Doha, 18 June 2019 The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Davao, Philippines, touched down today at Davao International Airport, where it was welcomed with a celebratory water cannon salute. Qatar Airways flight QR936 departed Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Tuesday, 18 June at 02.45 and landed in Davao at 17:20 local time. The...

Istanbul, 17 June 2019 (Anadolu News) Egypt’s first democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi died Monday during a court appearance to face charges many believed were politically-motivated. Morsi, 67, was subject to numerous trials on a host of charges since he was ousted and imprisoned in the 2013 military coup. He faced six charges, including "jailbreak, murder...

Seoul, June 15, 2019 (Yonhap News) Stockholm, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The two Koreas are continuously communicating with each other through "various channels," South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday amid speculation about whether another inter-Korean summit will be held in the coming weeks. Moon earlier expressed hope for meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...

Ankara, 15 June 2019 (Anadolu News) Turkey on Saturday rejected an EU summit's declaration on the issues of the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, and Cyprus, calling it "contrary to the international law." The joint declaration from Friday's South EU summit in Malta reflects the maximalist national positions of the Greek Cypriot Administration and Greece, which are...

Saint Petersburg, 06 July 2019 On the sideline of 2019 International Economic Forum being held at St. Petersburg, Russia, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minster and Minister of Foreign Affairs  of State of Qatar met a number of heads of delegates attending the conference. Among them included Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia, Zhenish...

Beijing, 02 June 2019 (Xinhua News) China published a white paper Sunday denouncing U.S. unilateral and protectionist measures, criticizing its backtracking on Sino-U.S. trade talks, and demonstrating China's stance on trade consultations and pursuit of reasonable solutions. The white paper, "China's Position on the China-U.S. Economic and Trade Consultations," was issued by the State Council...

Doha, 02 June 2019 (Gulf Times) Qatar's Cabinet on Wednesday issued a draft law establishing a Media City. The decision was taken at a regular cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani at the Amiri Diwan. Following the meeting, Dr Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi, Minister...

Ankara, Anadolu News By Dr. Can Kasapoglu 28 May 2019 Let us revisit a key fact to better grasp the U.S.– Iran showdown. During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump stated very clearly that he considered the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the “nuclear deal” as widely known, to be “a horrible, one-sided deal that...

Kabul, Afghanistan, 01 June 2019 (Anadolu News) The Taliban in Afghanistan on Saturday called on the U.S. to remain “a sincere partner” in the negotiation process for peace. In a message attributed to the group’s leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban blamed the Afghan government for trying to sabotage dialogue between the Taliban and Afghan political...

Makkah, 01 June 2019 (Arab News) Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday delivered a keynote speech at the 14th OIC Summit  in Makkah, saying "Islam has nothing to do with terrorism." In his address to the Summit in the Kingdom,  PM Khan   raised the issue of Islamophobia, saying: "When someone from the West blasphemed our Holy...