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PM for strengthening partnership between govt, private sector Doha - Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani on Wednesday stressed the need to stimulate and support the private sector to contribute effectively to the economy of the country. Addressing members of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) and Qatari Businessmen Association...

Monitor: At least 18 killed by regime barrel bomb in Aleppo A civil defence member attempts to put out a fire from a burning vehicle at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Qadi Askar neighbourhood of Aleppo March 5, 2015. (Reuters) At least 18 civilians...

US blogger's killing 'exposes level of political volatility' in Bangladesh The killing of Avijit Roy underscores the fact that there is an emerging pattern in Bangladesh to silence the opinions of those that certain radical elements perceive as being a threat, Dr. Tazreena Sajjad tells DW. The recent killing of Avijit Roy, a US writer and blogger of Bangladeshi origin, by...

US ambassador to South Korea stable after knife attack The US ambassador to South Korea is recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a knife-wielding man in Seoul. The assailant apparently shouted pro-reunification slogans. The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, underwent treatment for two and a half hours by plastic and orthopedic surgeons in Seoul on Thursday, with...

Turkish fighter jet crash kills two pilots A Turkish fighter jet has crashed on a training flight, killing the two pilots on board, according to officials. It is the second deadly crash in two weeks for Turkey's air force. The warplane, an F-4E 2020 Phantom, went down near the city of Konya in the Anatolia region nearly an hour after taking...

Qatar Red Crescent Holds Health Emergency Management Course in Turkey Doha, March 03 (QNA) - Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has organized a one-week training course titled 'Health Management in Emergencies' in Gaziantep, Turkey, with specialist and expert attendance from several NGOs and international organizations, to qualify relief workers to manage challenges and issues of public health in local communities at...

Justice Minister Receives Invitation from Chinese FM Doha, March 03 (QNA) - HE Justice Minister Dr. Hassan bin Lahdan Al Mohannadi received an official invitation from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to participate in the 54th annual session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), which will be held in Beijing next month.     Read the full text news in resource site… Source...

Trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect opens Boston will relive some of its worst memories as federal prosecutors start their case against accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges in connection with the attacks. Victims of the Boston Marathon bombing arrived at court to hear opening statements in the trial of the suspect on Wednesday. Two...

Nine things to do in Qatar this weekend (March 4-7) From outdoor boating and racing competitions to film screenings to concerts in the park, there are plenty of things to do around town over the next few days.   Qatar’s first dragon boat festival The Doha Dragons are set to entertain audiences this week at Qatar’s first dragon boat festival on Friday, March...

Health Minister Meets UAE Counterpart Doha, March 03 (QNA) - HE the Minister of Public Health Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani met here today with the visiting UAE Minister of Health Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais. The two sides reviewed bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways of developing them in health field in addition to issues of mutual...

Qatar forecast to run first budget deficit in more than a decade After enjoying years of record-breaking surpluses, Qatar will likely see budget deficits this year and beyond as government spending looks set to outpace revenues, a new report has found. That means the nation will face more pressure to reduce spending on projects and programs unrelated to the 2022 World...

GCC adopts qatar's plan GCC Sports Day on 2nd Saturday of Feb l UAE to host 1st Youth Games Plan for Sports Court in Bahrain DOHA - A Qatar's proposal to host a combined Gulf Cooperation Council Sports Day for promotion of sports and healthy lifestyle has been accepted by the GCC National Olympic Committees (NOCs) on Tuesday. On the third day...

Dozens feared dead in Donetsk mine explosion Dozens of people are unaccounted for and feared dead after gas sparked an explosion at a mine in a separatist-controlled part of eastern Ukraine. There has been conflicting information about the number of victims. The explosion ripped through Zasyadko mine in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk early on Wednesday, trapping dozens of workers underground,...

British former marine reported killed in Syria The man was named as former marine Konstandinos Erik Scurfield from Yorkshire in northern England A former Royal Marine has become the first British fighter to be killed battling with Kurdish forces against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier...