Cabinet Holds Regular Weekly Meeting
Doha, March 08 (QNA) – HE Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani chaired on Wednesday the Cabinet’s regular weekly meeting at its Emiri Diwan premises. After the meeting, HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud said that the Cabinet reviewed topics on the […]
Saudi Policeman Martyred after Being Shot in Qatif
Riyadh, March 08 (QNA) – Saudi Interior Ministry announced Wednesday the martyrdom of a security Police officer in Qatif after being shot by a gunshot from an unknown source. Security spokesman for the Interior Ministry said that the policeman was shot while leaving the old Tarot police station in Qatif, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. […]
Women Quota in Lebanon: A Demand to Activate Women's Participation in Political Decision
Beirut, March 08 (QNA) – Women in Lebanon are demanding to activate their role and participation in the political decision in the country and are seeking to approve the “Women Quota” in the new law of the parliamentary elections, aiming at securing more seats for them in the Parliament. The Lebanese women are asking to […]
US State Secretary to Visit Japan, S.Korea and China Next Week
Washington, March 08 (QNA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to visit Japan, South Korea and China next week in his first visit to these countries since assuming his post. Acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that Tillerson will arrive in Tokyo on March 15th, Seoul on the 17th and Beijing on […]
UK Prime Minister Will Not Call for Early Election
London, March 08 (QNA) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will not call a snap election despite former Tory leader William Hague’s suggestion that securing a bigger Commons majority would make it easier to deliver a successful Brexit. Local media reported that May has been “clear and consistent in her position, and that she does […]
Qatar Stresses Importance of UN Security Council Reform
New York, March 08 (QNA) – The State of Qatar stressed the importance of reforming the United Nations Security Council in light of the current challenges and conflicts. Addressing the UN General Assembly Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform, HE Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani said […]
Train hits bus in southern US; unknown number dead, injured
Author: Associated PressTue, 2017-03-07ID: 1488954654686224200 BILOXI, US: A train has collided with a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries. Biloxi city spokesman Vincent Creel says emergency responders were still removing injured people from the bus more than 30 minutes after the crash Tuesday. Creel says a CSX train headed eastbound […]
Gunmen attack military hospital in Afghan capital
Author: Mirwais Harooni | ReutersWed, 2017-03-08ID: 1488953562856166400 KABUL: Explosions and gunfire rattled Kabul’s diplomatic district Wednesday when insurgents dressed as doctors attacked Afghanistan’s largest military hospital, officials said, as growing insecurity besets the war-battered country. No insurgent group immediately claimed responsibility for the ongoing assault on the Sardar Daud Khan hospital, but it comes as the […]
WikiLeaks reveals CIA trove alleging wide-scale hacking
Author: JACK GILLUM and RAPHAEL SATTER | APTue, 2017-03-07ID: 1488951876426104200 WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, […]
One in five believe women inferior to men: Global survey
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-08ID: 1488930672182284100LONDON: One in five people around the world believe women are inferior to men and should stay at home, and that men are more capable in the workplace and at school, according to a global survey released on Tuesday.Nearly all of the 17,550 people surveyed agreed that men and women should have equal rights, […]
