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Islamic World Reacts with Disgust at New Zealand Masjid Attacks, Pakistan, Turkey Qatar Condemns Strongly

15/03/2019
JAkarta, 15 March 2019 (Reuters) Political and Islamic leaders expressed their disgust at the deadly shooting at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, with some citing rising “Islamophobia” as responsible. As governments in Asia and the Middle East scrambled to find out how many of their citizens had been caught up in the bloodshed...

New Zealand: Terrorists Not on Watchlists, Questions Asked

15/03/2019
NZ Journalism, newsroom, 15 March 2019 The Prime Minister will be questioning her security and intelligence agencies as to how people with extreme ideologies managed to carry out an unprecedented terror attack on New Zealand soil. On Friday afternoon, gunmen open fired on two mosques  in Christchurch. By 0700 pm, 40 people were confirmed dead –...

New Zealand: 49 Killed in Twin Terror Attacks on Masjid, Turkey Calls to STOP Islamophobic Fascist Terrorism

15/03/2019
Ankara/Melbourne, 15 March 2019 (Anadolu News) The death toll from twin Masajid (mosques) attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, climbed to 49, according to the New Zeland Herald. Earlier New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the number at 40. Ardern said her country is treating the shootings as a "terrorist incident". “There is no place in New Zealand for...

Failed Aid Intervention in Venezuela Raises Questions

10/03/2019
Bogota, Colombia by Daniel Salgar Antolinez (Editor Anadolu Spanish News) 05 March 2019 On January 23 the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, invoked articles 233, 333 and 350 of the Constitution and proclaimed himself interim president of the country. Then he began leading a strategy to end Nicolas Maduro’s government, calling the...

New B-737-8 Ethiopian Airlines Crashed, 149 Pax, 8 Crew on-board Fear Dead Including 32 Kenyans

10/03/2019
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AP-Yahoo) 1:50 p.m. A spokesman for Ethiopian Airlines says the among the dead in the crash Sunday are 32 Kenyans and 17 Ethiopians. Asrat Begashaw said that 31 other nationalities were also among those on board the new Boeing 737-8 MAX plane that crashed, killing all the 157 people thought to be...

UAE Makes Fresh Pledge to Deposit $2b in SBP Reserves

10/03/2019
Karachi, 10 March 2019 (Express Tribune) The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the top friendly countries of Pakistan, has made a fresh announcement for depositing $2 billion in the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign currency reserves in a bid to help Islamabad smoothly overcome international payment pressure. “These funds are expected to be...

Hanoi Summit: Trump and Kim Will Sign a Joint Agreement Thursday, May Include Official End of the Korean War

28/02/2019
Hanoi, 28 Feb. 2019 (CNN) President Trump and Kim Jong Un will sign a joint agreement on Thursday, according to the White House, and the President's daily schedule lists a signing ceremony after a day of meetings with Kim. They've been working on an agreement: US officials had been working to draft an agreement with...

Hanoi Summit: Trump and Kim Tease Reporters

27/02/2019
Hanoi, 27 Feb. 2019 Kim Jong-un described his first talk in Vietnam with Donald Trump as “interesting dialogue” while the US President teased reporters that the chat had been mind-blowing. “Boy, if you could have heard that dialogue, what you would pay for that dialogue?” said Mr Trump, after appearing to joke with the North...

China, Russia, India to Strengthen Cooperation, Foreign Ministers' Meet in Wuzhen, China

27/02/2019
Hangzhou, China, 27 Feb. 2019 (Xinhua) China, Russia and India on Wednesday agreed to enhance coordination and cooperation, firmly uphold multilateralism and jointly fight against terrorism. The agreement came as Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held the 16th meeting of...

Golf: 14th Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Set To Take Off on 07-10 March

27/02/2019
Doha Commercial Bank and Qatar Golf Association signed an agreement to hold  14th annual Qatar Masters Golf Championship from 07-10 March 2019. Joseph Abraham, Commercial Bank Group CEO, and Fahad Nasser Al Naimi, General Secretary of Qatar Golf Association signed the agreement on behalf of their respective institutions. The signing ceremony took place  at Commercial...

US-Notyh Korea Shift: Michael Meets Trump, Kim Set for Two-Hour Meeting on Day 1

27/02/2019
By Lee Chi-dong HANOI, 28 Feb. 2019 (Yonhap) Another round of talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S President Donald Trump, slated for Thursday, promises to be far more complicated than their meetings a day earlier. The first-day discussions lasted around two and a half hours at a luxury hotel in the Vietnamese...

US- North Korea Summit: Kim Jong-un, Trump meet in Hanoi, Vow Successful Talks

27/02/2019
Hanoi, 27 Feb. 2019 (Yonhap News) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump met in Hanoi for their second summit on Wednesday, shaking hands and pledging to deliver successful results in what many expect to be a tense showdown over how to end Pyongyang's nuclear program. Sitting together with Trump in front...

