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G7, Gulf states pledge $1.8 billion to UN aid agencies The G7 and Gulf states have pledged an additional $1.8 billion in aid to UN aid agencies. The agencies are facing budget shortfalls as they respond to some 60 million people affected by conflict. The announcement came as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said UN aid agencies were...

Putin gets permission to deploy Russian military in Syria Russia's Federation Council has granted Vladimir Putin permission to deploy troops abroad. Though Putin did not specify where he might send the troops, he is mulling airstrikes against the "Islamic State" group in Syria. Members of Russia's Federation Council gave in a vote on Wednesday their unanimous support to President Vladimir Putin's...

American Muslim clockmaking teen accepts invite from QF to visit Doha A 14-year-old boy arrested in Texas for building a clock that was thought to be a hoax bomb will be heading to Doha soon after receiving an invitation from Qatar Foundation (QF). Ahmed Mohamed’s father Mohamed Elhassan Mohamad announced the trip in a statement, the Dallas Morning News reported yesterday...

Al Attiyah Chairs GCC Foreign Ministers' Coordinating Meeting New York, September 27 (QNA) - HE Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah presided over the coordinating meeting which was held by the GCC foreign ministers at the headquarters of the GCC mission in New York on the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting addressed...

HH the Emir Participates in UN General Assembly Session New York, September 28 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani participated in the opening meeting of the 70th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which was held at UN headquarters in New York today, with participation of a number of Heads of State...

Projected Haj spending reaches SR17 billion MAKKAH: The volume of spending expected during the current Haj season is approximately SR17 billion, according to Maher Saleh Jamal, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Talking to an online newspaper, Maher Saleh Jamal said that spending is expected to increase during next year's Haj season once...

Putin does not rule out joining US-led air attacks on 'Islamic State' Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia and the US might coordinate airstrikes against the "Islamic State" in Syria. The announcement came after bilateral talks with US President Barack Obama. US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin emerged from a private meeting on the sidelines...

Afghan forces fight for Kunduz after Taliban takeover Afghanistan has launched a counteroffensive in Kunduz a day after Taliban forces overran the strategic northern city. It was the group's biggest victory since being ousted from power in 2001. Backed by a US airstrike, Afghan forces have begun a mission to retake the northern city of Kunduz. Government forces regrouped at Kunduz's...

Mall of Qatar pushes completion date back to Q3 2016 Shoppers will have to wait a little bit longer than expected before setting foot inside one of the largest malls under construction in Qatar. With roughly 75 percent of its building work complete, the Mall of Qatar now said it will open by September 2016. That’s several months later than the...

Qatar commits to invest $35 bln in United States Qatar has committed to spend $35 billion in the United States over the next five years, continuing the countries’ diversification from investments traditionally focused on Europe. Qatar's acquisitive sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), gave the figure on Monday in a statement announcing the opening of an office in New...

Emir meets Japanese prime Minister The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in New York on Sunday. They reviewed bilateral cooperation in addition to other issues on the agenda at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. Read the full text news in resource site… Source News: Qatar Tribune

Child found dead in car and air rescue called in for drowning man While the rest of the nation was busy celebrating Eid, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has been busy saving lives. The day after Eid Al-Adha, the Air Ambulance service of HMC rescued a drowning individual at Sea Line towards the south of the country. The person was immediately taken to...

Stargazers catch sight of 'super blood moon' Across several continents, people glimpsed a rare celestial phenomenon. A lunar eclipse, which gave the moon a distinctive red hue, took place as the earth and moon were at their closest. The moon was at its largest in the sky at the same time a lunar eclipse was visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa...

Taliban seizes center of northern Afghan city Kunduz The Taliban forces have captured the central square in the city of Kunduz, the capital of a key north Afghan province. Afghan security forces are still battling the insurgents. The Islamic militants hoisted their flag above the city's main square, a Reuters correspondent said Monday. "They have taken over Spinzar chaman, the main city...