Doha, 03 Feb. 2021 (Qatar Rail) Doha Metro Green Line is expected to see a large turnout of customers and fans during FIFA World Tournament 2020 starting from 04-11 February 2021. The matches will be played at Ahmad bin Ali and Education City Stadiums. Fans can travel to Ahmad bin Ali Stadium via AlRiffa Station...

Doha, 26 Jan. 2021 Qatar Airways (QR) is set to become the first airline in the Middle East to begin trialing IATA’s new ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app in March. The first phase of the trials of the new Travel Pass initiative will be rolled out on the airline’s Doha-Istanbul route, enabling passengers to receive COVID-19 test results and verify they are eligible...

Los Angeles (USA), 23 Jan. 2021 (CNN) Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, has died. He was 87. King hosted "Larry King Live" on CNN for over 25 years, interviewing presidential candidates, celebrities, athletes, movie stars and everyday people. He retired...

Ankara, 14 Jan. 2021 (Anadolu News) South Korea has sought Qatar's assistance to secure the release of a ship and its crew detained by Iran, local media reported on Thursday. Choi Jong-kun, South Korea’s first vice foreign minister, made the request during meetings with top Qatari officials, according to Yonhap News Agency. Jong-kun met Mohammed...

Washington, 13 Jan. 2021 US Congress approved by 232 Vs 197 votes to impeach outgoing US President Donald Trump for ‘incitement’ of mob to attack on US Capitol (Parliament). Trump will leave power as the first president in the nation’s 245-year history to be impeached twice. Ten Republican Party members of Donald Trump voted in...

Doha, 11 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News-Sultan Barakat) On January 5, during a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia, Gulf leaders signed a 9solidarity and stability' agreement to end a three-and-a-half-year-long blockade against Qatar. The news generated great excitement among people in Qatar, who have long been eager to reunite with their extended families...

Istanbul, 08 January 2021 (Anadolu News) The UAE will open its land, air and sea borders with Qatar as of Saturday, an official said on Friday. In a statement cited by the UAE state-run WAM news agency, Khalid Abdullah Belhoul, undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry, said his country will end all measures taken against Qatar...

Washington DC, 06 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News) Pro-Donald Trump protesters, upset at the outcome of the presidential election, stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday as Congress met to tally the electoral votes that certify Joe Biden’s election as president. Protesters overwhelmed US Capitol Police outside as numerous others breached security and entered the Capitol building...

Doha, 06 Jan. 2020 (Qatar Tribune/QNA) THe National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar welcomed Al-Ula Declaration announced at the Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tagged ‘Sultan Qaboos and Sheikh Sabah Summit’ held on Tuesday to strengthen the unity and cohesion among the GCC countries and the return of joint Gulf action to...

Doha, 04 Jan. 2021 (AlJazeera News) Qatar’s Government Communication Office (GCO) has confirmed that the country’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Sheikh Tamim’s participation comes after Kuwait’s foreign minister announced late on Monday that Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace...