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A delegation of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is supervising the handover and distribution of the Qatari medical aid of 70 tonnes, intended to support the health sector in Sudan. It has also held several meetings with various partners. Abdullah Hassan al-Mehshadi, general director of the Relief and International Development Division and head of the delegation, visited Sudan’s Federal Ministry of...

Doha has become the cultural capital of the Middle East, thanks to the vision of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, and the Chairperson of Qatar Museums HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, said HRH Princess Beatrice of Orleans, Spain. HRH Princess Beatrice of Orleans said this in Doha during the inauguration of...

Tribune News Network DOHA In partnership with Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and Qatar Airways, Qatar Duty Free (QDF) and L’Oréal Travel Retail Europe Middle East Africa India (TREMEAI) launched the Lancôme Pop-Up store at a Chinese New Year themed opening ceremony at the Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Wednesday. The opening of the pop-up store was held under the banner of...

Tribune News Network Doha THE Ambassador of India to Qatar HE P Kumaran inaugurated the MS Dhoni Cricket Academy (MSDCA) at the Asian Town recently. The academy is an institute of Aarka Sports born out of popular Indian cricketer MS Dhoni and Mihir Diwakar’s thought of giving back to the community by transforming the standard of cricket coaching in India and abroad. Equipped...

Tribune News Network Doha The United Nations (UN) has been urged to recognise “the untapped potential of thousands of passionate teenagers around the world” as more than 1,900 people from 14 countries gathered at Qatar Foundation (QF) for an international showcase of youth diplomacy and leadership. The ninth annual THIMUN Qatar Conference, which opened on Wednesday, is giving high school students from...

Tribune News Network Doha The sixth general assembly of the Global Public Diplomacy Network (GPDN), chaired by Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti, on Tuesday listened to the presentations of delegations of eight new countries who have applied to join the network. The general assembly received credentials of Bosnia, Cuba, Georgia, Malaysia, Serbia, South Africa and Ukraine. The countries were...

PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani met Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau Chairman Faisal Fahadal Shaya and his accompanying delegation, who are visiting Qatar, in Doha on Wednesday morning. The prime minister also met the Deputy Minister of Interior of Turkey Tayyip Sabri Erdil and his accompanying delegation. The prime minister...

Iran's threat to withdraw from a global non-proliferation treaty if European countries refer it to the UN for violations of the 2015 nuclear deal would send "a very, very negative message", a US ambassador said on Tuesday. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday was quoted by Iranian news agencies as saying: "If the Europeans continue their improper behaviour or send Iran's file...

Lebanon's anti-establishment movement is now in its fourth month. Protesters have so far failed to topple the divided, sectarian leadership blamed for corruption and the worsening economy. But they have managed to make some gains. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut. Source:aljazeera.com

Months of protests in Sudan brought to an end the 30-year rule of former leader Omar al-Bashir but the problem that first sparked the unrest remains. Food prices continue to rise and the Sudanese pound's value keeps dropping. Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan reports from Khartoum on the transitional government's efforts to revive the economy. Source:aljazeera.com

Lebanon has formed a new government, its presidency announced after Hezbollah and its allies clinched a deal on a cabinet that is now tasked with tackling the country's worst economic crisis in decades. The country has been without an effective government since caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned in October last year under pressure from protests against state corruption and waste - root...

US immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other advocates to block the removal. The deportation of Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi, a 24-year-old Iranian citizen enrolled at Northeastern University, comes after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced an "enhanced security posture" amid...

HE the Chairman of National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), and Secretary-General of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions Dr Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri met heads of national human rights institutions and human rights officials, on the sidelines of their participation in the Asia Pacific Forum’s three-day workshop on accreditation of national human rights institutions, which is organised...

Qatar is participating with a delegation headed by HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi in the World Education Forum, currently on in London. The theme of this year’s forum is “One generation — what does it take to transform education”. A large number of education ministers, experts and specialists in the field...