Qatar says Gaza truce, hostage release talks remain ‘close to stalemate’ DUBAI: Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release... Published 21 May, 2024 04:51pm
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Business & Finance Qatar’s first-quarter budget surplus slips to $549m DOHA: Qatar recorded a budget surplus of 2 billion riyals ($548.9 million) in the first quarter of 2024, the finance... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Markets Oil prices rise after positive US economic data LONDON: Oil futures rose on Thursday bolstered by slower than expected inflation and a stabilising U.S. job market,... Updated 16 May, 2024 07:37pm
Life & Style Abu Dhabi sees first beer made in Arab Gulf ABU DHABI: Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the... Published 14 May, 2024 06:16pm
World Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks ‘backward’: mediator Qatar DOHA: Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on... Published 14 May, 2024 01:45pm
World US energy secretary to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE next week, officials say US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week to work on... Published 11 May, 2024 10:41am
Print PM seeks Qatari investment ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan was keen to transform its excellent ties... Updated 10 May, 2024 08:41am
Pakistan Qatar’s Minister of State to arrive in Pakistan on Thursday: FO The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi will visit... Published 08 May, 2024 11:03pm
World Israel continues aggression in Gaza as negotiators work towards truce RAFAH: Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where... Updated 08 May, 2024 11:05pm
World Turkiye says Israel’s Rafah operation is another war crime ANKARA: The Israeli operation in Gaza’s Rafah city a day after Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal marks another war... Published 07 May, 2024 02:59pm
World CIA chief headed to Qatar to for 'emergency' meeting on Gaza talks: source DOHA: CIA director Bill Burns is expected in Doha to meet with Qatar's prime minister for "emergency" discussions on... Published 05 May, 2024 10:22pm
World Govt to ‘close’ Al Jazeera TV in Israel: Netanyahu Israeli police raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order Updated 05 May, 2024 08:48pm
World Qatar economy grew 1.2% year on year in Q3, 2023 ABU DHABI: The Gulf state of Qatar’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.2% year on year in the third... Published 02 May, 2024 05:06pm
World Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel’s offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 01:22pm
World Israel kills at least 20 Palestinians in Rafah, new Gaza ceasefire talks expected in Cairo CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least another 20 Palestinians... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:47pm
World Hamas delegation to arrive in Egypt for Gaza truce talks OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A Hamas delegation is due to arrive Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel’s latest... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:07pm
World Senior US, French officials in Middle East seeking to ease Gaza war RIYADH: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on Monday talks on a ceasefire in Gaza were progressing as he... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
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World Gaza set to dominate Saudi-hosted global economy summit RIYADH: The war in Gaza and broader Middle East tensions are expected to get top billing at a Saudi-hosted special... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:03pm
World Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal CAIRO: Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel’s official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:17pm
World Hamas to stay in Doha if ‘useful’ for Gaza war mediation: Qatar DOHA: Qatar said on Tuesday that Hamas’s political leadership would stay in Doha as long as their presence remained... Published 23 Apr, 2024 06:08pm
World Israel reserves ‘right to protect itself’ after Iran attack: Netanyahu OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country reserved the right to protect itself... Published 18 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World Qatar says Gaza ceasefire talks at ‘delicate phase’ DUBAI: Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Wednesday talks... Updated 17 Apr, 2024 03:31pm
World Eid-ul-Fitr begins in KSA, UAE, Qatar tomorrow RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest shrines, announced Monday that the holiday of Eid al-Fitr marking ... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
World Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo: Egyptian media CAIRO: Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on Sunday,... Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:51pm
World Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow GAZA STRIP: The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:57pm
World UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an “immediate” ceasefire in... Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:37am
World Antony Blinken due in Mideast in new bid to secure truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to return Wednesday to the Middle East in a new bid to... Published 20 Mar, 2024 12:01pm
World Qatar ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Gaza truce talks progress DOHA: Negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release are progressing in Doha and a counter-proposal could... Published 19 Mar, 2024 05:29pm