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Bangladeshis Protest Upcoming Visit by Indian Premier

06/03/2020
Dhaka, 06 March 2020 (Anadolu News) Large numbers of protesters in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka gathered after weekly Friday prayers demanding the cancellation of an upcoming visit by India's premier. Accusing India's Narendra Modi of "killing Muslims" and "patronizing communal violence" in his country, the demonstrators demanded their government cancel an earlier invitation to Modi for...

Italy Death Toll Jumps As Global Outbreak Deepens

04/03/2020
04 March 2020 (AlJazeera News) Governments around the world are scrambling to contain the spread of COVID-19, which is growing globally even as transmission in China, where the virus originated at the end of last year, continues to show signs of slowing. There are more than 93,000 cases around the world - the overwhelming majority...

US Conducts First Air Strike Against Taliban Since Peace Deal

04/03/2020
04 March 2020 (AlJazeera News) The United States has carried out an air raid against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, a US forces spokesman said a day after President Donald Trump spoke to a senior Taliban leader by phone. "The US conducted an air strike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who...

Amir of Qatar and Prime Minister of Pakistan Held Talks

27/02/2020
Doha, 27 Feb. 2020 (Amiri Diwan News) The Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan discussed bilateral relations and the means to enhance them, in addition to a number of issues of joint interest. During the official round of talks...

Turkish President Erdogan Vows Unflinching Support for Pakistan on FATF, Kashmir

15/02/2020
Islamabad, 15 Feb. 2020 (Geo TV Pakistan) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed unflinching support for Pakistan on the issues related to anti-terror financing and the illegal annexation of occupied Kashmir by India. The Turkish president made the remarks while addressing a joint session of the parliament. Addressing to the joint session of...

Xi Stresses Improving Mechanism for Major Epidemic Prevention, Control

15/02/2020
Beijing, 15 Feb. 2020 (Xinhua) President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed improving the mechanism for major epidemic prevention and control and the national public health emergency management system. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, specified the requirements at the 12th meeting...

Turkey, Turkish Cypriots Reject Deadlock on Cyprus

15/02/2020
Gazimagusa / Ankar, 15 Feb. 2020 (Anadolu News) The people of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkey's Vice President, Fuat Oktay on Saturday. Fuat Oktay's remarks came during a meeting on the legal, political and economic...

Int'l Conference On ‘Social Media Challenges Takes Off In Doha on Sunday

15/02/2020
Doha, 15 Feb. 2020 International conference on ‘Social Media: Challenges And Ways To Promote Freedoms and Protect Activists’ will take off  on Sunday. Over 300 local, regional and International organizations including human rights institutions, universities, think-tanks, journalists unions, major social media networks are among the participants in two days long conference. The conference is organized...

7th Qatar Int'l Boat Show To Take Off On 18th March At The Pearl Qatar

12/02/2020
Doha, Wednesday 12 Feb. 2020 Al Mannai Plus Events has officially announced that the Qatar International Boat Show 2020 will take place on March 18-21, 2020, in Porto Arabia, award-winning marina at The Pearl-Qatar. Khaled Essa Al Mannai, Chairman of the organizing company, addressed the media with the upgraded features of the upcoming show which...

Al-Kaabi: Qatari Energy Companies to Extend Support to Counterparts in China

12/02/2020
Doha, 12 Feb. 2020 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, President and CEO, Qatar Petroleum, expressed Qatar Petroleum’s solidarity with its counterparts in the People's Republic of China as part of its government’s efforts to contain the coronavirus and to alleviate its impact on the population and the economy. In a statement issued today, Al-Kaabi said, “I would...

"Made in Bangladesh" Exhibition Opens in Doha

28/01/2020
Doha, 28 Jan. 2020 (QNA) "Made in Bangladesh" exhibition opened at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre on Tuesday. The three-day exhibition is organized by Qatar-Bangladesh Forum, in cooperation with the Embassy of Bangladesh in Doha. Nearly 100 companies are taking part in the exhibition, covering 18 main sectors in Bangladesh in the fields of information...

Qatar : Amir Of Qatar Reshuffles Cabinet, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz AlThani Appointed Prime Minister

28/01/2020
Doha, 28 Jan. 2020 (QNA) Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued on Tuesday Amiri Order reshuffling the Cabinet. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani is appointed as the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of State of Qatar. Sheikh Khalid has served as Chief of the Amiri Diwan since...

