Damascus: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani arrived in Damascus on Thursday, January 16, marking a significant moment in the flurry of high-level diplomatic visits to Syria since the fall of the previous government in December 2024, Syrian state television reported. The Qatari Foreign Ministry described the … Read more
Doha: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced on Wednesday night, January 15, that a ceasefire agreement has been reached for the Gaza Strip, following joint mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. Speaking at a press conference in Doha, Al Thani said that the … Read more
Photo: @MOI_Qatar/X Doha: Qatari authorities have apprehended a driver for reckless driving on public roads, posing a serious risk to road users and property. The Ministry of Interior shared a video on X showing a driver executing reckless driving techniques while driving on a highway. The video also shows a Toyota Supra being impounded, seized … Read more
This little-known Belgian international airline flying to the UK has been named the world’s ‘best’. AirHelp publishes a yearly report ranking the world’s best airlines based on three criteria: on-time performance, customer service and claim processing. The passenger rights and flight compensation company gathers arrival and departure statistics for every plane and calculates how many of … Read more
Tea Time Group A 42-year-old Indian national manager of Tea Time Group, a leading cafe chain in Qatar, died in Doha due to a heart attack on Thursday morning, December 12. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Shibili Palangol, a native of Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. Shibili is survived … Read more
Photo: Screengrab/X New Delhi: Customs officials in Delhi arrested an Indian national coming from Doha for smuggling gold concealed inside toffee wrappers. The accused was intercepted by the officials after his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Wednesday, December 11. In a post on X on Thursday, December 12, Delhi Customs said that the 22-year-old Rajasthani … Read more
Doha: Qatar has denied media reports claiming that it has withdrawn from mediating a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, describing the circulating reports as “not accurate.” This comes after several media outlets, including Reuters, CNN, and The Times of Israel on Saturday, November 9, reported that Qatar and the United States (US) have agreed to instruct … Read more
Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait have officially declared their neutrality in the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel and announced that they will not permit the United States to use their airbase for military aggression against Iran. According to the reports of Reuters, the declaration follows a series of … Read more
Mumbai: An IndiGo flight 6E 1303 scheduled to operate between Mumbai and Qatar’s capital Doha on Sunday, September 15, has been cancelled, said a spokesperson of IndiGo. Passengers, including children, were confined to the aircraft for nearly five hours before being deboarded and taken to the Mumbai airport’s immigration area, according to NDTV. As per … Read more
Washington: The past two days of negotiations in Doha for a ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas were the most constructive that mediators had seen in months, a senior Biden administration official told reporters. The official said on Friday that US President Joe Biden spoke with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari Emir Tamim bin … Read more
