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Qatar has called on Saudi Arabia to provide details on the whereabouts of four Qataris who the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) believes went missing in the kingdom last year. “What the Saudi authorities are doing towards Qatari nationals is Read more
Qatar reiterated its stand in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity stressing that any settlement of the Shara issue should be found through dialogue in a way that safeguards Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Qatar reaffirmed its stand on the Sahara Read more
One of the sons of former and imprisoned Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was released Wednesday on bail after security forces detained him briefly for spreading false information in an interview he gave to Associated Press (AP) last week. The 23-year-old Read more
Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways, has announced it will continue flying to Iran despite US sanctions and threats by the Trump administration. “Aviation is not a sanctioned industry, Qatar Airways will continue to operate into the cities we are currently Read more
Saudi ambassador to Turkey was summoned Thursday at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to provide information on the whereabouts of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist who disappeared Tuesday after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for some paperwork. Ambassador Waleed Read more
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who fled the country last year after emerging as a critic of the government, has gone missing after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, for paperwork on Tuesday. Khashoggi, according to his Turkish fiancée Read more
Saudi Crown Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) held talks on Sunday with regional neighbor on many issues including oil supplies and Kuwaiti mediation effort to resolve Saudi Arabia’s conflict with Qatar, Reuters reports. MbS met with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Read more
Netherlands-based Nebras Power Investment Management B.V. (NPIM), an affiliate of Doha-based Nebra Power company, Sunday signed a binding deal for the acquisition of 75 % of shares of Dutch leader in sustainable energy producer, Zon Exploitatie Nederland Holding (Zen), reports Read more
Qatar’s new law partially scrapping the ‘exit permit’ that prevented migrant workers from leaving the country without their employer’s permission is an important first step towards dismantling its exploitative sponsorship system, Amnesty International said. Law No. 13 of 2018, issued Read more
The construction work on the portion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rail network in Kuwait has kicked off with effective operation of the project expected by 2023. The project will include new track lines aside from the 111-km long Read more