Amir of Qatar Receives Written Message from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

26/01/2020
Doha, 26 Jan. 2020 (QNA) Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received on Sunday a written message from Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of Republic of Philippines. The message pertained to bilateral relations and the means to advance them in different fields. Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign...

'No Progress in Nuclear Talks with N. Korea in 2019 'Regrettable', Says Moon

26/01/2020
Seoul, 24 Jan. 2020 (Yonhap) Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea said on Friday lack of progress in de-nuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States was the most regrettable thing for him last year, along with a slower-than-expected improvement in the living conditions of South Koreans. He especially mentioned the no-deal Hanoi summit...

Kobe Bryant : Basketball Legend Dies in Helicopter Crash

26/01/2020
Calabasas, California (USA), 26 Jan. 2020 (BBC News) US basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant was travelling in a private helicopter when it burst into flames, according to media reports. The LA County Sheriff's department said five people died in the helicopter crash...

S. Korea Naval Unit to Expand Operations to Strait of Hormuz

21/01/2020
Seoul, 21 January 2020 (Associated Press) A South Korean anti-piracy unit has temporarily expanded its mission to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil route at the center of soaring tensions between Iran and the United States. South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced the expansion Tuesday, saying it was meant to help ensure the safe...

Head of Turkish Cypriots Calls for Dialogue In Eastern Mediterranean

21/01/2020
Lefkosa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Anadolu News) The president of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Tuesday said diplomatic methods should be used extensively in a bid to counter growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. Mustafa Akinci’s remarks came at the International Science Diplomacy Forum held in the capital Lefkosa where he commented on...

50th World Economic Forum Takes Off At Davos

21/01/2020
Davos, 21 January 2020 (AlJazeera News/Misc.) The 50th World Economic Forum, has kicked off in the Swiss city of Davos, with an agenda that is focused heavily on climate change,  as world leaders struggle to tackle the crisis.  The Conference will be held from 21 - 24 January 2020. The four-day annual gathering of some...

Sidra Medicine to Host Conference On Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

21/01/2020
Doha, 21 jan. 2020 Sidra Medicine will be hosting a conference in partnership with the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) from 15 to 17 February 2020 at the Grand Hyatt Doha. Sidra Medicine and ISPCAN ae working together to create awareness around on the subject. Both are also working...

Qatar To Build 800 MWs Solar Energy Plant

19/01/2020
Doha, 19 January 2020 Qatar has signed an agreement with French energy giant Total and Japan's Marubeni to build a solar power plant capable of producing 800 megawatts, a tenth of country's peak energy demand, according to Sa'ad AlKa'abi, State Minister for Energy. Addressing a press conference just after the signing of agreement  this afternoon...

Dialogue Only Solution To Regions Crisis, Amir of Qatar, Qatar-Iran Agrees To Boost Trade & Tourism Bilateral Relations

13/01/2020
Tehran, 12 Jan 2020 Qatar and Iran has announced today that both countries have decided to enhance their bilateral relations specially in areas of Economy, Trade, Investment and Tourism. Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad AlThani and Irani President Dr. Hassan Rouhani were addressing a press conference after their meeting on delegations...

Oman's Sultan Qaboos Dies Aged 79, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said Sworn-in As New Ruler

11/01/2020
Muscat, 11 Jan. 2020 (AlJazeera News) Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the Arab world's longest-ruling monarch knopwn for promoting peace, has died, according to an announcement by state media. "With sadness ... the Omani Sultanate court mourns ... our Sultan Qaboos bin Said ... who God chose to be by his side on...

Disastrous Mistake': Iran Admits it Shot Down Ukrainian Plane

11/01/2020
Tehran, 11 Jan. 2020 (AlJazeera News) Iran has announced that its military "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 on board. The statement on Saturday morning blames "human error" for the incident, adding that the military mistook Flight 752 for a "hostile target". Press TV also quoted Iran's General Staff of the Armed...

Gen. Qassem Soleimani Assassination 'Spark A Devastating War'

03/01/2020
Friday, 03 Jan. 2020 (Media Reports) Leaders in the Middle East condemned the US attack, with Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi calling it an "aggression" on Iraq that would "spark a devastating war". "The assassination of an Iraqi military commander is an aggression on Iraq as a state, government and people," Abdul Mahdi...
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