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  28 Jun 2018 - 9:00 QNA Beirut: The State of Qatar has stressed that it attaches great importance to national development, regional stability and global harmony. It also contributes significantly to the international development and to alleviate the suffering of those affected by war and conflict through humanitarian assistance and development projects in many areas of conflict and occupation. In a speech at the...

  28 Jun 2018 - 9:11 The Peninsula Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, met yesterday with Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Qatar, Munir Abdullah Ghannam. They discussed bilateral relations as well as means of boosting them and enhancing prospects for cooperation, in addition to issues of common concern. A number of the Ministry of...

  28 Jun 2018 - 9:18 File photo of the Wakrah Harbour. Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula The Peninsula DOHA: The Cabinet which met with Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani in the chair yesterday approved a draft law on the regulation of fishing ports under which docking at fishing ports shall be limited to...

  28 Jun 2018 - 9:28 From left: Michael Khoury, Wael Zeidan, Dr Jamal Al Khanji, Dr Khalid Mohammed Al Jalham, Dr Mohammed Al Kuwari, Fahad Mohammed Al Buenain and Talal Abdulaziz Al Emadi. Armstrong Vas &Chinthana Wasala / The Peninsula Doha: The love of adventure sport and the thrill of extreme sports have inspired a team of seven amateur swimmers from Qatar to...

  28 Jun 2018 - 9:43 File image used for representation. The Peninsula Online Qatar Traffic Department has been taking various steps and initiatives to ensure speeding and related accidents do not occur. Mobile radars placed at locations with high risk of speeding has helped reduce the number of accidents say officials. Here are the locations for the radars today (Thursday, June 28) - Al...

  28 Jun 2018 - 10:32 Bloomberg Washington: Qatar Petroleum, the world’s biggest seller of liquefied natural gas, is looking to get even larger, investing $20bn in America’s oil and gas fields at a time when rival US exporters are expanding. The investments will be made over five years, Chief Executive Officer Eng Saad Sherida Al Kaabi said in an interview with Bloomberg News...

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Qatar says the blockade has violated human rights of nationals of both Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. 39 minutes ago The case was prompted by the UAE and three other countries imposing a blockade against Qatar in June 2017 MORE ON HUMAN RIGHTS Confusion in US on how to implement the reunification of familiestoday Rohingya footballers in Malaysia aim...

Arab officials interviewed by Israel Hayom daily confirm to Kushner their countries' support for 'deal of the century'. 25 Jun 2018 King Abdullah II, right, receives White House adviser, Jared Kushner, in Amman MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Aid groups pleading for a ceasefire in Yemen's Hudaidatoday Al Jazeera journalist held in Egypt despite full pre-trial termtoday Qatar blockade case to...

Is the acquittal of Ali Salman a breakthrough in Bahrain? The recent acquittal of a Shia opposition leader could be an indication that Bahrain might be heading towards reform. by Bill Law 21 hours ago A woman holds a placard with an image of Sheikh Ali Salman during a demonstration against his persecution in Bilad Al Qadeem, south of Manama,...

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