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Qatar to reopen Damascus embassy it closed 13 years ago 'to stand with Syrian people’s revolution’

Qatar has announced the resumption of the work of its embassy in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic starting Tuesday Gate of the Embassy of Qatar in the Syrian capital Damascus. “Qatar announces the resumption of the work of its embassy in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic starting Tuesday,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. During its meeting with the …

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1 month ago

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera

The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian territory continues. Beth Miller, political director at the US-based advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace, called the US veto on Wednesday “pathetic” and said the Biden administration’s legacy will be …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli attack on town in Lebanon’s far north kills 14 people: Mayor

Al Jazeera

Israeli missile destroys residence in far northern Lebanese town where refugees and displaced people had fled for safety At least 14 people have been reported killed and 15 others injured following an Israeli air strike on the town of Ain Yaaqoub in the far north of Lebanon. The Israeli missile that hit a building on Monday where 30 people were …

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Qatar Denies Reports Of Withdrawing From Israel-Hamas Mediation Talks

ABP News

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied media reports regarding the country’s withdrawal from mediation talks between Israel and Hamas. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, said that reports regarding “the State of Qatar's withdrawal from mediation regarding the ceasefire in Gaza are not accurate”. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Qatar suspends Gaza mediation, in sign of impasse

Deccan Chronicle

Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show "seriousness" in talks, the foreign ministry said Saturday.The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas's political leadership since 2012 with US blessing, has been involved in months of protracted diplomacy aimed at ending the war triggered by the Palestinian …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Qatar has suspended mediation efforts on Gaza, Foreign Ministry says

Al Jazeera

The move comes amid growing frustration with lack of progress on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Qatar says it has suspended its mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel until the parties show “their willingness and seriousness” to end the war in Gaza. However, al-Ansari said that reports regarding the Hamas political office in Doha were inaccurate, “stating that …

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Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning

China Daily

A student completes Chinese homework at Hamdan Bin Rashid Boys School. The enthusiasm for China, its people and its language is also felt at Hamdan Bin Rashid Boys School in Dubai, where more than 300 students in the ninth and 10th grades are studying Mandarin. Abdulla Mohammad Ali Aldarmaki, a 10th-grade student, says: "I started learning Chinese because I thought …

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Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning

China Daily

A student completes Chinese homework at Hamdan Bin Rashid Boys School. The enthusiasm for China, its people and its language is also felt at Hamdan Bin Rashid Boys School in Dubai, where more than 300 students in the ninth and 10th grades are studying Mandarin. Abdulla Mohammad Ali Aldarmaki, a 10th-grade student, says: "I started learning Chinese because I thought …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Live sheep export ban triggers food security fears for Kuwaiti importer

ABC

Australia's Middle Eastern trading partners say a 50-year working relationship has been "thrown out the door" by the decision to end live sheep exports by sea. But Mr Al Majed said he did not believe any other country would be able to match Australia in terms of quality, efficiency, disease control, and meeting the specific type of sheep his markets …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Associated Press

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. — Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani World Health Organization calls for 7-day pause in war to allow for polio vaccination campaign UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. health and children’s …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

Associated Press

The White House says a new round of talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war has resumed in Doha and is expected to run into Friday. Farhan Haq told reporters Thursday that from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ standpoint, “this is yet another reason why we need to have a cease-fire now, as well as the release of all hostages and unimpeded …

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5 months ago

For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports

Associated Press

PARIS — Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born elsewhere — Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Germany, Chile and the United States — yet they care deeply about the politics of their parents’ and grandparents’ homeland. We are not a sports country yet.” The Palestinian diaspora has always played an important role at the Olympics …

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5 months ago

For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports

The Independent

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hamas still to give response on Gaza truce plan, says Qatar

Hindustan Times

Hamas has not given its response on a tabled plan for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza and an exchange of hostages and prisoners, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday. Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari speaks during a weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha, Qatar, June 4, 2024 "Mediators have not yet received a …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

