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Doha Institute for Graduate Studies prepares to open this fall All renderings courtesy of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Qatar’s newest university is preparing to welcome its first students this fall, officials have announced. When it does, the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies will be one of the few academic institutions in the region to offer graduate-level research in social...

HH the Emir Participates in Sports Day Doha, February 10 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated along with citizens and residents in the activities of Sports Day. HH visited Qatar Sport Federation for Special Needs in Al Duhail on Tuesday morning and witnessed the sports activities of young and senior members of the federation as well...

HH the Emir Meets Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Doha, February 10 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at Ritz Carlton Hotel on Tuesday morning. At the outset of the meeting,...

Iraqi President Arrives in Doha Doha, February 11 (QNA) - HE President of the Republic of Iraq Fuad Masum arrived Wednesday in Qatar on an official visit to the country.     Read the full text news resource site… Source News: qna.org.qa

Jolie launches center for women in war Angelina Jolie speaks to the media as she visits a Kurdish refugee camp in Dohuk, northern Iraq Jan. 25, 2015. Last month, she was in Iraq’s Kurdistan region visiting refugee camps and meeting officials. And now she is in London, kick starting Europe’s first academic center for studying brutality against women in warzones. Hollywood...

Egypt PM vows to crush terrorism in Arab world Egyptian PM Ibrahim Mahlab spoke at the UAE Government Summit in Dubai. A year after Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab took office, the premier on Wednesday stressed an initial promise to “crush terrorism” in his country following recent years of political turbulence and social unrest. This time, the vow was not only made...

Palestinian official testifies over Israel attacks Hanan Ashrawi, center, from the Third Way party shouts as she and supporters scuffle with Israeli police officers, right, in Jerusalem's Old City, in 2006. Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi took to the witness stand in New York on Tuesday as the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization fight a lawsuit that would...

Poroshenko: Martial law possible if conflict escalates Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he would not rule out introducing martial law throughout the country if diplomacy fails. The announcement comes amid further casualties and ahead of peace talks in Minsk. "I, the government and the parliament are ready to take the decision to introduce martial law in all territories of Ukraine,"...

UK, France follow US, shut Yemen embassy The British and French governments have temporarily closed their embassies in Sanaa as unrest grows in Yemen. It comes after the US embassy in the Yemeni capital shut down for the second time in month on Tuesday. "The security situation in Yemen has continued to deteriorate over recent days," Tobias Ellwood, the British Foreign...

Police in Australia arrest two alleged terrorists with 'IS' flag Australia's police have been on high alert since a siege in Sydney in December Australian counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Sydney, saying that they were preparing an attack. A machete, a hunting knife, a homemade "Islamic State" flag, and a propaganda video were seized in the raid. New South Wales...

MES holds Quran felicitation ceremony DOHA - MES Indian School honoured the achievers in the Quran coaching class and Islamic Studies at a ceremony held at the KG auditorium of the school recently. All the students who had completed the seven-year course in Islamic Studies and received a certificate of merit in the Quran class annual examination 2014, were felicitated...

HH the Father Emir Participates in Sports Day Events Doha, February 10 (QNA) - HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani took part in the celebrations held to mark Qatar National Sports Day. HH the Father Emir joined a walking sports in Al Refaa Street on Tuesday morning to encourage citizens and residents to exercise various sports activities and...

Qatari trade team to visit Japan next week: Rowhani Doha - A large trade delegation comprising representatives from Qatar's public and private sector will visit Japan next week, Qatar Chamber Director General Remy Rowhani said on Monday. The trade delegation including officials of Katara Hospitality and Qatari Diar will explore investment opportunities in Japan, Rowhani told Qatar Tribune on the...

Qatar ‘will not stop’ after 2022 World Cup HE Sheikh Saoud: says Qatar is now being approached by different international federations asking the state to organise their world championships. AFP/Doha - Qatar “will not stop” bidding for major international sporting events after the 2022 World Cup and a potential Olympics, the head of the country’s most powerful sports organisation told...