Doha, 22 August 2024
Hamad International Airport (HIA Doha) announced recently that July 2024 has become the busiest month in its operational history, by serving a remarkable 4.73 million passengers.
This milestone represents a significant 10.2% increase compared to July of the previous year, solidifying the airport’s status as a leading global aviation hub.
This surge in passenger numbers can be attributed to several key factors:
The airport's airline partners have increased their flight frequencies to cater to the heightened demand during the summer ... Read More
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Aug2024
Doha, 14 Aug. 2024
By Dr Wael Shadid
It is expected that there will be a strong diplomatic movement to stop the war, as Iran will link its non-response to stopping the war in Gaza.
I believe that the circumstances have become very suitable, as each party will consider itself victorious over the other.
Israel will consider itself victorious because it killed the head of Hamas, his deputy, and a group of the resistance's military leadership, destroyed Gaza, and set it back decades. The ... Read More
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Aug2024
Rawalpindi, 12 Aug. 2024(Dawn)
Former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed has been taken into military custody and the process for his court martial has been initiated in connection with the Top City housing scheme scandal, the army’s media wing said on Monday.
The development is a first in the country’s history where a court martial has been initiated against a former spymaster.
“Complying with the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan, a detailed court of inquiry was undertaken by Pakistan Army, to ascertain correctness ... Read More
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Aug2024
Gaza City, Palestine, 06 August 2024
Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday appointed Commander Yahya Sinwar, 61, as head of the political wing 'succeeding the martyr Commander Ismail Haniyeh, may [God] have mercy on him', the group said in a brief statement.
Sinwar has been chosen after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Head of the Political Wing on Wednesday, 31st July's early morning in Tehran. Shaheed Haniyeh attended the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday of Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian.
Hamas and Iran have ... Read More
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Aug2024
Doha, 06 August 2024
By Ashraf Siddiqui
Osama Hamdan, Deputy Public Relations Director of Hamas Political Wing of the Palestinian’s front liberation forces, has said that the possible successor of martyred Ismail Haneyah as head of Hamas’ political wing will be announced soon.
Talking to Ashraf Siddiqui, Editor, www.asiantelegraphqatar.com on the sidelines of the three-day mourning period which concluded on Sunday, Osama Hamdan said that Hamas is a well-organized outfit with strong established systems. After completion of the procedures, a decision in this ... Read More
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Aug2024
Dhaka, 05 August 2024 (BSS-Misc)
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman in an address to the Bangladesh nation announced resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who fled from Dhaka. He said that army has taken over the affairs of the government, however, he said that he will form an interim government to run the country.
Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman said that 'We have held a fantastic discussion. We have decided to form an interim government', he held a meeting with leaders of different political ... Read More
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Aug2024
Gaza, City 04 August 2024 (Anadolu News)
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Wednesday that the head of its political bureau Ismail Haniyeh had been assassinated in an Israeli raid on his residence in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
The body of Shaheed Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard Wasim Abu Shaban were taken to the Imam Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd Al Wahab State Masjid in Qatar's capital Doha where thousands of mourners performed funeral prayers over the caskets, covered in the ... Read More
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Jul2024
Doha, 28 July 2024
By Cao Xiaolin, Chinese Ambassador to State of Qatar
The Chinese economy delivered a sound performance in the first half of 2024, with the gross domestic product (GDP) reaching around RMB 61.68 trillion (about US$8.5 trillion), up by 5 percent year on year at constant price. In the same period, China’s imports and exports exceeded RMB 21 trillion, up 6.1 percent. The International Monetary Fund revised up its 2024 Chinese GDP growth forecast to 5 percent in the ... Read More
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Jul2024
Salalah, Oman, 27 July 2024 (NHRC)
The Regional Forum on Monitoring the Implementation of National Visions on the Human Rights concluded in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman with a number of recommendations.
Over 170 participants attended the meeting including the representatives of more than 50 institutions and organizations like United Nations, international and regional organizations, stakeholders, national human rights institutions, government agencies, and civil society organizations.
Recommendations suggested on concluding include enhancing cooperation between national human rights institutions; exchanging experiences in the field of ... Read More
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Jul2024
Vientiane, Laos, 27 July 2024 (Lao News Agency)
The 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting reviewed the progress in building the ASEAN Community, including the advancements made under Laos' ASEAN Chairmanship with the theme "Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity and Resilience." The meeting focused on the development of strategic plans to implement the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which includes political-security, economic, socio-cultural community strategies, and connectivity strategies.
The meeting also discussed applications for membership in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia and ... Read More