Mania Rezaei

1 Feb 2018 The last US-GCC summit was held in May 2017, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, just before the Gulf crisis unfolded MORE ON QATAR Qatar-Gulf crisis: All the latest updatestoday Qatar's blockade in 2017, day by day developmentstoday Defence minister: Saudi, UAE intended to invade Qatar2 days ago UN urged to implement findings on Qatar blockade4 days ago Qatar's foreign...

by Umut Uras 1 Feb 2018 The Tariq bin Ziyad military base in southern Doha is Turkey's first such installation in the Middle East MORE ON TURKEY Turkish army suffers deadliest day in Syria's Afrinyesterday Could Turkey's offensive in Syria lead to a quagmire?yesterday The Hague: Mosque vandalizedyesterday Turkey FM: Kurdish YPG in Afrin are a security threat2 days ago Turkey plans to deploy...

2 Feb 2018 BLOCKADE DURATION 242 days Seven months ago, an air, sea and land blockade was imposed on Qatar by neighbouring countries. Here are the latest developments as of Friday, February  02: Qatar-Turkey relations On Wednesday, Fikret Ozer, Turkish ambassador to Qatar said the country plans to deploy air and naval forces to Qatar in addition to ground troops that are already stationed in the country. "According to the...

1 Feb 2018 Qatar's emir in Ankara, 15 January 2018. Anadolu/Kayhan Özer FAST FACTS Food Security Qatari investments E-commerce portal High-level meetings Qatar and Turkey are bound by strategic relations at the political, economic and military levels. In 2015, Qatar and Turkey established the Supreme Strategic Committee to look after and enhance the relationship. The committee holds regular meetings between the two countries' leadership. Al...

  02 Feb 2018 - 18:44 File photo: Baher Amin / The Peninsula QNA Doha: Weather inshore until 6 p.m. on Saturday will be cold with scattered clouds and slightly dusty at places at times, cold by night, Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be slightly dusty at times with scattered clouds, report added, warning of strong wind...

A young scientist, computer programmer and inventor, named Sajjad Yaghoubi has grabbed the media's attention nationally and somewhat internationally in the past few years. The tall, skinny and olive-skinned Yaghoubi was born 23 years ago in Maku, a city in the farthest Northwest of Iran- in West Azarbaijan Province- which also sits on the border of Iran and turkey. Born into...

  02 Feb 2018 - 1:22 Participants of Cycle 6 of Qatar Science & Technology Park’s intensive accelerator program, XLR8, attend a workshop. The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar Science & Technology Park’s (QSTP’s) flagship accelerator program, XLR8, which aims to help aspiring tech entrepreneurs transform ideas into products with the potential to make a commercial impact, has entered a new cycle. The sixth edition of...

  02 Feb 2018 - 2:18 QNA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi with the UNRWA Commissioner-General, Pierre Krähenbühl, on the sidelines of the resumed meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Arab League at the level of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, yesterday. They discussed bilateral relations, means of supporting and developing them, as...

  02 Feb 2018 - 0:00 Action from the match between Al Sailiya and Al Kharaitiyat yesterday. The Peninsula DOHA: Experienced Moroccan midfielder Tiberkanine Rachid yesterday produced two classy goals to help Al Kharaitiyat hold a powerful Al Sailiya side to a 2-2 draw. Wagner Ribeiro (35) and a powerful long-range shot by Magidi Sideeq (58) twice gave Al Sailiya the lead. However, tireless...

  02 Feb 2018 - 0:00 Real Madrid star and fomer Al Sadd captain Raul is seen with QFA Secretary General at one of the matches of the Al Kass International Cup event that ended on Wednesday. PSG beat Kashiwa Reysol to lift the trophy for the third time since 2012. The Peninsula DOHA: Real Madrid legend and former Al Sadd captain Raul...

  02 Feb 2018 - 2:17 The Peninsula Qatar’s track and field star Mutaz Barshim celebrates winning the gold medal in the high jump event on day one of the 8th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran, Iran, yesterday. Barshim, named the IAAF Athlete of the Year at the end of last season, jumped 2.38m to launch his 2018 campaign with a...

  30 Jan 2018 - 10:08 File photo of a hydroponics exhibition by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment in 2017. By Mohammad Shoeb | The Peninsula DOHA: The Qatar Development Bank (QDB) is set to launch a major initiative towards achieving self-sufficiency in food production, especially vegetables and fruits. Under this unique initiative, QDB is planning to start a comprehensive programme for citizens....

  31 Jan 2018 - 16:56 The Peninsula Doha: Customers will be able make fuel payment at Woqod stations by using their bank debit and credit cards from tomorrow, February 1, 2018. Currently you can pay only using cash at the point of service. The card payment service is being launched in collaboration with QNB. According to officials, Woqod is planning to open many...

  31 Jan 2018 - 13:19 Photo by Mohamad Bwary | The Peninsula By The Peninsula Online DOHA: Petrol prices will go up from tomorrow, February 1, according to the new price list issued by Qatar Petroleum. Premium grade petrol price will go up by 5 dirhams and will cost QR1.85 per litre in February compared to QR1.80 in January. Super grade will be costlier...