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The United States on Tuesday barred from entering the country Mohammed al-Otaibi, who served as the Saudi consul general in Istanbul when Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in his consulate in 2018, the US State Department said.
"The murder of Jamal Khashoggi was a heinous, unacceptable crime," the State Department said in a statement, adding that it continued to urge the Saudi government...
Algiers, Algeria - Thousands of students have thronged the streets of the capital, Algiers, to call for authorities to cancel a contentious presidential election scheduled for December 12.
In the last of a series of weekly protests before the vote, the young demonstrators, who want root-and-branch political reforms and the departure of the country's ruling elite, were joined by workers, retired employees, and...
In the years after 9/11, former United States counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke warned Congress that the country needed more expansive spying powers to prevent another catastrophe. Five years after leaving government, he shopped the same idea to an enthusiastic partner: an Arab monarchy with deep pockets.
In 2008, Clarke went to work as a consultant guiding the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as...
Doha and other parts of Qatar witnessed thunderstorms and heavy rain yesterday, prompting the authorities concerned to issue safety advisories for people to follow in such conditions.
Today, the Qatar Met department has said thundery rain is again expected in the country along with strong winds. Thundershowers have also been forecast in offshore areas in the early hours of the...
Ooredoo has announced a complete revamp of its bestselling postpaid Shahry and Qatarna packs and add-ons, giving customers more options, greater flexibility, and better value.
All new Shahry and Qatarna packs will be 5G-enabled, meaning as long as customers have a 5G-enabled device, they will be able to access Ooredoo’s 5G network. All customers can access the benefits of new...
Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development held recently.
The MoU aims to strengthen the bonds of co-operation between the two organisations in order to achieve their common objectives.
The MoU also provides a framework of co-operation between the parties...
Eco Dome, a first for Qatar to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and caring for the environment, will open on January 27, at the Elite Paper Recycling (EPR) premises in Doha’s New Industrial Area.
Held under the patronage of prominent Qatari businessman HE Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani, the initiative serves as tool and platform to educate students...
HE the Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud, yesterday met the delegates attending the 7th Global Conference of Parliamentarians Against Corruption currently being held in Doha.
HE al-Mahmoud met the Chairman of Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption, Dr Fadli Zon, on the sidelines of the GOPAC conference.
During the meeting, the relations of parliamentary co-operation...
The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad avoided court on Monday with the 82-year-old's lawyers saying he was too ill to attend his trial.
Rifaat al-Assad is facing charges of illegally using Syrian state resources to build a French property empire.
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The United Kingdom's Brexit Party has expelled a local councillor and dismissed a part-time official after they were filmed by undercover reporters making racist comments.
The two activists were filmed by Channel 4 News during campaigning in Hartlepool where the populist anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage is focusing its general election campaigning efforts with chairman Richard Tice standing in the constituency.
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'Brexit identity' more important to...
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed "unfathomable grief" on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption at a popular tourist island that is thought to have killed 13 people.
Ardern confirmed five fatalities and said eight people were still missing after Monday's eruption at Whakaari, also known as White Island.
There was little hope of finding the missing alive, after overnight aerial...
Bougainville will begin counting votes on Tuesday in its independence referendum, officials said, amid expectations that the island once ravaged by conflict will overwhelmingly back independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Results are expected to be released on Thursday after the non-binding vote, held from November 23 to December 7, under a 2001 peace pact struck in the aftermath of a...
Iraqis have gathered to mourn a prominent activist shot dead in the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.
Hundreds joined Fahem al-Tai's funeral procession on Monday, hours after the 53-year-old was killed in a drive-by shooting in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala while returning home from protests late on Sunday.
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Rockets hit...
Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where officials say a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday.
City officials became aware of the attack at about 1:30am (6:30 GMT) Saturday, less than 24 hours after the shooting, in which officials say Saudi airman Mohammed Alshamrani opened...