Pakistan Shot Down Two Indian Fighter Jets, Two Indian Pilots Captured, Pakistan Military Spokesperson

27/02/2019
Islamabad, 27 Feb. 2019 Two Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft shot down this morning of Wednesday by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in air combat,  two Indian pilots captured.  It was announced by the spokesperson of Pakistan Inter-services Public Relation. Military spokesperson said that one Indian pilot is admitted in one military hospital. He said...

North Korean Media Reports on Kim’s Departure for Trump Summit in Hanoi, 60 Hours and 4,500 Km To Travel

24/02/2019
Seoul/Hanoi, 24 Feb. 2019 (Yonhap) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has departed by train for Hanoi to hold a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump later this week, Pyongyang’s state media reported Sunday. Kim left Pyongyang Railway Station on Saturday afternoon and was accompanied by senior officials, including his sister Kim Yo-jong and top...

Qatar: Prime Minister and Emir of Kuwait Representative Kick off 'Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor' Project

24/02/2019
Doha, 24 Feb. 2019 (Ashgal) Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar  along with Representative of Emir of Kuwait inaugurated this morning on Sunday morning in Sheraton Hotel the new road which will carry the name of Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber...

EU MPs Affirm To Take Effective Measures to Demand Lifting of Blockade

23/02/2019
Brussels, Belgium, 23 Feb. 2019 Dr. Ali Bin Smaikh Al Marri, Chairman, National Human Rights Committee of Qatar and the European Parliament has called for the dispatch of a fact-finding committee to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reveal the fate of the three Qatari nationals who have been forcibly disappeared since the imposition of...

DG ISPR Reiterates 'Talks, Not War' Proposal to India, Distances Pakistan from Pulwama

22/02/2019
Islamabad, 22 Feb. 2019 English Daily Dawn Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Friday highlighted a pattern of "staged" incidents taking place in India and occupied Kashmir whenever Pakistan is "moving towards stability", and reiterated Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of talks to Delhi. The DG ISPR, while addressing...

Ministry of Interior Wins Medals in New Smart Security Devices

19/02/2019
Doha, 18 Feb. 2019 (MOI) The State of Qatar won top places and gold medal in the field of security innovations at the 11th International Inventions Exhibition in the Middle East held in Kuwait. The Ministry of Interior participated with four innovative devices, which include a Smart Security Investigator, Security Robot, Automatic Detector for Explosives...

Bollywood Superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan To Attend Opening Ceremony of Qatar Show 2019

18/02/2019
Doha, 18 Feb. 2019 Qatar Airways has announced today that it will fly World fame Indian actress and Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Doha to provide a glittering opening at the Qatar Show 2019. Annual exhibition will feature some of the world’s finest gemstones, jewelry collections and watches. As the Official Airline Partner of...

Qatar: Nakilat - McDermott Signs New Joint Venture

18/02/2019
Doha, 18 Feb. 2019 Nakilat has signed an agreement with McDermott to form a joint-venture (JV) company providing offshore and onshore fabrication services in Qatar. The strategic partnership aims at increasing productivity levels at Nakilat’s world-class Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard and developing local construction capabilities to support the increasing demand for the construction...

Qatar Petroleum Launches 'TAWTEEN'

18/02/2019
Doha, 18 Feb. 2019 (QP) Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar launched Qatar Petroleum’s Localization Program for Services and Industries in the Energy Sector “TAWTEEN” – an initiative to enhance localizing the sector’s supply chain and expand the small and medium enterprises base. Prime Minister also launched...

Taliban Say Unable to Attend Pakistan Talks; Blame Travel Blacklist

17/02/2019
Daily Dawn, 18 Feb. 2019 The Taliban have postponed an unscheduled round of peace talks with the United States set for Monday in Pakistan saying “most” members of their negotiating team are unable to travel because they're on the US and United Nations' blacklists. The statement on Sunday offered no other details. It did not...

$20 Billion MOUs to Sign Between Saudi Arabia-Pakistan in First Phase, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

17/02/2019
Islamabad, 17 Feb. 2019 (APP) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Sunday said with the signing of $20 billion memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the first phase, the bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries would further grow in the coming months and years. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Sunday...

Mertens 'Keeps Both Feet on the Ground' Following Halep Stunner, Doha Triumph

17/02/2019
Doha, 16 Feb. 2019 (WTO), By David Kane Something about this week felt predestined for Elise Mertens. Throughout the city she saw herself emblazoned on banners and posters, the word VICTORY written across her shoulders. “I saw that the first day already,” she said at the Qatar Total Open on Saturday. “I was like, ‘Oh...
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