US calls Algeria’s proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Wednesday a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and halt to Israel’s military operation in the southern city of Rafah “is not going to be helpful.” Algeria, the Arab representative on the council, circulated the draft resolution Tuesday evening to its 15 members after emergency council consultations on …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal: Here are 7 questions that TMC govt must answer in the murder case of Anwarul Azim Anar

Op India

Anwarul Azim Anar, a three-time MP of the ruling Awami League in Bangladesh visited West Bengal in India for “medical treatment” while he was lured to a rented posh flat in New Town area of Kolkata. Dhaka-based Bangla daily Jugantor in its report said, flat number 56 of BU block of Sanjiba Garden, an elite residence in Newtown, Kolkata was …

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7 months ago

Watch live: Qatar officials react to ICC arrest warrant for Hamas leader living in Doha

The Independent

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7 months ago

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Gulf states offer Iran assistance in Raisi chopper search

Hindustan Times

Saudi Arabia on Sunday voiced "great concern" after Iranian state media reported that a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi had gone missing, and offered to help with the response. Emergency personnel walk in a foggy area following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Iranian search and rescue teams were scouring …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas deal for medicine and aid to enter Gaza

Al Jazeera

Shipment of aid for Palestinians and medicines for captives held by Hamas to leave Doha on Wednesday for Egypt and transport to Gaza. Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to allow medicines to be delivered to Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip and for aid to be transported to residents in the besieged Palestinian territory, Qatar has announced. …

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1 year ago

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days, says mediator Qatar

The Hindu

A humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will extend by two days, mediator Qatar said on November 27 as an initial four-day truce in Gaza was set to expire. “The State of Qatar announces that, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two days in the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas releases 10 Thai hostages, 4 of whom had not been listed as abducted

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Hamas freed 10 Thai nationals and a Filipino alongside Israeli hostages who were part of the first swap under a new cease-fire deal — including four Thais who had not been officially listed as abducted, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry announced Saturday morning. The Thai foreign ministry said the released workers crossed into Israel, where they were taken to Hatzerim …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Hamas truce: 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino freed, says Qatar

Firstpost

Qatar has led weeks of intense negotiations, coordinating with the US and Egypt, to reach an agreement for the freeing of 50 civilian hostages from Gaza in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners, a four-day truce and access for humanitarian aid A total of 24 hostages — 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino — were handed over Friday …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Watch a view of Israel’s Ofer prison as hostages set for release in four-day Gaza ceasefire

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Gaza ceasefire: 13 Israeli hostages to be freed as four-day truce begins

The Independent

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Qatar to reopen Damascus embassy it closed 13 years ago 'to stand with Syrian people’s revolution’

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

Israeli attack on town in Lebanon’s far north kills 14 people: Mayor

Qatar Denies Reports Of Withdrawing From Israel-Hamas Mediation Talks

Qatar suspends Gaza mediation, in sign of impasse

Qatar has suspended mediation efforts on Gaza, Foreign Ministry says

Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning

Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning

Live sheep export ban triggers food security fears for Kuwaiti importer

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports

For Palestinian athletes, the Olympics is about more than sports

Hamas still to give response on Gaza truce plan, says Qatar

US calls Algeria’s proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful

West Bengal: Here are 7 questions that TMC govt must answer in the murder case of Anwarul Azim Anar

Watch live: Qatar officials react to ICC arrest warrant for Hamas leader living in Doha

Saudi Arabia, Russia, Gulf states offer Iran assistance in Raisi chopper search

Qatar announces Israel-Hamas deal for medicine and aid to enter Gaza

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days, says mediator Qatar

Hamas releases 10 Thai hostages, 4 of whom had not been listed as abducted

Israel-Hamas truce: 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino freed, says Qatar

Watch a view of Israel’s Ofer prison as hostages set for release in four-day Gaza ceasefire

Gaza ceasefire: 13 Israeli hostages to be freed as four-day truce begins