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Sun, 27 Mar 2022 15:39:59 +0000
Qatar extends partnership with UN counter-terrorism office
The Gulf state contributes $15m on an annual basis to the organisation. Qatar is set to extend its partnership with the United Nations Office for Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) for another three years between 2024 and 2026, the Gulf state’s UN envoy...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:08:22 +0000
Lebanese PM says Beirut’s ties with the GCC to return to ‘normal’
Lebanon has been grappling with a worsening economic and humanitarian situation over the past three years. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that GCC is resuming its normal ties with Lebanon on Saturday following a meeting with Qatar’s ...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 09:10:06 +0000
Malala Yousafzai : Taliban shouldn’t be recognised if they don’t recognise human rights of women
“The only hope Afghanistan has right now is education,” Malala said during a Doha Forum panel.  Nobel peace laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai says a ban on girls going to school in Afghanistan “will not  last forever.” Afte...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:28:27 +0000
Former Iranian FM: the US has to remove the IRGC from terror list
Qatar has been mediating between the US and Iran in a bid to restore the 2015 nuclear accord. In a panel at the Doha Forum 2022, former Iranian Foreign Minister Sayyid Kamal Kharrazi said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a symbol ...

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:28:49 +0000
US cancels its meetings with the Taliban in Doha
The talks were set to address matters including the independence of the Afghan central bank and the issuing of Afghani currency bank notes. The United States has cancelled its meetings with the Taliban in Doha, which was supposed to entail the addres...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:33:31 +0000
Qatar’s FM : ‘double standards’ in addressing global issues
The need to restore the 2015 nuclear accord was amongst the issues discussed at the panel. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stressed the need to not approach global issues with double standards on Saturday. He ...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:22:10 +0000
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy makes surprise appearance at Doha Forum 2022
The 20th edition of the event was inaugurated by the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and will be convening for two days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise appearance at Doha Forum from via video link. His attendance was wel...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:22:10 +0000
US Envoy for Climate John Kerry : Qatar joins the Global Methane Pledge
Qatar to become an official signatory of the Global Methane Pledge, in a meeting held between John Kerry and the Qatari Energy Minister. Qatar joins the Global Methane Pledge during Doha Forum 2022’s two day event, John Kerry, United States Spe...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:20:19 +0000
US Navy Fifth fleet Commander : Qatar is key member of maritime partnership
The US Fifth fleet, was established in 1995. However, the US Navy has been providing a continual presence in the Gulf since 1948. As the annual maritime and Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2022) in Doha concluded this week, Doha News sat do...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:28:35 +0000
Qatar airspace redrawn for the first time in history
The approved dimensions of Qatar’s new airspace allows the country to take control of an area of the skies for the first time in history. In a historic verdict for aviation in the Middle East, the UN special agency for aviation “ICAO — the Inte...



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