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Despite promises of a withdrawal, it appears the Kremlin has boosted its military presence on the front line in Syria.
In mid-July, as fighting was raging on in southern Idlib and northern Hama provinces in Syria's northwest, Reuters reported that Russia has deployed its special forces in the area. Quoting sources from the Syrian opposition, the news agency said that the Russian...
Ankara weighing alternatives to US-made F-35 aircraft as missile-defence row with Washington over S-400s rumbles on.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested his country may buy Russian-made Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets instead of US-made F-35 fighters as the dispute between the NATO allies shows no sign of abating.
Erdogan said Turkey was weighing the Russian aircraft purchase amid an ongoing spat with Washington after...
Washington and Ankara remain at odds over issue of Kurdish YPG militia, which is part of a US-backed force against ISIL.
Turkey will not allow the United Statesto delay its plan to set up a "safe zone" in northeast Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said insisting the deal reached with Washington was still the correct step to take.
Erdogan was quoted in a CNN...
Rift widens in Saudi-Emirati coalition as separatists storm key port city and force government troops to flee.
Separatists in Yemen regained full control of the country's interim capital, Aden, on Thursday after they pushed back troops from the UN-recognised government, officials from both sides said.
The news came as air raids hit Yemeni government forces battling for the southern port city, killing at least 30...
The Committee for Removing Abandoned Vehicles on Wednesday announced that it removed 1,780 abandoned vehicles from the Industrial Area and other places in Qatar during the latest inspection campaign, QNA reported.
The announcement was made during a meeting held by the committee to review the progress of inspection campaigns. The head of the committee, Brigadier Ali Salman al-Hassan al-Mohannadi, stressed...
Qatar University’s College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) students bagged nine awards at the 65th International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) World Congress in Rwanda, it was announced yesterday.
The event gathered around 300 pharmacy students and recent graduates from 53 countries worldwide.
MSc student Shimaa Ahmed Aboelbaha won best scientific poster award for her study on “Potential Cardiotoxic Effects of Venetoclax: In-vitro study...
Bedaya Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (Bedaya Centre) and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) yesterday held a workshop on ‘Labour Sector Services for Entrepreneurs’ to introduce Qatari entrepreneurs and project owners to the relevant legal procedures to carry out their business efficiently.
Mahmoud al-Mahmoud, consultant at Bedaya, said the workshop was held in co-operation...
Thousands visited Joyalukkas showrooms across the GCC, Singapore, Malaysia, UK and US to participate in the Golden Summer Surprise promotion. As part of the promotion, draws to win up to 200 gold bars have been conducted across its showrooms, the jeweller said in a statement.
Joyalukkas had geared up to celebrate this year’s summer with “offers like never before”. Accordingly,...
Ooredoo has extended its retail network with the opening of a new Ooredoo Express shop at Ezdan Mall in Al Wakrah. Customers will now have yet another way of getting in touch with Ooredoo to meet their service requirements.
The new Express shop will offer all services, including the signing up for new plans, recharging, subscribing to home services, and...
As part of the ‘Doha – The Capital of Islamic Youth 2019’ activities, the Ministry of Culture and Sports has announced the ‘Doha Oasis for Innovation’ event from September 14-20.
The activities will be held under the motto ‘Youth is power of the nation’, and under the supervision of the Qatar Center for Cultural and Heritage Events.
The event, in co-operation with...
Squabbles erupted among G7 nations Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain's exit from the EU and how to respond to the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
French President Emmanuel Macron, the summit host, planned the three-day meeting in the Atlantic seaside resort of Biarritz as a chance to...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go assured the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (Phapi) that his panel is willing to listen to their concerns regarding claims payment from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, said Phapi president Rustico Jimenez could present their issues to the Senate.
He added he would relay the...
President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer visit Fujian province to inaugurate the school building there built in honour of his mother as his trip to Beijing has been cut short, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
In a pre-departure briefing on the president’s official visit to China, Foreign Assistant Secretary Meynardo Montealegre said the president’s Fujian visit had been...
Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday said Jammu and Kashmir’s integration with India was completed with the scrapping of Article 370.
He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the parliament scrapped the special status to make Kashmir an integral part of India.
Shah was speaking at the passing out parade of the 70th batch of Indian Police Service (IPS)...
