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Long-serving Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani Dies at 90

23/02/2021

23 Feb. 2021 (AlJazeera News) Ahmed Zaki Yamani – a long-serving oil minister in Saudi Arabia who led the kingdom through the 1973 oil crisis and the nationalisation of its state energy company, and later found himself kidnapped by the assassin Carlos the Jackal – has died in London. He was 90. Saudi state television...

Qatar's Special Envoy Visits Islamabad

22/02/2021

Islamabad, 22 Feb. 2021 (MOFA Qatar/ISPR Of Pakistan) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi; Minister of Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad; and Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan met separately on Monday with Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani , visiting Special Envoy of the Minister...

Qatar: Foreign Minister of Qatar Meets Visiting Chinese Political Bureau Member

21/02/2021

Doha, 20 Feb. 2021 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, met on Saturday with member of the Chinese Political Bureau Yang Jiechi, and the accompanying delegation currently visiting State of Qatar. Both reviewed bilateral cooperation relations and issues of common concern. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, congratulated Yang...

Pakistan By-Elections: 20 Presiding Officers Reported Back After 14 Hours Of Missing From Polling Stations

20/02/2021

Lahore, 20 Feb. 2021 Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a press release this morning said that missing Twenty Returning Officers have reported back along with 'compromised results' from 20 polling stations of by-elections at NA-75 Sialkot-VI. The District Returning Officer and Returning Officer of NA-75 has asked ECP for a fair inquiry over the...

History Making : NASA Lands At Mars - 293 m Miles Above In Space

19/02/2021

18 Feb. 2021 (NASA) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a U.S. government agency responsible for science and technology related to air and space) has once again created a history in human advancement in research and technology by landing 293 million miles away in space from planet earth at MARS. The Space Age started in 1957...

South Korea, Covid-19: Hundreds of Cafe, Restaurant Owners Sue Gov't Over COVID-19 Losses

19/02/2021

19 Feb. 2021 (The Korea Times) More than 200 owners of cafes and restaurants sued the government on Friday over losses caused by COVID-19 business restrictions.The plaintiffs ― 170 cafe owners and 70 restaurant owners ― said they are seeking 1.2 billion won (US$1.08 million) in compensation from the government. The lawsuit, which was filed...

Qatar-Japan Economic Ties Flourish Despite COVID-19, Says Ambassador Sunaga

16/02/2021

Doha, 17 Feb. 2021 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui Despite the huge impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic around the globe, economic relations between Qatar and Japan have been smooth and were further strengthened during last year, Japanese Ambassador to Qatar HE Kazuo Sunaga has said. Qatar has been the largest exporter of LNG to...

FIFA Club World Cup Qatar Safest Sporting Event, Says S. Korean Envoy

11/02/2021

Doha, 11 Feb. 2021 (QNA-Qatar Tribune) Chang-mo Kim, Ambassador of South Korea to State of Qatar praised the distinguished organization of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 which successfully concluded on Thursday evening despite the current coronavirus pandemic highlighting Qatar’s ability to achieve success and confront challenges. In a statement to Qatar News Agency...

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