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US President Donald Trump Impeached by House of Representatives

19/12/2019

Washington, 19 Dec. 2019 (CNN) President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in a near party-line vote Wednesday. He is still the President. What comes next is a trial in the Senate early next year that could, but probably won't, cost him the White House. So what happens now? House Speaker Nancy...

Former Military Dictator Musharraf Handed Death Sentence in High Treason Case

17/12/2019

Islamabad, 17 Dec. 2019 (Daily dawn) A special court in Islamabad on Tuesday found former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence under Article 6 of the Constitution. This is the first time in Pakistan's history that a military chief has been declared guilty of high...

Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Arrives in Qatar

11/12/2019

Doha, 11 Dec. 2019 (Bernama.com) Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here Wednesday to begin his four-day official visit to Qatar. After his special aircraft touched down at the Hamad International Airport in the Qatar capital at 9.15 pm local time (2.15 am Thursday Malaysian time), Dr Mahathir and his wife, Tun...

‘Turkey, NATO to Continue Supporting Afghanistan’ Says Cavusoglu

09/12/2019

Ankara, 09 Dec. 2019 (Anadolu News) Turkey and NATO will continue supporting Afghanistan as long as Kabul seeks their help, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Afghanistan has been going through a “sensitive time”. He said some international...

AlKaabi Stresses on GECF Members on Developing LNG Resources and Ensuring to Expand Trade Routes

30/11/2019

DOHA, 30 November 2019 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, called for united efforts to ensuring that gas exporting countries continue to develop their natural gas resources and expand their trade routes. Addressing the 5thSummit of the Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea...

NHRC Set to Hold International Conference on Social Media On 16-17 February

30/11/2019

Doha, 30 Nov. 2019 Doha International Conference on “Social Media: Challenges and Ways of Supporting Freedoms and Protecting Activists” will be held on February 16-17, 2020. The conference is arranged in cooperation with Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, European Parliament, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and the International Federation...

S. Korean Activists Protest Against U.S. Demand to Increase Defense Sharing Cost

17/11/2019

Seoul, 16 Nov 2019 (Yonhap News) A group of South Korean activists staged a rally Saturday to protest against the United States' reported call for Seoul to sharply increase its share of the cost to maintain U.S. troops here. The rally, organized and attended by some 50 civic groups, including the Korean Confederation of Trade...

US Lawmakers Host 2nd Hearing on Kashmir

17/11/2019

Ankara, 16 Nov 2019 (Anadolu News) The U.S. Congress has held a second hearing on the situation in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir with testimony from at least seven witnesses, including the U.S. commissioner on international religious freedom. The livestreamed hearing Thursday was hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a body co-chaired by Congressman...

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