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Thousands of ISIL detainees and their family members remain in camps and prisons in Syria.
Members of a coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) had a "difference of opinion" at a meeting in Washington, DC, on Thursday on whether detainees should be repatriated, the US Special Representative for Syria Jim Jeffrey said.
"There was some difference of...
Human rights icon Suu Kyi accused of 'tending towards the annihilation of the Rohingya', criminal complaint alleges.
Yangon, Myanmar - Before becoming Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest for defying the country's feared generals. Now, the Nobel peace laureate faces an attempt to have her imprisoned for supporting them.
A lawsuit filed in Argentina on Wednesday alleges the former human...
Former defence chief Rajapaksa's supporters stir ethnic tensions as he takes on the ruling party's Premadasa.
Colombo, Sri Lanka - At Kesbewa, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, thousands of supporters of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party wait for hours in the driving rain for the man they believe will be the country's next president. Clad in maroon party shirts, they wave flags and cardboard...
Judges approve request to investigate alleged crimes against humanity over Myanmar's crackdown against ethnic group.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has approved a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the Southeast Asian nation faces mounting legal pressure worldwide over the treatment of the minority ethnic group.
ICC judges on Thursday backed a prosecution request to investigate allegations of crimes against...
Incident took place as Teresa Cheng was in London to promote Hong Kong as protests continue to paralyse city.
China condemned on Friday an incident involving the city's justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during more than five months of often violent protests.
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng, who was in London to promote Hong...
Once an elite holiday destination, then a refuge for those displaced by ISIL, the resort town is trying to rebuild.
Habbaniyah, Iraq - Hamed Salama Ali was just 21 years old in 1985 when he left his native Egypt and travelled to Iraq in search of opportunity.
The young man from Mansoura found work at the then newly-opened Al Habbaniyah Tourist Village...
Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, Saud bin Hilal al-Busaidi, and Chairman of Omani Shura Council Khalid bin Hilal al-Maawali have met separately with Qatar’s ambassador to Oman, Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. The meetings discussed relations between Qatar and Oman in addition to topics of mutual interest.
S Korean president receives Qatari envoy’s credentials
South Korean President Moon Jae-in...
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta met Qatar’s Attorney-General HE Dr Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, who is currently visiting Nairobi. During the meeting, they discussed a host of topics of mutual interest in addition to means to boost co-operation between the two countries in the judicial and legal fields. The Attorney-General presented the joint activities to be carried by the Doha-based...
A round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of Qatar and Thailand was held in Bangkok. The Qatari side was led by HE the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi and the Thai side was led by Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vijavat Isarabhakdi. The two sides reviewed bilateral...
The Qatari-European Friendship Association in the European Parliament was established in Brussels yesterday.
The association held its first meeting yesterday at the European Parliament, chaired by Qatar’s ambassador to Belgium and Head of Mission of Qatar to the EU, Abdulrahman bin Mohamed al-Khulaifi, and the elected President of the Association and MP of the European Parliament for the People’s Party...
The 3rd Qatari-American Dialogue on Counter-Terrorism has been held in Washington, DC.
Qatar’s delegation was headed by Chairman of the National Counter Terrorism Committee Major-General Engineer Abdulaziz al-Ansari, while the US side was headed by the Co-ordinator for Counter-terrorism in the US Department of State Nathan Sales.
The dialogue sessions at the US Department of State focused on four key themes...
Ajyal Film Festival, which returns in its seventh edition from November 18-23 at Katara Cultural Village, will see the Doha Film Institute (DFI) highlighting partnerships with leading entities from across Qatar’s public and private sector in a joint commitment to youth empowerment through the arts.
Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) is this year’s principal partner and official geekdom partner. Novo...
The Arab Organisation for Supreme Audit Institutions (Arabosai) concluded yesterday its three-day 13th General Assembly meeting, issuing recommendations gearing towards more co-operation amongst Arab audit organisations.
The final statement also encourages more auditing of development programmes especially the ones dealing with enforcing reforms in line with International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (Intosai) standard.
At the beginning of the closing session...
Qatar yesterday participated in the ministerial meeting of the small groups of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS group in Washington, DC. Qatar’s delegation to the meeting was led by HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS was formed in September 2014 and is unique...
