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30/03/2023

Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concern over the Myanmar military’s dissolution of the country’s former ruling party, warning the move could bring further instability to the violence-wracked country. The statements of concern on Wednesday came a day after the Myanmar military disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) and 39 other parties over their failure to meet a deadline to register for an election that is set to extend the army’s grip on power....

Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concern over the Myanmar military’s dissolution of the country’s former ruling party, warning the move could bring further …

30/03/2023

Questions over the resumption of ties with Damascus have steadily emerged since last year after a number of countries in the region warmed towards Assad. Qatar has ruled out all chances of joining a regional wave of normalisation with Syria’s Bashar Al Assad regime, describing such a move as “a betrayal” to the victims of the crisis, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported on Tuesday....

Questions over the resumption of ties with Damascus have steadily emerged since last year after a number of countries in the region warmed towards Assad. Qatar has ruled out all chances of joining …

30/03/2023

جددت دولة قطر موقفها الثابت من عدالة القضية الفلسطينية، والحقوق المشروعة للشعب الفلسطيني الشقيق، لا سيما حقه في تقرير المصير وإقامة الدولة الفلسطينية المستقلة القابلة للحياة على حدود عام 1967، وعاصمتها القدس الشرقية.جاء ذلك في بيان دولة قطر الذي ألقته سعادة الدكتورة هند عبدالرحمن المفتاح، المندوب الدائم لدولة قطر بجنيف، خلال النقاش العام حول «حالة حقوق الإنسان في فلسطين وفي الأراضي العربية المحتلة الأخرى» في إطار الدورة الـ 52 للمجلس....

30/03/2023

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim is expected to navigate between deepening economic ties with his country’s biggest trading partner and tackling thorny issues such as the South China Sea during his first visit to China as prime minister, analysts say. Anwar will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as part of a four-day visit that will also see him hold talks with Chinese business leaders and Premier Li Qiang....

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim is expected to navigate between deepening economic ties with his country’s biggest trading partner and tackling thorny issues such as the South Chi…

30/03/2023

Israeli violence towards Palestinians intensifies throughout Ramadan, particularly at places of worship. Qatar has slammed Israel’s decision to permit settlers to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as the extension of hours to do so as “provocative”, holding occupation authorities responsible for any violence that occurs following the move. “Qatar condemns in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by dozens of settlers today, in addition to the so-called Temple Group’s alleged agreement with the Israeli occupation police to extend the hours of storming Al-Aqsa Mosque,” the Gulf state’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday....

Israeli violence towards Palestinians intensifies throughout Ramadan, particularly at places of worship. Qatar has slammed Israel’s decision to permit settlers to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as th…

30/03/2023

وقع صندوق قطر للتنمية والوكالة الأمريكية للتنمية الدولية، أمس، اتفاقية تمويل لدعم العمليات الأساسية للخوذ البيضاء، لضمان استمرار الخدمات المنقذة للحياة في شمال غرب سوريا.وسوف يمكن هذا الدعم الخوذ البيضاء من تغطية التكاليف الأساسية لنشر فرق ميدانية متطوعة، وصيانة وتشغيل معدات البحث والإنقاذ، وتوفير المواد الاستهلاكية الطبية لتلبية الاحتياجات الإنسانية العاجلة. ويضمن التعاون بين الصندوق والوكالة الأمريكية تسهيل عمليات الخوذ البيضاء، والتعامل بشكل استباقي مع أي نوع من الكوارث أو الأزمات، في ظل عدم وجود نقص بالمعدات والقدرات اللازمة بعد وقوعها....

29/03/2023

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s presidential and general elections have been thrown into jeopardy following a surprise ruling to delay voting by a court in Jakarta, prompting widespread condemnation of the shock, and seemingly unconstitutional, decision. The Central Jakarta District Court ruled earlier this month that the elections – scheduled to take place in February 2024 – should be delayed for two and a half years, meaning that the earliest the elections could go ahead would be in 2025....

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s presidential and general elections have been thrown into jeopardy following a surprise ruling to delay voting by a court in Jakarta, prompting widespread condemnation…

29/03/2023

“Maintain your dignity, maintain your confidence, maintain your belief.” Robert Otiato has been training his Mazrouah FC players for the last two hours and, before everyone heads into the night, it is time for some final words. They have run themselves into the hard, pebbly ground but Otiato has a habit of making them feel 10 feet tall and every face in a tight-knit circle is fixed in his direction....

