US, Qatar commit to advance high-level strategic cooperation

*Amir meets US President in the White House *Several agreements and MoUs signed in the fields of trade, investment and defence *Trump highlights role of Al...

Grading system for trainers on the cards

The newly-launched Driving Training System (DTS) will help the General Directorate of Traffic ensure high-quality training at driving schools as well as transparency in...

Traffic authority launches unified training system

The Ministry of Interior (MoI), represented by the General Directorate of Traffic, launched a unified Driving Training System (DTS) and Monitoring Centre at the...

CAF mulling action against illegal broadcast of matches

Soccer bosses are considering legal action after all 36 group matches of the Africa Cup of Nations were illegally broadcast on a Saudi Arabian...

Intra-Afghan peace talks successful, says envoy

The Minister of Foreign Affairs' Special Envoy for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution, Dr Mutlaq bin Majid al-Qahtani, has announced the success of...

Al-Hammadi meets UNAOC delegates

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi met yesterday the UN Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) delegation, currently visiting...

AG attends ILC meeting

The UN International Law Commission (ILC) resumed yesterday its 71st session in Geneva, with HE the Attorney-General Ali bin Fetais al-Marri participating in his...

Al-Muraikhi meets UNAOC delegation

HE UN secretary-general’s humanitarian envoy Dr Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Muraikhi met yesterday a UNAOC Fellowship delegation visiting Qatar, with participants from Europe and North...

Anti-racists outnumber far-right Proud Boys at DC rally

Few skirmishes as heavy police presence keep both sides separated at 'Demand Free Speech' and 'All Out DC' rallies. Washington, DC - Counterprotesters outnumbered members of...

Turkish journalists take legal action over ‘blacklisting’ report

Journalists' union says a think-tank report on Turkish journalists working for foreign media 'incites people to hatred'. A union of Turkish journalists has filed a...

The activists leading efforts for women’s rights at Afghan talks

Female delegates at intra-Afghan talks in Doha say many women pin hopes on them to advance dialogue on women's rights. Doha, Qatar - Jamila Afghani, a...

Three days in a Yemeni cholera camp

Since the beginning of the cholera outbreak, Yemen has seen close to 1.5 million cases - one of them was my mother. On April 18,...

Second Turkish drillship arrives off Cyprus amid ‘grave concern’

Another vessel anchors in Cypriot territorial waters, where Nicosia claims Ankara has no right to extract oil and gas. A second Turkish ship planning to...

Yemen: Cholera cases so far this year outstrip 2018 figures

Save the Children says 439,812 suspected cases recorded this year and at least 193 children have died. In the first six months of 2019, Yemen has seen...