Mr. Rashid Abdulla Al Qaseer Deputy Director of MoFAIC’s Dubai Office met with H.E. Meghan Gregonis Consul General of the United State of America in Dubai and received her credentials. Al Qaseer welcomed the Consul General and hailed the political, economic, commercial and investment relations that bind the two friendly

ISLAMABAD – The Taliban on Sunday blamed the United States for the chaos around Kabul’s airport, where thousands of people have been trying to leave following the insurgent group’s takeover of the country. The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed the deaths of seven Afghans near the airport on Saturday.

WASHINGTON – The United States said Sunday it has evacuated 7,400 people from Kabul in the past 24 hours, even as American officials confront what Secretary of State Antony Blinken described as an “incredibly volatile situation at the airport” after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a week ago. Meanwhile, Defense

WASHINGTON – The number of people evacuated from Kabul will change from day to day, President Joe Biden said in a televised address Sunday, depending on the specific conditions and safety of the day. Earlier Sunday, the White House said the U.S. had evacuated 7,800 people from Kabul in the

Aug. 21 – A week after retaking power in Afghanistan through stunning military victories, leaders of the Taliban insurgency are still conducting internal talks and meetings with former rivals on forming what they have promised will be an “inclusive Islamic government.” The framework for the formation of the new government is expected to

Manama, The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights has called on international human rights organizations to assume their role in protecting the rights of Qatari citizens who were denied their electoral rights and had to face a massive arrest campaign launched by the Qatari security forces.   The center, in a

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) announced the opening of candidacy for the Shura Council elections in its first session. MOI stated that, in accordance with the provisions of the Shura Council Election System Law, and within the framework of the electoral process timetable, the door for candidacy for the Shura

The organizing committee of “Qatari Success” Festival, which will be held within the activities of Doha Capital of Culture in the Islamic World 2021, announced the launch of the fourth edition of the festival next Thursday until August 28 at the Qatar National Convention Center. The festival aims at highlighting

U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated a vow Friday to stay in Afghanistan until all American citizens who want to leave and Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government during the conflict have been evacuated. “Any American who wants to come home, we will get you home. Make

Baghdad, Western media reported: “One of the people who fell from the American plane, which took off hundreds of Afghan citizens from Kabul airport, is the Afghan national football team player Zaki Anwari.” The media quoted officials in the medical evacuation units, as saying that “the remains of the player’s

Ismailia, The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed the waterway on Friday for the first time since it left Egypt after the incident.   The ship, en route from the United Kingdom to China, crossed the canal among a convoy

The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5000 Afghan nationals evacuated from Afghanistan on their way to third countries. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that, following a request from the United States, it would host the Afghans on a temporary basis, after which time

The ministerial meeting of the UAE-Kazakhstan 8th round of the Joint Committee was held with the participation of stakeholders from various sectors of mutual interest under the co-chairmanship of Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of

The Taliban has placed security for the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the hands of senior members of the Haqqani Network, which has close ties with foreign jihadist groups including a long-standing association with al-Qaida. Western intelligence officials say the assignment is alarming and undercuts Taliban promises to tread a more

Qatar Tourism has launched the Arabic version of its “Visit Qatar” mobile application, which offers users a handy guide to the country’s offerings. The new release furthermore introduces an integrated calendar of events, which allows users to explore events around Qatar and save them in a personal folder. This part

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmad bin Hassan Al-Hamadi met on Thursday with HE Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of the Cabinet of the Czech Republic Jan Kohout and his accompanying delegation during their current visit to the country. During the meeting, bilateral cooperation

The Permanent Administrative and Financial Affairs committee concluded its 100th regular meeting held at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat, with the participation of representatives from Arab countries. The State of Qatar was represented in the two-day meetings by HE Director of Department of the Financial and Administrative

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued today Amiri decision no. 36 of 2021 appointing Faris Roumi Mohammed Shaheen Al Nuaimi as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Republic of Serbia. The decision is effective from its date of issue and shall be published in the official gazette.

HE Chairman of Qatar’s Gaza Reconstruction Committee Ambassador Mohammed Al Emadi, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland. HE Al Emadi said that the memorandum of understanding includes the mechanism for distributing the cash aid grant provided

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has chaired the eleventh meeting of the Higher Committee Overseeing the National Strategy to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. Sheikh Abdullah and members of the committee were briefed on the progress made by the concerned

The Arab Youth Centre has announced the launch of the Young Arab Diplomatic Leaders Programme, organised in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and several Arab and international diplomatic institutes. The programme aims to train promising Arab talents in the field

WASHINGTON – The United States aims to increase its pace of evacuating people from the airport in Kabul on Wednesday, with officials saying the goal is to fly out between 5,000 and 9,000 people per day. As of Tuesday, the operation had evacuated more than 3,200 people.   Mullah Abdul

DOHA, Qatar and Germany, yesterday, called for stepping up necessary efforts, to achieve national reconciliation and peaceful power transition in Afghanistan.   The two sides issued the call, during a phone talk between Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, the Emir’s office said.

ISLAMABAD/KABUL – The Taliban vowed to respect women’s rights “within Islamic law” and form an “inclusive Islamic” government as the radical movement consolidates its hold over the war-torn country. The group stunned the world over the weekend when they retook power in the Afghan capital, conquering almost all the country’s

Defending his decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was making good on his election campaign promise to end America’s long-running war in the central Asian country. Afghans — and the world — are now watching nervously to see if the Taliban will keep