Kabul, Afghanistan 01 August 2020 (Anadolu News)

Two sides present different versions after at least 15 Afghans killed, 80 hurt at border crossing

Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the alleged shelling by Pakistani border forces at a busy border crossing point that left at least 15 Afghan civilians dead. The ministry … Read More

02 August 2020 (AlJazeera News)

SpaceX has safely delivered two astronauts back to Earth for NASA, following an historic two-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

With the help of four white and orange parachutes, test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico at 18:48 GMT on … Read More

Doha, 02 August 2020

The Qatar government launched 2nd initiative ‘Our Eid Is One’ in presence of representatives of 17 expatriate communities living in Qatar along with officials of Qatar Charity and Ooredoo Telecommunication. The motive behind the initiative was to ensure welfare of expatriate communities with a message to stay … Read More

Doha, 24 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune)

By Ashraf Siddiqui

The situation in Qatar with regard to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing daily and it can get back to normal in near future, Ambassador of Belgium to Qatar HE Bart De Groof has said.
Speaking on the occasion of the National Day of … Read More

Doha, 23 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune)

By Ashraf Siddiqui

The whole staff of ambulance service in Qatar are well-trained, well-prepared and well-equipped to assist in any kind of unforeseen national disaster, including coronavirus (COVID-19), Assistant Executive Director of Ambulance Services Department at Hamad Medical Corporation Ali Darwish has  said.

Talking to Qatar Tribune, … Read More

Istanbul, 19 July 2020 (Anadolu /AlJazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit on Sunday to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayers will be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week.

President’s office provided the images of renovation work in … Read More

19 July 2020 (AlJazeera News)

International Labour Organization says MT Gulf Sky was hijacked on July 5 and all 28 Indian crew disembarked in Iran.
A United Nations agency has acknowledged that a US-sought oil tanker “hijacked” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil … Read More

Doha, 19 July 2020 (Qatar Tribune)

By Ashraf Siddiqui

The Turkish people will always remember Qatar’s valuable and solid support

Qatar and Turkey enjoy excellent relations which is reflected from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent short visit to Qatar despite the coronavirus pandemic, said HE Mert Ozmert, Charge d’ Affaires of Turkey Embassy … Read More

Doha, 16 July 2020 (QNA)

The Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Dr. Yury Sentyurin said that Qatar has a competitive advantage and flexible cost compared to other Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) producers, noting that reducing operating costs by 30% and the low cost production enable Qatar projects … Read More

14 July 2020, UN News

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected an appeal, brought by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which called into question the authority of the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO).
Background
The background to the case involves a package of sanctions brought against Qatar … Read More

Qinghai Province, China, 09 July 2020 (Xinhua News)

Aerial photo taken on July 9, 2020 shows water gushing out from a gate of the Lijiaxia Hydropower Station at the border of Jainca County and Hualong County in northwest China’s Qinghai Province.

Due to the increasing amount of water inflow volume from the … Read More

Ankara, 10 July 2020 (Anadolu News)

Global oil supply has declined to its lowest level in nine years due to massive production cuts by OPEC+ nations, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) monthly oil report on Friday.

Oil supply globally plunged to an average of 86.86 million barrels per day (bpd) … Read More