Joe Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal: White House’s Sullivan BARI: US President Joe Biden will urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:25pm
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World Hamas seeking US guarantees over Gaza ceasefire plan Hamas wants written guarantees from the United States for a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 07:29pm
World Antony Blinken heads to key mediator Qatar after Hamas truce deal reply AMMAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was heading on Wednesday to talks in key mediator Qatar after Hamas gave... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 01:48pm
World Hamas says it creates broad prospects for a ceasefire deal in Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hamas on Wednesday said its “positive” response to a US ceasefire plan for the... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 11:52am
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World Blinken urges Middle East leaders to press Hamas for Gaza ceasefire CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, as he began a trip to the Middle East, that he was... Updated 10 Jun, 2024 07:21pm
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World Israel says jets strike school containing Hamas compound, Gaza media says 27 killed CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel targeted a Gaza school on Thursday that it said contained an Hamas compound,... Published 06 Jun, 2024 10:22am
Markets Qatar signs 27-year gas supply deal with Taiwan’s CPC DOHA: Qatar has agreed to supply the Taiwan-headquartered Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) with natural gas for 27... Published 05 Jun, 2024 05:03pm
World Qatar says no ‘clear position’ from Israel on Gaza truce deal DOHA: Mediator Qatar said Tuesday it was waiting for a “clear position” from Israel on a proposed Gaza ceasefire... Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:47am
Pakistan Qatari diplomat calls on Maryam LAHORE: The Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan, Ali Bin Mubarak Al Khatar called on Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz... Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:22am
World Mediator Qatar urges clear positions for Gaza ceasefire DUBAI: Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, stressed on Tuesday that there should be a... Published 04 Jun, 2024 04:57pm
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World Israel fights Hamas as mediators urge both to accept Gaza truce plan RAFAH: Israel battled and bombarded Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as mediators called on both sides to agree to... Published 02 Jun, 2024 03:20pm
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World Rafah strikes could ‘hinder’ Gaza truce talks: mediator Qatar DOHA: Israel’s latest strikes on a displaced people’s camp near Gaza’s southern city of Rafah could hinder talks... Published 27 May, 2024 03:27pm
World Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah, Gaza authorities say CAIRO: Israeli air strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip... Updated 27 May, 2024 12:29pm
Pakistan Emirs of Kuwait, Qatar agree to visit Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani have... Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am
World CIA chief Burns to visit Paris to revive talks on Gaza WASHINGTON: US intelligence chief Bill Burns is expected to hold talks in Paris with representatives of Israel in a... Published 24 May, 2024 05:30pm
World Egypt still committed to Gaza truce talks, say sources CAIRO: Egypt remains committed to helping negotiate a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza despite doubts... Published 23 May, 2024 07:04pm
World 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
World World leaders mourn Ebrahim Raisi death World leaders expressed sorrow over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter... Updated 20 May, 2024 10:28pm
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