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  20 Jun 2018 - 11:37 The outgoing Pakistan’s Ambassador to Qatar, Shahzad Ahmad, at the event. By Rizwan Rehmat | The Peninsula DOHA: Pakistan will be looking to boost its thriving bilateral relations with Qatar by aligning trade aspirations between the two countries at a bigger scale, outgoing envoy Shahzad Ahmad has said. Ahmad, who is set to be replaced by new Ambassador...

  20 Jun 2018 - 12:37 Doha skyline used for representation. QNA Geneva: The State of Qatar lauded the objective and positive attitudes of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) towards the negative repercussions and human rights violations resulting from the unjust siege and unilateral measures that the country has been subject to in June last year, expressing hope...

Telegraph Sport , The Telegraph•June 12, 2018 Qatar will be the first time the World Cup has been held in the Middle East - AFP More Where it is? The 22nd edition of the Fifa World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar. It will be the first time football's biggest tournament will be held in the Middle East, and in an Arab and a Muslim-majority country. When is...

Dylan Stableford Senior Editor , Yahoo News•June 18, 2018 The President blames family separations at the border on Democrats President Trump on Monday again tried to shift blame for his administration’s controversial policy of separating immigrant families at the border to Democrats, while others in his administration threw up a variety of confusing, misleading and sometimes contradictory explanations and defenses. “Why don’t the Democrats give...

  17 Jun 2018 - 18:33 Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi QNA Doha: Qatar will open a shelter and human welfare centre to provide necessary assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking as well as to help them rehabilitate and integrate into the society. It will also provide shelter...

  17 Jun 2018 - 20:44 An image cropped from a publicaity material of 'A Woman In The Time Of Blockade' QNA Doha:  The feature film "A Woman in the Time of Blockade", which is currently on display in the Qatari theaters, shows the moral aspect of the Qatari people in dealing with the siege, as it addresses the crisis from the humanitarian...

  18 Jun 2018 - 8:42 Bart De Groof, the Belgian Ambassador in Doha The Peninsula DOHA: To many observers of 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, one of the participants, the star-studded Belgian squad, is considered an important outsider, a dark horse that stands a good chance of running an excellent race. With 12 appearances so far, Belgium has been a regular contender in...

  18 Jun 2018 - 8:50 A show at the opening of Qatar World Cup Fan Zone by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and Qatar Tourism Authority, yesterday. All pictures: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula By Amna Pervaiz Rao | The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Fan Zone officially launched with a spectacular show at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Al Sadd...

  18 Jun 2018 - 9:31 From left: Alan L Timbayan, Ambassador of Philippines to Qatar; Silvestre Bello III, Secretary of the Department of Labour and Employment of the Philippines; and H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs; during the celebration of Philippine Workers Day at Al Rayyan Sport Club,...

  18 Jun 2018 - 10:20 The Peninsula DOHA: While Eid Al Fitr is a joyous time of year it is also a time when parents need to be extra cautious. A safety expert from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has provided tips to help parents ensure that their children stay safe and healthy during the holiday season. Dr Rafael Consunji, Director of the Hamad...

  18 Jun 2018 - 11:13 The Peninsula Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday with Philippines Secretary of Labor and Employment, Silvestre Bello III, and the accompanying delegation, on the occasion of their visit to the country. They reviewed cooperation between the two countries, and means of boosting them in various fields,...

  18 Jun 2018 - 11:28 The selected World Cup Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and match officials are seen during their visit to the Video Operation Rooms in Moscow. Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim (second left, front row) is also seen. By Fawad Hussain | The Peninsula DOHA: Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al Jassem yesterday made his World Cup debut when he officiated the...

Benjamin Netanyahu and King Abdullah II discuss regional developments, the two-state solution and bilateral relations. 10 hours ago Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) met Jordan's King Abdullah II during a visit to Amman MORE ON MIDDLE EAST The wounded Palestinians 'punished' for protesting in Gazatoday Israel moves to ban filming soldiers after controversial videostoday In Yemen's Hudaida, 'the sound of...

A photographer from Homs becomes a youth leader after his photos of life in a refugee camp are noticed in Canada. 23 Jul 2017 13:12 GMT Syria's War, Refugees, Lebanon, Canada, US & Canada STORY HIGHLIGHTS Between November 4, 2015 and January 29, 2017, Canada took in 40,081 refugees from Syria In 2016, the country admitted 46,700 refugees in total,...