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Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok received the nominees list on Tuesday and has been mulling the candidates ever since. Sudan's hard-won transition to civilian rule has fallen further behind schedule just days after the new prime minister delayed the formation of the first government since veteran leader Omar al-Bashir was ousted. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, a seasoned UNeconomist who faces the daunting task of rescuing his...

Palestinian officials denounce Israel PM's reiterated pledge to annex occupied West Bank settlements as 'unacceptable'. Palestinian officials have denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reiteration of a pledge to annex all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning such a move would not lead to "any peace". Nabil Abu Rdainah, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Netanyahu's announcement on Sunday was a...

Investigator says Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla's 2014 killing was part of a series of attacks aimed at silencing liberal voices. A journalist who went missing in the Maldives five years ago was killed by a local affiliate of al-Qaeda, an investigator has said, publicly acknowledging for the first time the hardline group's presence and efforts to silence liberal voices in the Indian Ocean...

At least 15 people killed, 26 rescued when three-storey building under construction collapsed in the capital Bamako. Fifteen people have been reported killed when a three-storey building under construction collapsed "like a house of cards" in the Mali capital Bamako, the government and local media reports said. Twenty-six people were rescued alive from the partially occupied building after it collapsed just...

Fears of widespread, catastrophic damage as Dorian becomes strongest hurricane in northwestern Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian, which intensified to a category 5 storm capable of inflicting catastrophic levels of destruction, has made landfall on an island chain in the northern Bahamas. Massive waves, torrential rain and sustained winds of 285 kilometres an hour were reported as Dorian hit Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands on Sunday...

Turkish president says could implement plans 'within a few weeks' to remove Kurdish YPG forces from Syrian border. Turkey will launch its own operation to establish a "safe zone" in northern Syria if talks with the United States fail to give Turkish troops control of the area "within a few weeks", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. "We do not have too much time or patience...

The US Central Command said the 'strike' targeted leaders that were 'responsible for attacks threatening US citizens.' The United States military has said it carried out an attack against "al-Qaeda leaders" in north west Syria. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Saturday its attack in rebel-held Idlib province targeted leaders that were "responsible for attacks threatening US citizens, partners, and...

Hassan Nasrallah denies the movement is building precision-missile factories after Israeli allegation. Hezbollah’s leader has reiterated Israel would face repercussions for an alleged drone attack and said its field commanders were ready to respond. "The need for a response is decided," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech on Saturday, adding that Israel "must pay a price." Nasrallah addressed supporters as tensions between the Lebanon-based movement...

Police say the suspected gunman, who was shot and killed, opened fire at random, hitting more than 20 people. At least five people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed by police and three law enforcement officers were among the injured. Odessa...

Al Rayyan Municipality continues to implement a campaign to remove all violations from farms within its jurisdiction, as part of a comprehensive nationwide plan of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) in this regard. The campaign is being conducted in co-operation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, and the Internal...

Al Sheehaniya Municipality conducted a joint campaign with various other authorities on Friday evening, targeting street vendors and violations of the public hygiene law. The initiate was implemented in co-operation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the security department concerned at the Ministry of Interior and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said...

Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) welcomed about 140 new students for orientation during the three-day Aggie Life 101 orientation. Students and graduates of Texas A&M University are called ‘Aggies’ and that tradition continues at Texas A&M’s branch campus in Doha. Aggie Life 101 is a series of seminars, workshops and activities designed to teach students about Texas A&M and its...

Qatar’s pavilion at the ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing (Expo 2019) will host a symbolic celebration of Qatar National Day tomorrow in co-operation with the entities concerned at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and the Qatari embassy in China. Officials from both Qatar and China are expected to take part in the event, according to a statement...

The third edition of the Najah Qatari Festival hosted yesterday the Statesmen Forum at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center to discuss their experiences and success stories in order to boost the nation and inspire and set an example for the younger generation. Speakers underlined the importance of education and nurturing high ambitions, overcoming difficulties and not to fear the...