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Basra, Iraq - Dozens of journalists in Iraq's southern city of Basra have launched a campaign to highlight the dangers they face following the murder of two reporters amid ongoing anti-government protests.
Ahmad Abdelsamad, a 39-year-old correspondent for local television station Dijla, and his cameraman Safaa Ghali, 37, were killed near a police station late on Friday in Basra. A group of...
The head of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, strongman Khalifa Haftar, are expected to sign a ceasefire agreement in Moscow on Monday, a senior Libyan official said.
The oil-rich North African country has been wracked by turmoil since long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, and multiple foreign powers are now...
About 2,000 people packed a memorial in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday to remember the victims of a Ukrainian airliner shot down in Iran in a disaster that killed 57 Canadians mainly of Iranian descent.
The ceremony was hosted by the cross-cultural Iranian-Canadian charity Tirgan.
Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak, reporting from Toronto, described the turnout as "overwhelming" with a queue of people 100...
Qatar and Bulgaria yesterday signed an agreement for co-operation in the field of education, scientific research and technology, in a bid to consolidate and expand friendship ties and enhance co-operation in the fields of public education, higher education, scientific research and technology between the two countries.
The agreement was signed by HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr...
In a move to mark the achievements of ‘Screen for Life’ Programme, Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has released a 10-minute documentary which outlines the expanded suites, the screening process, success and potential of the programme.
The documentary, made in Arabic with English subtitles, helps viewers understand the programme’s achievements, the people involved, its screening suites and the screening process.
The...
Oman is mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation.
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, who had been ill for some time, died on Saturday at the age of 79.
Over the course of 50 years, he turned a poor country on the Arabian Peninsula into a modern state, which stayed diplomatically neutral in a region divided by conflict.
Sultan Qaboos's successor was sworn...
The Middle East peace process is a term that has been used by world leaders time and time again.
It refers to efforts by the international community to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
One of the most significant events of the past 50 years was the Oslo Accords, a set of agreements that were first signed in 1993 by the Israeli government and the...
The iron grip the United States maintains over the global financial system - and its propensity to use that power to promote its national interests -was reportedly at play this week after Iraq's parliament voted on January 5 to urge caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to expel all foreign troops from the country.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump...
Muscat, Oman - Oman's late ruler Sultan Qaboos al-Said was lauded for the mediating role he played between conflicting parties in the Gulf region, during his near-50 year rule which also saw the emergence of an educated, middle class.
Qaboos, who died on Friday according to Omani state media, came to power in 1970 in a palace coup against his father.
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Fighters in eastern Libya loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a ceasefire in the western region, which includes the capital Tripoli, starting 00:01 am on Sunday (22:01 GMT) conditioned on acceptance by their rivals, a spokesman said.
Forces loyal to Haftar have been battling forces aligned with the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) since April with the aim of capturing Tripoli.
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Popular American game show Jeopardy has been plunged into controversy after a contestant was told she had the wrong answer after identifying Jesus's place of birth, the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, as Palestine.
The incident took place in round one of the game broadcast on Friday, when Katie Needle was given the clue: "Built in the 300s A.D., the Church of the...
ExxonMobil Foundation has contributed QR1.8mn to a school construction project overseen by Education Above All Foundation (EAA) for the second year running.
The contribution announcement was made during the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2020 award ceremony yesterday.
The donation is ExxonMobil’s third to the project, with a total of $2mn having been contributed since 2018.
To date, the foundation’s partnership with EAA has...
Under the leadership of Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatar Museums (QM) held the opening concert of Qatar-France 2020 Year of Culture at Katara — the Cultural Village, Opera House.
The opening concert was introduced by HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al?Kuwari, Minister of State, and Franck Gellet, ambassador of France. Attendees included Ahmad al-Namla,...
Heavy rain failed to dampen enthusiasm for the 2020 Ooredoo Doha Marathon, which the leading telecommunications company said was a “huge success, with a record-breaking 5,000-plus runners making the event the biggest since its inauguration
in 2013”.
The marathon, a much-anticipated fixture on Doha’s sporting calendar, was held at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park starting at 6.30am on Friday....
