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Qatar airways prohibits pagers and walkie-talkies on Lebanon flights
Several airlines including Qatar on Thursday, September 19 prohibited travelers flying to and from Lebanon’s Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies. This decision has been in response to the…
- India
Mumbai-Doha IndiGo flight cancelled after 5-hour delay, fliers fume
Mumbai: An IndiGo flight 6E 1303 scheduled to operate between Mumbai and Qatar’s capital Doha on Sunday, September 15, has been cancelled, said a spokesperson of IndiGo. Passengers, including children, were confined…
- Middle East
Israeli forces deliberately targeted academics in Gaza, says Sheikha Moza
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, said on Saturday, August 31, that the Israeli forces deliberately targeted academics in the Gaza Strip since…
- Middle East
PM of Qatar, FM of Iran hold talks in Tehran
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met Monday in Tehran. Also ReadJordan to…
- Middle East
India in touch with Qatar over seizure of Guru Granth Sahib: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that it remains in touch with the Qatar government following reports of Guru Granth Sahib being seized by the local authorities.…
- Middle East
Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha the most constructive in months: US official
Washington: The past two days of negotiations in Doha for a ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas were the most constructive that mediators had seen in months, a senior Biden administration official…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 40,000 as peace talks renew
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 40,000, at a time when the Gaza ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar. During…
- Middle East
Qatar Emir attends Ismail Haniyeh’s funeral in Doha
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his father, the former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, paid their final respects to the Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the Imam…
- Middle East
Qatari passport ranks 2nd in Arab world, 46th globally for visa-free travel
The Qatari passports have achieved notable recognition, ranking second among the Arab world. The country garnered 46th rank globally in 2024, allowing holders to enter 107 countries visa-free. Accoring to Henely and…
- Middle East
Israeli delegation to attend new round of ceasefire talks in Qatar: PM’s office
Jerusalem: The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that an Israeli delegation will visit Qatar later this week to resume negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal. Netanyahu…
- Middle East
UAE President invited to Qatar for Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received an invitation from Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, to attend the third Asia Cooperation Dialogue…
- Middle East
Qatar: Indian tourists will soon be able to make UPI QR payments
New Delhi: NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Thursday signed an agreement with QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle…
- Pakistan
Pakistan holds ‘good’ meeting with Taliban in Qatar amid strained ties
Islamabad: Pakistani diplomats held a “good” meeting with the representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led interim government in Qatar this week during which they discussed bilateral and regional issues, in what was seen as…