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Qatar has participated in the first ministerial conference of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) on Social Development, which was held in the Turkish capital Istanbul, with a delegation headed by HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs Yousef bin Mohamed al-Othman Fakhro.
The conference, which took place from December 7-9, discussed the included agenda on issues...
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele and his accompanying delegation has visited Cultural Village Foundation – Katara.
During his tour, President Bukele was acquainted with the facilities of Katara. He also visited the Katara 9th Traditional Dhow Festival, where he was briefed on the important aspect of Qatar’s marine heritage.
General Manager of Katara, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, gave a...
Heads of delegations participating in the 7th Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Conference, in Doha, watched a live stream of the 4th edition of Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award which took place in Rwandan capital Kigali yesterday.
The participating parliamentarians discussed in the second plenary session on accountability, with the attendance of HE...
Effective legislation and transparency regulations should be issued and enforced to tackle the different forms of corruption that impede progress in many countries, stressed parliamentarians participating in the 7th Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Conference which opened in Doha yesterday.
The first plenary session of the conference discussed the topic of promoting good governance stepping up with UN...
His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha with the Chairman of Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), Dr Fadli Zon, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Gabriela Barron, and parliamentarians on the occasion of their participation in the 7th Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption Conference being hosted...
Beirut, Lebanon - Tariq Keblaoui has barely left the streets since Lebanon's uprising began. He has experienced its twists and turns, from the initial explosion of unity more than 50 days ago, through subsequent episodes of violence and growing economic uncertainty.
It has not been easy for the 26-year-old freelance videographer, who films for Megaphone, an independent media platform that has...
Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, authorities have said, in a move upending a major hallmark of conservative restrictions that had been in place for decades.
Previously, Saudi Arabia required all restaurants to have one entrance for families and women, and another for men on their own. Unrelated men and women have for decades...
Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad Hariri, has re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister as businessman Samir Khatib withdrew his candidacy to lead a government that must tackle an acute economic crisis.
President Michel Aoun responded by postponing until December 16 consultations with legislators that had been expected to result in Khatib being named prime minister on Monday. The...
Doha, Qatar - Bahrain won the Arabian Gulf Cup title for the first time with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the final on Sunday.
Bahrain, who last reached the final in 2004, were finally able to breakthrough after four previous defeats in finals.
The Saudis were looking to lift the title for the fourth time. During the competition's group stage, Bahrain had lost 0-2...
Jogjakarta and Denpasar, Indonesia - Every year in Indonesia, at least one million dogs are brutally butchered for human consumption, according to various charities trying to stamp out the trade. "Everyone talks about the dog-meat trade in China and Vietnam no one talks about Indonesia's," Lola Webber, spokeswoman for the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition, told Al Jazeera.
"By very conservative estimates, we think...
A devastating measles outbreak continued to spread in Samoa, as the death toll from the epidemic climbed to 70, mostly young children.
Official figures showed there were 112 new cases in the 24 hours to Monday morning, following a mass immunisation drive last week that saw the entire Pacific nation shut down for two days.
The country remains under a state of...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will head to Rwanda Monday to attend the ceremony of Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award.
The ceremony will be held in Kigali in partnership with the United Nations, in the presence of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Namibian President Hage Geingob, President of the Democratic Republic of the...
Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) launched the ‘Doha Declaration’ at the closing ceremony of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development (DICDD) yesterday.
The Doha Declaration is an action-oriented approach that Qatar hopes will be an international reference point for world governments to integrate the rights of persons with disabilities into their national development plans.
It underscores Qatar’s commitment...
Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) made ambitious achievements during 2019 through the accomplishment of many of its strategic objectives at the media, business and support levels, within the framework of its strategic plans and the efforts of its human resources, as well as planning and preparing for a number of future projects.
This year witnessed a qualitative development regarding the quality...
