Tag: Qatar

Five Muslims among Forbes’ list of 100 most powerful women

  Five Muslim women have made it to Forbes’ list of the 100 most powerful women published online on Wednesday. Prime Minister of Bagladesh  Shiekh Hasina...

Qatar says no differences with Saudi over Syria

DOHA- Qatar dismissed reports of rivalry with neighbouring Saudi Arabia over efforts to end Syria's war, saying the two countries - the main Arab backers...

Saudi, Bahrain, UAE recall envoys to Qatar

RIYADH- Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recalled their ambassadors from Doha on Wednesday in protest at Qatar's interference in their internal affairs,...

Nine dead in Qatar restaurant gas explosion

DUBAI- Nine people were killed when gas canisters exploded in a Turkish restaurant in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday, the official news agency of...

Qatar ready to host World Cup ‘whatever the date’

Qatar will be ready to host the 2022 Football World Cup finals whether the competition is played in summer or winter, Nasser Al-Khater from...

4 persons kidnapped from Qatari minister’s hunting camp in Balochistan

      Unknown militants attacking the camp of a Qatari minister in district Kechh and kidnapped four people and burnt 2 vehicles. Sources in the Levies force...

PM meets Emir of Qatar, President of Sri Lankia, EC;

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held separate meetings with the Emir of Qatar H.H. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Sri Lanka Mahinda...

Bid to smuggle 3kg heroin foiled at Lahore airport

A smuggling bid of heroin to Qatar was foiled at Lahore airport on Friday. According to details, a passenger named Masood was searched by the...

Shahbaz conveys PM’s congratulations to new emir of Qatar

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif called on the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani here on Monday and conveyed congratulations...

Taliban to open Doha office today: report

A Taliban office, to act as a bridge between militants and the Afghan government in facilitating talks between the two, will open today (Tuesday)...

Qatar revealed as the world’s biggest contemporary art buyer

The small but energy-rich Gulf state of Qatar is the world’s biggest buyer in the art market—by value, at any rate—and is behind most...

Qatar Total Open Tennis: The profusion of ‘ovas’

In the singles matches played Wednesday at the Qatar Total Open 2013, there were nine players with the last name ending with "ova". Of...

US-Taliban talks fail to make headway in Qatar

Talks between Afghan Taliban and the United States failed to make any headway despite the fact that the JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was...

Fazl invited in US-Taliban Qatar peace talks: Hafiz Hussain Ahmed

Jamiat Ulema Islam (Fazlur Rehman) leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed has said that the party’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is in Qatar as he is...

UN climate talks go into overtime in Qatar

UN climate talks in Doha have been extended as delegates from rich and poor nations disagree on funding. Talks scheduled to end on Friday spilled...

Qatar defends right to host climate talks

Qatar, the host of the 18th United Nations climate change conference, known as COP18, has defended its right to host the talks saying that...

United Nations climate summit opens in Qatar

The 18th United Nations climate change conference (COP18) has opened in the Qatari capital. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South African foreign minister, officially handed over on Monday...