for the Pandemic

04/04/2020
03 April 2020 (with courtesy of Middle East Eye) By Andreas Krieg The lessons from the blockade in 2017 were learned and they have equipped the peninsula well for a world in lock down. The images of empty shelves in Europe have triggered fears of severe supply chain disruption causing more panic buying and hoarding....

World Crosses One Million Corona-virus Patients, Almost 25 % Only in US, Over 58,790 Died Worldwide

03/04/2020
Doha, 03 April 2020 Corona-virus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered corona-virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more...

Qatar Airways Flown Thousands of Germans Reach Home Safely

01/04/2020
Doha, 01 April 2020 Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker met Hans-Udo Muzel, German envoy to Qatar who expressed his gratitude to Qatar Airways for flying thousands of Germans from all over Asia to their homes in Germany at this crucial time, in spite of the challenges faced in the aviation industry posed...

US-Taliban Sign Peace Deal in Doha, All Foreign Forces To Withdraw in 14 Months

29/03/2020
Doha, 29 February 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The US and the Taliban signed a historic peace deal on Saturday under the auspices of Qatar, after months of negotiations in Doha to end the US’ longest war fought in Afghanistan since 2001.The agreement, signed by US special evoy Zalmay Khalilzada and Taliban political chief...

Corona-virus in Corridors of Power

27/03/2020
Doha, 27 March 2020 The Corona-virus Pandemic  has spread to around  176 countries and territories, with the worldwide death toll from the virus surpassing the 24,000 mark on March 27. Over 542,000 cases are recorded globally diagnosed in Corona-virus include government officials, celebrities and sports personalities as authorities around the world grapple to contain the...

Coronavirus: Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive

27/03/2020
London (UK), 27 March 2020  (BBC) Boris  Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street, after being tested at No 10 by NHS staff. "He was tested for corona-virus on the personal advice of England's Chief MedicalOofficer, Prof. Chris Whitty," a statement said. He will still be...

World-wide Corona-virus Cases Reached to 166 Countries, Surpasses 240,000 Cases, Deaths 8,700 Reported

20/03/2020
 Friday 20 March 2020 (Misc. Media Reports) Global restrictions are dramatically ramping up amid the growing corona-virus outbreak. WHO has confirmed Infection reaches to at least 166 countries and territories. Data shows the disease is Mild in 80% of the patients, Severe in 13 % and Critical in 6%. In critical case, COVIDF-19 can cause...

Corona-virus Epidemic : U.S. Imposed Travel Ban on Europe, UK and Ireland, Trump Tested Negative

15/03/2020
Washington, 15 March 2020 (NPR) The U.S. and countries around the world continued to adapt to the spreading corona-virus pandemic by imposing new restrictions Saturday, as the virus upended travel plans, pushed back elections and forced major companies to adapt. In Washington, the Trump administration said Saturday that the U.S. would extend the current ban...

Crisis Management Committee of Qatar Reviewed Impact of Coronavirus Epidemic, Amir Of Qatar Issued Directions

15/03/2020
Doha, 15 March 2020  (Govt Communication) Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani has directed the State's officials to provide the necessary services to citizens and residents, foremost to provide safety and protection from the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and to ensure continuing their normal life. Amir of Qatar presided this...

Qatar : Exit Visa For Govt - Semi Govt Employees Abolished Effective 19 March

15/03/2020
Doha, 14 March 2020 The exit permit (travel notification) for government and semi-government sectors that are not subject to the Labour Law exempting a category (5%) of the employees in the establishment that are determined by the employer in the relevant sectors, will be abolished, with effect from 19 March 2020. Maj.  Abdullah Khalifa Al-Muhannadi...

Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Tokyo Summer Olympics

14/03/2020
Olympia (Greece) 12 March 2020, Anadolu News Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou in the role of the High Priestess lights the torch of the Olympic Flame during the Lighting Ceremony​ of the Olympic Flame for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on 12 March 2020....

Afghan Gov't Delays Taliban Prisoner Release Endangering the Deal

14/03/2020
Kabul, 14 March 2020 (AlJazeera News) The Afghan government has postponed its plan to release Taliban prisoners, a senior official said, a decision that could sabotage a peace deal signed last month between the armed group and the United States. Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said on Saturday the releases were being delayed because...

ICC Authorises Investigation Into Alleged Afghanistan War Crimes

06/03/2020
Hague, 06 March 2020 (AlJazeera News) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorised an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan, which would include allegations against United States Afghan and Taliban armed fighters. "The Appeals chamber considers it appropriate to authorise the investigation," said presiding Judge Piotr Hofmanski on Thursday. The decision, which comes...

27 Killed, 42 Wounded in Kabul Ceremony Attack, ISIL Claims

06/03/2020
Kabul, 06 March 2020. AlJazeera News At least 27 people have been killed in an attack, claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group, at a ceremony in the Afghan capital where a top Afghan political leader, Abdullah Abdullah, was present but escaped unharmed. While a health ministry spokesman confirmed the death of 27 people, a NATO source told Reuters...

Qatar Confirms 3 Fresh Coronavirus Cases, Toll at 11, Surpass 100,000 Globally

06/03/2020
Doha, 06 March 2020 (Anadolu News) Qatar confirmed three more cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the number of total cases to 11. "The infected are in quarantine; two of the cases are Qatari citizens and one with another nationality who recently returned from Iran," the country's health ministry said in a statement....
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