Doha, 15 Dec. 2018
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has today revealed the design for Lusail Stadium, the venue at which the opening and final games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ will take place.
The 80,000-capacity venue will be the largest stadium during the tournament, which will ... Read More
Archive: December, 2018
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Doha, 15 Dec. 2018
Amir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurated Saturday the opening of the 18th Doha Forum under the title of "Shaping Policy in an Interconnected World." Lenin Moreno Garces, President of Republic of Ecuador, Hassan Ali Khairi, Prime Minister of Federal Republic of ... Read More
December 15, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Washington, 14 Dec. 2018
(Anadolu News)
U.S. senators voted Thursday to pass a resolution condemning the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and holding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the heinous act.
The resolution was introduced by foreign relations committee chairman Bob Corker. The resolution was adopted by voice vote.
It is the ... Read More
December 14, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Washington, 14 December 2018
(Anadolu News)
The United States is seeking reimbursements from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the Pentagon failed to charge them for fuel and refueling services, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The oversight was reported by The Atlantic last week, and now the U.S. is now requesting $331 ... Read More
December 14, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Doha, 13 December 2018
(Qatar Tribune-QNA)
QATAR’S general budget for 2019 will achieve a surplus of QR 4.3 billion, its first budget surplus in three years, the Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday.
The surplus is a result of higher energy prices in international markets along with increasing non-oil revenues, the ministry said.
The 2019 budget assumes an average oil price of ... Read More
December 14, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Seoul, 13 Dec 2018
(Yonhap News)
South and North Korea agreed Thursday to hold a groundbreaking ceremony later this month for their project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them to the South, the unification ministry said.
The ceremony will be held at the North's Panmun Station, just north of ... Read More
December 13, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Tokyo, 12 Dec. 2018
(Xinhua News)
A series of commemorative activities have been held by Japanese civil groups recently in various cities to mark the 81st anniversary of Nanjing Massacre.
Chang Xiaomei, daughter of a Nanjing Massacre survivor, shared her father's story at a testimony meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday at the invitation ... Read More
December 13, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Islamabad, 13 Dec. 2018
Daily 'Dawn'
Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced in the National Assembly on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to not stand in Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif's way, if he wants to head the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
"We met Prime Minister Imran ... Read More
December 13, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Washington, 12 Dec. 2018
(Xinhua News)
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former long-term personal attorney, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in jail after pleading guilty to a series of crimes, including campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to Congress.
Prosecutors had recommended a "substantial term of imprisonment" for Cohen, pushing ... Read More
December 12, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui
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Doha, 12 Dec. 2018
President of Ecuador Lenin Boltaire Moreno Garces is arriving in Qatar on Thursday on a three-day visit, Ivonne A-Baki, ambassador of Ecuador said in Doha addressing a press conference.
Ecuador President along with eight member delegation will be visiting Qatar on way back home from China on the invitation of Amir ... Read More
December 12, 2018M Ashraf Siddiqui