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Hamas prime minister in the occupied Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya has started a new regional tour to raise funds to alleviate the ongoing sufferings endured by the Palestinians besieged in the coastal enclave. Mr. Haniya, who has already visited Doha Read more
Political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshal, has paid lately a “historic” visit to Jordan where he conferred with King Abdullah II on bilateral relations, the situation in occupied Palestine, stalled peace talks with Tel Aviv and Read more
Qatar is planning to inject $25bn to enhance the performance of its domestic petrochemical industry over the next decade. According to Qatari energy minister Mohammed Al-Sada, the Gulf country is also looking forward to more than doubling its annual petrochemical Read more
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economic growth is expected to slow down to 4 pc in 2012 from 7.4 pc of last year, says the National Bank of Abu Dhabi in its latest outlook report. This deceleration is due mainly Read more
Damascus has denounced Qatar’s proposal of sending Arab troops to Syria to help end the 10-months of bloody violence and clashes between government forces and protesters. Syrian Foreign ministry expressed “deep astonishment” over such a proposal which it flatly rejects, Read more
Satellite operator Arabsat has accused Iran of deliberately jamming broadcasts of Al Jazeera news channel because of its coverage of the Syrian regime crackdown on pro-democracy protestors. In a statement released, the Qatar-based channel has launched a new frequency on Read more
Jordan and Qatar planning to build a gas terminal in Aqaba to reduce the Hashemite kingdom dependence on gas imports from Egypt. These imports were lately disrupted by terrorist attacks targeting the pipeline carrying Egyptian gas to Jordan and Israel. Read more