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Qatar Airways’ first flight lands at Saudi Arabia’s Al Ula
Riyadh: The Qatari flag carrier, Qatar Airways has operated the first direct flight to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – the city of Al Ula, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The flight…
- Middle East
Govt working on getting 8 Indians detained in Qatar released, says Navy Chief
New Delhi: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar said on Monday that the government is making every effort to ensure relief for the eight Indian personnel detained in Qatar. The eight Indians…
- Middle East
Qatar: The Regional Mediator in the on-going conflict in West Asia
Doha: The on-going conflict in west Asia has again seen the re-emergence of the tiny state of Qatar, as the leading conflict mediator in the region. Last week, Qatar helped the US…
- Middle East
Qatari court sentences eight ex-Indian Navy officers to death
Doha: A Qatar court has handed a death sentence to eight former Indian Navy officers, who were detained in August 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, October 26, said that…
- Middle East
Qatar hopeful Hamas hostages will be released ‘very soon’
Qatar is hopeful about the release of more hostages captured by Hamas due to ongoing discussions, according to a foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari, Bloomberg reported. Al-Ansari’s statement comes after Hamas released…
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Blinken hold talks on Israel-Palestine conflict with Qatar’s Emir, PM
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, October 13, held talks on the Israel-Palestine conflict with Qatar’s Emir and prime minister in Doha as part of his extensive Middle East…
- Middle East
Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for US-Iran prisoner swap deal
Washington: US President Joe Biden has thanked Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his help in mediating a landmark prisoner swap deal with Iran, Al Jazeera reported. The emir’s office…
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Air India to start direct flights between Kochi and Doha from Oct 23
As part of expanding connectivity, the Tata Group-owned Air India in a statement announced non-stop direct flights between Kerala’s Kochi city and Doha, Qatar from October 23. “This new flight will fulfil the…
- Middle East
Amr Diab set to perform live in Dubai, Qatar; check details
Egyptian singer Amr Diab is all set to perform live concerts in Qatar and Dubai in October. Taking to social media, the multi-award-winning singer, composer and actor announced he would be performing…
- Middle East
5 American prisoners freed by Iran in swap deal arrive in Doha
Tehran: Iran has released five imprisoned Americans who, the US government claimed, were wrongfully detained and are now on a flight out of the country, CNN reported on Monday. Quoting a senior…
- Middle East
Hamad International Airport wins ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ award
Doha: Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has won the Best Airport in the Middle East award at the Business Traveller Magazine Awards for 2023, which was organised in the British capital, London, the…
- Middle East
Qatar receives 2.56M visitors in first eight months of 2023
Qatar welcomed more than 2.56 million visitors from January until August 25, exceeding the total number of visitors during the entire year of 2022, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. This represents an…
- Middle East
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim to takeover Man United for USD 7.6bn by mid-Oct: Report
Doha: Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is reportedly set to complete his 7.6 billion dollar (Rs 6,29,15,46,00,000) takeover of Manchester United by mid-October. According to a report by The Sun, “A…
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Qatar repatriates two Iranian prisoners
Tehran: Two Iranians imprisoned in Qatar have been released and returned to their home country, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Hamidreza Dehghani said. The two were freed and repatriated to Iran on Monday…
- Middle East
Watch: Athlete sets world record for longest LED slackline walk in Qatar
Doha: Renowned Red Bull athlete Jaan Roose, has set a new world record for the world’s longest LED slackline walk in Qatar recently. Thirty-one-year-old Estonian native, Roose crossed the line amidst rough…