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Qatar on Monday submitted its rejoinders in two cases on appeal before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), responding to arguments made by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The ICJ is considering the jurisdiction of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) regarding the resumption of the Council's decision over the complaint Qatar submitted to the Council...
The Australian embassy in Qatar announced that ambassador Jonathan Muir has taken up his position.
Ambassador Muir presented his credentials to His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday, according to a statement.
“My focus over the next few years is on growing the already strong economic relationship between our two countries,” the envoy said.
“Our two-way trade was...
Three films supported by the Doha Film Institute (DFI) have been selected for the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival, which takes place from August 7-17 in Locarno, Switzerland.
DFI’s latest co-financed project, To the Ends of the Earth by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, will screen as the closing night gala of the festival. The celebrated Japanese director, screenwriter, and author was...
Barwa Bank has announced the names of the most recent round of draw winners for Thara’a, its Shariah-compliant savings account, at the bank’s headquarters.
The draw results revealed that Alia Mikaty and Salman Mohamed al-Mahmoud each won a cash prize of QR50,000. Also, a cash prize worth QR25,000 was awarded to Eisa Abdollah Amani and Alia Sultan Ali H N...
Sale at the ongoing fourth edition of the Local Dates Festival at Souq Waqif crossed 79,000kg (79 tonnes) on the sixth day on Sunday, as per the figures released by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME).
The dates festival that started on July 23 witnessed a total of 24,200 visitors during six days. The festival organised by the MME...
Just Real Estate (JRE) and Al Asmakh Real Estate have collaborated to promote Paramount Residences, it was announced in a statement.
Handling the marketing and sales for Paramount Residences is testimony of JRE’s growing popularity in Qatar and overseas markets, the statement said.
Developed by Al Asmakh, a leading luxury lifestyle hospitality management company in Qatar, Paramount Residences is Qatar’s first Hollywood-inspired...
Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has entered into a partnership with New Horizons Computer Learning Centre in Qatar to offer local communities a range of world-class training courses through the Huawei University and Academy.
The partnership between the two companies was signed by Huawei Qatar chief executive Frank Fan and...
Immigration has been a touchstone of the U.S. political debate for decades, as policymakers have weighed economic, security, and humanitarian concerns. Congress has been unable to reach an agreement on comprehensive immigration reform for years, effectively moving some major policy decisions into the executive and judicial branches of government and fueling debate in the halls of state and municipal...
The United States and its Asian allies regard North Korea as a grave security threat. North Korea has one of the world’s largest conventional military forces, which, combined with its missile and nuclear tests and aggressive rhetoric, has aroused concern worldwide. But world powers have been ineffective in slowing its path to acquire nuclear weapons.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.
The court’s five conservative justices gave the administration the green light on Friday to begin work on four contracts it has awarded using Defense Department money. Funding for the projects had been...
Space is about to get spicy. The American space agency, NASA, is planning to blast New Mexico chile pepper plants out of the Earth’s atmosphere in March 2020 and grow the fruiting blooms on the International Space Station. Researchers hope it will lead to improved meals for astronauts, as well as a deeper understanding of how to someday grow...
The Walt Disney Company just broke an all-time record for annual box office earnings, making more money by July than any movie studio has ever made in a whole year. The company announced today (July 28) that it brought in $7.67 billion to date worldwide, breaking the record Disney previously set when it brought in $7.61 billion over 2016.
Three films so...
Direct talks between the Taliban and an Afghan negotiating team that will include top government officials will take place after the United States concludes its own "agreements" with the group, according to the US special envoy for Afghanistan.
The comments by Zalmay Khalilzad on Sunday came after Abdul Salam Rahimi, Afghanistan's state minister for peace affairs, said that a 15-member government delegation would meet the Taliban...
Sudanese police fired teargas yesterday at scores of protesters demanding an independent probe into a deadly June raid on a Khartoum sit-in, despite an investigation identifying eight officers it said were involved.
The joint probe by prosecutors and Sudan’s ruling military council showed that security forces, including a general from the feared paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, took part in the...
