Islamabad
13 June 2017
(APP)

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed the hope that the current impasse in the Gulf would be resolved soon in the best interest of the Muslim Ummah. This was stated in a press release issued by the Prime Minister House at the end of his day-long visit … Read More

London
12 June 2017

Amnesty International once again said that recent humanitarian measures by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain are vague and insufficient and do not address the human rights situation. This came during a meeting between His Dr. Ali Bin Samikh Al Marri, Chairman of the National Human Rights … Read More

Doha
12 June 2017
(AlJazeera News)

Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on Monday.

He said that the countries which had imposed sanctions on Qatar would also lose money because of the damage … Read More

Doha
AlJazeera News
12 June 2017

Iraq’s prime minister has rejected Saudi and UAE media claims that a $500m ransom was paid by Qatar to Shia Muslim armed groups in Iraq to secure the release of 26 kidnapped Qatari hunters, saying that the money was received by the Iraqi government and that the … Read More

Doha
11 June 2017

Qatar Museum’s (QM) Fire Station ‘Artist in Residence’ programme, a landmark initiative designed to grow the next generation of artistic talent, concluded Residency exhibition titled ‘Unfolding Creative Methods’, which celebrates the accomplishments of the 20 talented artists that have been in residency at the Fire Station for the … Read More

Sant’Agata Bolognese
12 June 2017
(Lamborghini Media)

Automobili Lamborghini has appointed Paolo Poma as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director. He will join the team led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stefano Domenicali, effective immediately.

In his new role, Paolo Poma will be responsible for finance, administration and control, IT, legal affairs, … Read More

Islamabad
12 June 2017
(APP)

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will leave for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today (Monday) in context of the emergent situation among Gulf countries, PM’s Office said on Monday.

It is not disclosed by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Pakistan’s official News Agency whether Pakistan Prime Minister will also be … Read More

Astana,
10 June 2017
Daily ‘Dawn’

Pakistan on Friday became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, DawnNews reported.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his inaugural speech during the 17th SCO summit welcomed Pakistan as full member of the organisation.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, addressing the summit, said, “The SCO goals resonate with Pakistan’s … Read More

Doha
11 June 2017
(AlJazeera News)

Following recent statements by the Saudi foreign minister calling on Qatar to end its support of Hamas, social media users in the Arab world reacted in support of the Palestinian resistance movement and to counter the minister’s statements which characterised Hamas as a “terrorist organisation”.

Adel al-Jubeir’s … Read More

Doha
11 June 2017

National Human Rights Committee of State of Qatar (NHRC) has said today that the directives issued by Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to take into consideration the humanitarian situation of mixed families (Saudi-Qatari, Emirati-Qatari and Bahraini-Qatari families) are vague, lacking a practical mechanism for implementation on the ground. … Read More

Libya
11 June 2017
(AlJazeera News)

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been released from prison, according to fighters who control the facility.

A statement from the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, a militia which controls Zintan, a mountainous region southwest of the capital Tripoli, said Saif al-Islam was … Read More

Doha
11 June 2017
(AlJazeera News)

Saudi authorities have prevented Qatari nationals from entering the Grand Mosque in Mecca, marking a sharp escalation in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, Doha-based Al Sharq newspaper has reported.

Qatar’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received complaints from Qatari citizens that pilgrims from Qatar were barred from entering the … Read More