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Libya's renegade General Khalifa Haftar has announced that a "decisive battle" to capture the capital, Tripoli, will commence imminently, eight months after he launched his offensive to wrest it from the internationally recognised government. "Zero hour has come for the broad and total assault expected by every free and honest Libyan," Haftar said in a televised address on Thursday. "Today, we announce the decisive...

Turkey has reacted angrily at the US Senate move to unanimously pass on Thursday a resolution recognising as a "genocide" the mass killings of Armenians a century ago. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called the vote a "political show" on social media, adding that "it is not legally binding and it has no validity whatsoever." The historic move dealt another blow to...

Director General of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti confirmed that the country’s celebrations of the National Day, which falls on December 18 each year, is a day in which Qataris renew their love and loyalty to their beloved country, and a day for renewing the spirit of loyalty to the wise leadership. On the occasion...

Qatar Airways will celebrate Qatar National Day in the skies by introducing a variety of special touches on board and generous discounts on tickets, it was announced yesterday. On flights from Doha, passengers can enjoy a bespoke menu card influenced by modern Arabic calligraphy and dessert inspired by the shape of the local desert sand rose. Customers in premium cabins will...

Qatar Airways’ award-winning Frequent Flyer Programme, Privilege Club, has partnered with Qatar Museums’ (QM) Culture Pass, it was announced yesterday. Privilege Club Platinum and Gold tier members will get access to the benefits of the Culture Pass Plus programme. QM Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani signed the partnership agreement with Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive HE...

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced a six month closure of the access to Al Khafji Street from Al Shamal Road at Duhail Interchange from today (Friday). The closure in co-ordination with the General Directorate of Traffic is to complete construction works at Duhail Interchange. Road users coming from Doha and going towards Al Khafji street should use...

Ooredoo is the Official Telecommunications Sponsor of the 2019 edition of Qatar’s Strongest Man competition taking place today from 4pm at Aspire Park. The challenge will see eight of Qatar’s strongest men compete. Strongmen over the age of 18 were invited to take part in preliminary rounds, from where the finalists qualified. Fans can expect to see the strongmen taking on...

The organising committee of Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex) has announced Fincantieri as diamond sponsor for its 7th edition taking place from March 16 to 18 at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Organised by the Qatari Armed Forces, Dimdex 2020 will bring together many leaders and decision-makers in the field of international maritime security and defence...

Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) and Harvard University, represented by the Francois Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard Chan School of Public Health, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development (DICDD). The MoU aims to increase co-operation between the two organisations and help them to...

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has met Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed during his official state visit to Qatar. During the meeting, they discussed a host of topics related to Qatar Foundation’s research efforts and Silatech’s work in youth empowerment, as well as Education Above All’s...

Education holds the key to the success of developing countries, Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed said during a visit to Qatar Foundation (QF) yesterday. He was given an insight into QF’s efforts in the fields of education, science and research, and community development during his time at Education City, where he toured the 2015 building (QF Headquarters). Speaking during his...

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah yesterday inaugurated the Ministry of Defence’s pavilion at Darb Al Saai, as part of its Qatar National Day events. He toured the pavilion in the presence of several ranking officers at the armed forces. The pavilion includes a variety of activities suitable for all...

Algiers, Algeria - Polls have opened in a controversial presidential election with critics saying all candidates should be purged because of their ties to the unpopular former government. Thursday's vote is the first since former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced out after a two-decade-long rule in April in the wake of nationwide peaceful protests. The vote has been deferred twice since the unprecedented leaderless...

Turkey denounced US senators on Thursday after they backed legislation to impose sanctions over its military offensive in northern Syria and the purchase of a Russian S-400 missile system. The Republican-led Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 18-4 to send the "Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019" for a vote in the full Senate. More: ...