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
Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq have condemned Israel’s move to expand settlements in the Golan Heights. This comes after the Israeli government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s NIS 40 million plan to encourage demographic growth in the Golan Heights, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday. Netanyahu … Read more
Both Israel and Gaza-based terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have indicated willingness to cooperate and be flexible in order to reach a ceasefire agreement, Egyptian sources told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. However, the deal’s approval ultimately is reportedly dependent on Israel. According to the Lebanese outlet, Israel requested to shorten the … Read more
Mossad chief David Barnea met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Doha on Wednesday to discuss the Gaza hostage deal and the ceasefire negotiations, according to two sources familiar with the details. Barnea’s visit to Qatar is part of efforts to achieve a breakthrough in negotiations for a deal and transition … 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
As the offensive unfolded others agreed with al-Jolani, who has seemingly now dropped his nom de guerre and is using his birth name Ahmed al-Sharaa. They noted how fragile the regime appeared. “The Syrian Arab Army is a hollowed-out shell, far weaker than its ostensible numbers and weapons would indicate,” said former U.S. diplomat Alberto … Read more
Hamas is attempting to determine the number of living Israeli hostages it and other terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip are holding, Palestinian sources told Saudi-owned news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Hamas leadership reached out to other groups to assess the number of living hostages. The report … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy has met the prime ministers of Qatar and Israel to kick-start Trump’s diplomatic push to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal before he takes office on Jan. 20, a source briefed on the talks told Reuters on Wednesday. Steve Witkoff, the incoming envoy, traveled … Read more
Iran has reached out to Turkey and Qatar, both of which are US allies, amid the fighting in Syria. On November 28, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham overran numerous regime-held areas in Syria and marched on Aleppo. Then, it turned south toward Hama. This threatens the Iranian-backed regime. Iran’s foreign minister flew to Syria on December … Read more
