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The International Business Delegation (IBD), an international investor and business network, has appointed Doha resident and entrepreneur Shakeel Ahmed Khan as the official international IBD ambassador for Tajikistan and Pakistan. Khan is expected to lead a delegation of more than 50 entrepreneurs and investors in the region to Doha for the IBD Summit 2020 from April 6-9. More than 1,000 delegates...

Qatar Charity (QC) drilled 163 artesian wells in the drought-hit areas of Somalia during 2019 in co-operation with the Somalia ministry of energy and water resources and local partners, benefiting 446,484 affected people in the country. In the area of relief, various types of assistance, including food aid, were delivered to those in need, in addition to drinking water provided...

Qatar, represented with the Ministry of Culture and Sports, will participate in Kuwait’s national day celebrations with a host of cultural and sports events. The Qatari participation comes under the supervision and organisation of the Qatar Cultural and Heritage Events Centre and will include many events. Qatar’s ambassador to Kuwait Bandar bin Mohamed al-Attiyah said that the participation reflects the sense...

Ooredoo has announced a brand-new promotion for new customers signing up to its Ooredoo ONE plans. The new customers will get a free installation and a free Smart Wi-Fi. Ooredoo ONE service provides the fastest Internet speeds and the most extensive fibre Internet coverage in Qatar with its Smart Wi-Fi, according to a statement. The Smart Wi-Fi easily streams HD films,...

Syrian opposition commanders have said a counteroffensive against government forces in the country's northwest could start "at any moment" amid escalating tensions in the region. The warning on Monday came hours after Ankara said five Turkish troops were killed in shelling by the Syrian army in Idlib province, the opposition's last stronghold in the country. The Turkish army retaliated by hitting...

United States civil rights groups announced on Monday that they filed a lawsuit against a public university in the US state of Georgia, after the school cancelled a speaking engagement of a journalist who refused to sign a pledge to not boycott the Israeli government. In a news conference, officials from the Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia),...

The United States military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 percent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100. No US troops were killed or faced immediate bodily injury when Iran fired missiles at the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq in...

Five Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack carried out by Syrian government forces in Syria's northwest, prompting Ankara to retaliate against dozens of Syrian army targets. The Turkish defence ministry said Monday's shelling on a military base in Idlib province, the last rebel-held stronghold in the war-torn country, wounded a further five troops. The "regime's intense artillery fire targeted our elements sent as reinforcement to the...

Ankara, Turkey - An attack by Syrian government forces killed five Turkish soldiers in northwest Syria on Monday, threatening further escalation in the region after another deadly artillery strike last week. Turkish defence officials said five other troops were wounded in "intense" shelling in Taftanaz in the northwestern province of Idlib, the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria. More: Turkey bolsters Idlib outposts as Syrian...

The death toll in the coronavirus outbreak in China breached 1,000 on February 10, after 108 people died from the virus, the highest daily toll since the outbreak began late last year. The total number of deaths on the mainland has now reached 1,016, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. There were 2,478 new confirmed cases on the mainland on February 10 bringing the...

Qatar Charity (QC) held various activities at Aspire Park, aiming to educate the society on the challenging conditions faced by refugees and their winter needs. This came as part of the continuation of activities accompanying the ‘Warmth and Peace’ campaign launched by Qatar Charity for the current winter. The three-day event aimed at easing the suffering of refugees and workers by...

HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie has stressed the importance of achieving a balance between the requirements of the development process in the country and addressing environmental challenges and finding radical solutions to them. In his opening remarks at the first environmental forum held by the ministry yesterday HE al-Subaie said protection of...

More options are now available for health, fitness and recreation enthusiasts in the country as the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has called upon people to visit its new parks. “If you would like a new place to enjoy National Sport Day with your family and friends, visit one of our newly inaugurated parks: Al Bayt Park,...

Sir Geoff Hurst, the only footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, has hailed Qatar’s National Sport Day as a “great initiative.” “It’s very apt that I am here during Qatar’s National Sport Day when everybody is having fun with sports activities and not working. It’s a great idea and a great initiative. I think sports is...