NEW YORK: The ongoing crisis with India means that Pakistan's full focus has to be on its eastern frontier and that has implications for the nascent Afghan peace process, Ambassador…
ISTANBUL: The grandson of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela is continuing his grandfather’s legacy by working to raise awareness of Syrian women and children imprisoned by the Bashar…
BEIJING: The unprecedented Saudi investment, half of which will support a refinery and petrochemicals complex in the port of Gwadar, is expected to shore up Pakistan's economy and strengthen trade…
LAUSANNE: The 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar and global football chiefs FIFA announced Tuesday a joint venture for planning and delivery in the run up to the tournament. Hassan al-Thawadi,…
DOHA: Doha exploded in noisy celebration on Tuesday as jubilant Qataris flooded the streets and roads after their national team's victory over bitter sporting and political rivals, United Arab Emirates.…
ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday held a thorough debate on provision of jobs for Pakistani workers in foreign investment projects. The committee, however, could not…
ISLAMABAD: Economists on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Qatar, as a “very significant step" in strengthening bilateral relations. A Senior Economist Mirza Ikhtyar Baig said in an…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Doha on a two-day official visit following invitation by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. The premier is expected to hold…
DOHA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Qatar on Sunday pushing for an end to a diplomatic rift between Washington's Gulf allies on the latest leg of his…
HELSINKI: Finnish forward Riku Riski missed Tuesday's friendly win against Sweden in Qatar after pulling out of the team's winter training trip to Doha in protest at the Gulf state's…
ISLAMABAD: Gas supply to several areas in Rahim Yar Khan has been stopped due to an explosion at a gas pipeline Wednesday morning. According to details, a section of an…
DOHA: World Cup 2022 host Qatar is to introduce a 100 percent tax on alcohol from January 1, a government official confirmed on Monday. The "sin" tax is being introduced…
DOHA: Qatar diplomatic crisis can end if Doha gives up hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, said a top Emirati security official in a tweet on Sunday. “If the World Cup…
NEW YORK: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” with the Arab nations to end the ongoing crisis the gulf emirate was facing.…
DOHA: Political experts have warned the Gulf emirate that it may face isolation and political crisis may last into 2018 and beyond. “If the present trajectory is anything to go…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has decided to suspend any dialogue with Qatar, accusing Qatar’s state media of distorting facts after a phone call between the rulers of both countries. The telephonic conversation between…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has offered Qatar to mediate in the ongoing Arab crisis and said he believed the dispute could be solved “fairly easily.” “I would be willing to be…
DOHA: Qatar has restored full diplomatic relations with Iran, months after being isolated by the Arab nations. The tiny Gulf emirate announced today that it will end the tough ties…
DOHA: Qatar has expressed its concerns about the safety of its citizens in Saudi Arabia following the reopening of the Salwa enabling Qataris to attend the annual hajj pilgrimage. "Saudi authorities had yet…
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to double the volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports this year as the petroleum ministry was planning to ink multi-billion-dollar state-to-state gas supply contracts…
RIYADH: Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz has ordered the authorities to reopen the border with Qatar to facilitate the annual hajj pilgrimage. The Arabian border with Qatar, Salwa border…
DOHA: Qatar plans to allow some expatriates to obtain permanent residency, in the first move of its kind among Gulf Arab states that rely heavily on foreign labour. According to the…
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Al Jazeera of inciting recent violence and said that he wants to close the offices of the Qatari broadcaster in the country.…
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that more time was needed to end the crisis being faced by Arab nations after Qatar isolation. Erdogan, who visited Saudi Arabia and Kuwait at the weekend before heading…
