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Kuwait's deputy foreign minister says the summit offers a ray of hope in reviving efforts to resolve the Gulf dispute. All member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Qatar, are expected to attend its next summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, according to Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah. "I am optimistic that the level of representation is expected to be high...

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has praised the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for his leadership over the last twenty-two  months, stating that “you are governing Ghana well.” Source: www.graphic.com.gh

Qatari adventurer Abdulla al-Hammadi and his French teammate Pierre Daniel launched their attempt to cycle around Qatar yesterday morning from Katara. The duo will cover a distance of more than 500km to visit a number of schools around the country while promoting road safety and an active lifestyle. Yesterday, it was an 80km trip to Al Thakira, which included a visit...

Qatar Airways has made it really big in aviation industry in very little time and is giving a stiff competition for the big boys. The airline is counted among the best in the world and has bagged numerous prestigious awards for its services. Here are some of the interesting facts that you must know about the airlines: First airline to operate...

Cables show UAE 'warned' US about Qatar long before crisis began, motives weren't only driven by security concerns. As Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt started their campaign to isolate Qatar on June 5, 2017, accusing it of aiding "terrorism" and being too close to Iran, the messaging used by the Arab quartet struck a familiar tone. The blockade against Qatar, now nearing...

China has been pushed into third place on a list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. The latest list by Top 500, published twice a year, puts two US machines - Summit and Sierra - in the top two places. The US has five entries in the top 10, with other entries from Switzerland, Germany and Japan. However, overall China has 227...

What's in a name? For India's cities and villages, seemingly plenty. More than 100 of them, including the most prominent, have been renamed since Independence - Bombay to Mumbai, Calcutta to Kolkata, Madras to Chennai. Names mangled by British rulers have been corrected, and colonial names rejected. Identity pride, cultural assertion, linguistic nationalism and plain whimsy have all led to renaming in...

The town of Paradise in Butte County in northern California has been engulfed by the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. Thousands of the town's structures were completely destroyed in just a matter of hours as the blaze, named the Camp Fire, tore through the area. Before and after images across the community show the extent of its destruction. Local homes The wooded...

A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue gets clogged by fat and stops working, the team, from Trinity College Dublin, found. Obesity is the biggest preventable cause of cancer in the UK after smoking, Cancer Research UK says. And more than one...

A rare pink diamond has fetched 50.3m Swiss francs ($50m; £38.5m) at auction, a record price per carat. Pink Legacy, weighing in at just under 19 carats, was bought by US brand Harry Winston at auction in Geneva. The price of around $2.6m per carat marked a world record for a pink diamond, according to the Europe head of auction house...

Adam was one of 400,000 children who suffer from severe acute malnutrition in a country the UN says is on the brink of famine. By Sanya Burgess, news reporter A 10-year-old boy who weighed just 10kg (22lbs) has died in Yemen with the country on the brink of famine. UNICEF confirmed the young child called Adam had died less than 24 hours...

Tony Award-winning actress Ruthie Ann Miles lost her four-year-old daughter Abigail and unborn baby girl in the fatal collision. A woman who lost control of her car in a crash that killed the toddler and unborn child of a pregnant Broadway actress has died in an apparent suicide. Dorothy Bruns, 44, was found dead in her New York City home and...

The French president says Europe needs to be able to defend itself better alone, without depending on the United States. A "real European army" is needed to defend itself against Russia and even the United States, Emmanuel Macron has said. The French president has pushed for a joint European Union military force since his arrival in power. Defence ministers from nine European...

The airline argues that the image was in fact staged and that crew members only spent a short period of time in the crew room. By Lucia Binding, news reporter Ryanair has sacked six members of cabin crew after a picture of them sleeping on the floor of a Spanish airport went viral. The Irish budget airline was criticised after the picture,...