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US Senator Menendez accused of accepting gifts from Qatar
Washington: The United States Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, is accused by federal prosecutors of accepting racing car tickets and other gifts from Qatar as part of a corruption plot, as…
- Middle East
Qatar’s Cabinet approves law on nationalisation of private sector
Doha: Qatar has approved the draft law on nationalisation of jobs in the private sector and referred it to the Shura Council. The decision was approved by Qatari Cabinet at a regular…
- India
‘Next steps will be discussed with legal team’: MEA on Qatar commutting death penalty for 8 Indians
New Delhi: A day after the Court of Appeal of Qatar reduced the sentence of eight Indian ex-Navy personnel, the government said that it will discuss the next possible steps with the…
- Middle East
Qatar commutes death sentence of ex-Indian Navy officials
Doha: In a significant diplomatic achievement for India, Qatar on Thursday, December 28, reportedly commuted the death sentence of ex-Indian Navy officials to a jail term. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…
- Middle East
Qatari Emir, Biden discuss mediation efforts for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Doha: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has discussed with US President Joe Biden, joint mediation efforts to calm the situation between Hamas and Israel, to reach a permanent ceasefire in…
- Middle East
YouTuber banned from flying Qatar Airways for negative review
A popular aviation YouTuber was banned from flying with Qatar Airways after he posted a negative review. Josh Cahill, who has 658,000 subscribers on YouTube, posted the video “THE SHOCKING DECLINE OF QATAR AIRWAYS”…
- Middle East
Qatar extends Hayya card validity for visitors
The Qatari Ministry of Interior has extended the validity of the Hayya card for fans and organizers from outside the country to enter Qatar until February 24, 2024. The move aims to…
- India
Govt making efforts to bring back 8 Indians on death row in Qatar, says Navy Chief
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday said the government is putting all-out efforts to bring back eight former naval personnel from Qatar, who were handed death sentence by a Qatari…
- Middle East
Qatar arrives as diplomatic heavyweight with growing geopolitical influence
New Delhi: Qatar was instrumental in facilitating talks between the US and the Taliban that culminated in the 2020 Doha Accord and led to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Ongoing…
- India
‘What kind of justice system is this?’: Cong MP on 8 ex-Navy men on death row in Qatar
New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday came down heavily on the Qatari jurisprudence or the system of dispensing justice over the death sentence to eight retired Indian Navy personnel, calling…
- Middle East
20 Palestinians with Qatari residency evacuated from Gaza Strip
Doha: Qatar has evacuated 20 Palestinians who hold Qatari residency from the Gaza Strip through the city of Al Arish by a plane belonging to the Qatari Armed Forces. The group was…
- India
Delhi: Doha passenger held for smuggling gold paste worth Rs 98L
New Delhi: Customs officials arrested an Indian passenger coming from the Doha for allegedly smuggling 1,841 grams of gold paste worth around Rs 98 lakh at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in…
- Middle East
Qatar postpones National Day celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
Doha: Qatar has postponed National Day celebrations in solidarity with Gaza, which has been in the middle of a fierce war between Israel and Hamas since October 7. In a video clip…
- Middle East
Qatar Emir’s mother Sheikha Moza resigns as UNESCO ambassador
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, mother of Sheikh Tamim, the Emir of Qatar, has apologized and stepped down from her role as a UNESCO Goodwill ambassador due to organisation’s failure in protecting the…
- India
Appeal process in case involving 8 Indians on death row in Qatar underway: India
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the appeal process against the death sentence handed down to eight former Indian Navy personnel by a Qatari court is under process and it was hopeful…
