Foreign Ministry Urges Qatari Nationals Not to Travel to Sri Lanka Due to Health Reasons
Doha, April 04 (QNA) – An official source at the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry stated that that the Sri Lankan official authorities confirmed the spread of swine flu (H1N1) in the Republic of Sri Lanka, and reported the infection of a number of people with the disease and the death of […]
Brussels Conference on Syria.. New Effort to Save Lives amidst Armed Conflict
Doha, April 04 (QNA) – A high-level international conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region will kick off at the European Union headquarters in Brussels today with participation of representatives of 70 countries in a new effort to save lives striving for freedom and stop the enduring humanitarian sufferance resulted by wars […]
Lavrov Confirms Azerbaijan and Armenia Narrow Differences on Karabakh Conflict Settlement
Moscow, April 04 (QNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underlined Tuesday that Azerbaijan and Armenia have been able to significantly narrow differences and agree on the basic principles of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “Thanks to the assistance of the mediators, the parties managed to significantly bring together positions on many controversial issues. In general, […]
‘I am proud to be a Muslim,’ supermodel Bella Hadid tells magazine
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 13:08ID: 1491290155777634300 DUBAI: Supermodel Bella Hadid this week opened up about her Palestinian father’s immigration experience and her embrace of Islam in an interview with Porter magazine. Bella, along with her supermodel sister Gigi and brother Anwar, are the children of Yolanda and Mohamed Hadid, who lived in Syria and Lebanon before he […]
St. Petersburg subway bomber identified as Kyrgyz man
Author: IRINA TITOVA and NATALIYA VASILYEVA | APTue, 2017-04-04 13:00ID: 1491288821207608200 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: The intelligence agency in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday identified a suspect behind Monday’s deadly bombing on the St. Petersburg subway as a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen. A bomb blast tore through a subway train under Russia’s second-largest city on Monday, […]
Tajikistan steps up use of traditional over Islamic clothing
Author: Akbar Borisov, with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty | AFPTue, 2017-04-04 12:20ID: 1491276886367313700 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan : Clothing factories in Tajikistan are churning out brightly colored national dresses amid a surge in sales, and it’s not just because of the arrival of spring. An increasing number of female officials, teachers and students have been wearing the Atlas and […]
Videos emerge showing aftermath of Russia metro attack
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 12:05ID: 1491286188157568700 DUBAI: Footage has emerged of the aftermath of a suspected terror attack in a St. Petersburg metro tunnel on Monday. Eleven people were killed and dozens injured when an explosion tore through a train carriage during a visit to the city by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has […]
Philippines’ Duterte fires interior secretary amid ‘corruption’ row
Author: Agence France PresseTue, 2017-04-04 11:54ID: 1491285166467539200 MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired the interior minister, his spokesman said Tuesday as infighting and corruption allegations rock his government. Ismael Sueno, who supervised Duterte’s war on drugs that has left thousands dead, was fired on the spot at a cabinet meeting late Monday, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella […]
Muslim teen accepted to Stanford University for writing #BlackLivesMatter 100 times
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 10:58ID: 1491282141987497100 DUBAI: A US-based Muslim teen has been accepted into Stanford University after submitting an application in which he wrote “#BlackLivesMatter” 100 times. When 18-year-old activist Ziad Ahmed was asked “What matters to you, and why?” on the application form, he repeated the slogan and the risky decision paid off. On Saturday, […]
Melania Trump’s first official portrait divides public opinion
Author: AFPTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491278669517381600 WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday released the official portrait of First Lady Melania Trump, with the photograph of the former model dividing public opinion. Trump is shown from the waist up, standing with arms crossed, dressed in a black jacket with a black bow around her neck. She’s wearing a very […]