“Maintain your dignity, maintain your confidence, maintain your belief.” Robert Otiato has been training his Mazrouah FC players for the last two hours and, before everyone heads into the night, it…

29/03/2023

In 2021, the opposition figure was convicted on eight charges including being a member of a terrorist group and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Qatar has thanked the United States and Rwanda for cooperating in the release of prominent Rwandan opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina, commonly known as the ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’. In a weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr....

In 2021, the opposition figure was convicted on eight charges including being a member of a terrorist group and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Qatar has thanked the United States and Rwanda …

29/03/2023

كرست حياة أبوزناد وهي أم لثلاثة توائم مصابين باضطراب طيف التوحد، حياتها ليحصل أطفالها على أفضل فرص للتعلم، في عام 2018، تقدم أبناء أبو زناد الثلاثة للمشاركة في جائزة «قادر» التابعة لمؤسسة قطر، وهي برنامج رياضي مجاني للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة، وعلى مدى السنوات الخمس الماضية، كان لها تأثير واضح على حياتهم وحياة، والعائلة بأكملها. وتمكن التوائم الثلاثة، عبد الرحمن ويوسف وزكريا، من المشاركة في دروس كرة القدم والسباحة، وفقًا لأبو زناد، كان لجائزة قادر تأثير إيجابي وعميق على حياة أبنائها، يتجاوز الفوائد الجسدية للتمارين الرياضية، فعندما بدأوا بالمشاركة في الأنشطة الرياضية، لاحظت أبو زناد تحسنًا ملحوظًا في تطور مجموعة من المهارات الجسدية، والاجتماعية، والعاطفية لديهم. ...

29/03/2023

Researchers say up to half of the DNA of people from Swahili areas was from Persia (90 percent) and India (10 percent). The first DNA recovered from members of the medieval Swahili civilisation has revealed that Africans and Asians were intermingling along the East African coast more than a thousand years ago, a study has revealed. For the study, an international team of researchers sequenced the DNA of 80 people who lived in different Swahili areas from 1250 to 1800 CE....

Researchers say up to half of the DNA of people from Swahili areas was from Persia (90 percent) and India (10 percent).The first DNA recovered from members of the medieval Swahili civilisation has …

29/03/2023

More than 500,000 people in Syria were made homeless due to the 6 February earthquakes. Qatar has extended a helping hand to Syria’s Civil Defence, widely known as the White Helmets, under a new financial agreement that backs the humanitarian entity’s operation in crisis-hit northwest Syria. On Wednesday, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), together with the United States Agency for International Development, announced a new agreement with the White Helmets....

More than 500,000 people in Syria were made homeless due to the 6 February earthquakes. Qatar has extended a helping hand to Syria’s Civil Defence, widely known as the White Helmets, under a new fi…

29/03/2023

Preliminary military assessment has identified the left-wing ELN as responsible for the attack in a northern province. An attack by the Colombian rebel group known as the National Liberation Army (ELN) has allegedly killed nine government soldiers, in a blow to the government’s efforts to negotiate a truce with armed groups and curb violence in the country. The attack, one of the deadliest to occur in the last several months, took place on Wednesday in the rural state of Norte de Santander, near the border with Venezuela....

Preliminary military assessment has identified the left-wing ELN as responsible for the attack in a northern province.An attack by the Colombian rebel group known as the National Liberation Army (E…

29/03/2023

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29/03/2023

Ramadan is the holiest month for Muslims around the world, and it is observed by more than a billion people. During this month, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, abstaining from food, drink, and other physical needs. The fast is broken each evening with a meal called Iftar, which is a time of great celebration and socializing with family and friends....

Ramadan is the holiest month for Muslims around the world, and it is observed by more than a billion people. During this month, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, abstaining from food, drink, and othe…

29/03/2023

اختتمت جمعية القناص بمقرها في المؤسسة العامة للحي الثقافي /كتارا/، عملية استقبال الصقور ضمن حملة "صقاقير قطر" السادسة لإطلاق الصقور في الطبيعة لعام 2023، وذلك من أجل الحفاظ على التنوع البيولوجي وحماية البيئة.وبالموازاة مع عملية استقبال الصقور، كانت الجمعية ترسل الصقور التي تبرع بها الصقارون القطريون النبلاء إلى مستشفى سوق واقف للصقور على دفعات من أجل فحصها والعناية بها من قبل فريق من الخبراء والأطباء البيطريين المختصين في المستشفى، من أجل التأكد من لياقتها البدنية وخلوها من الأمراض المعدية عند إطلاقها في الطبيعة، وذلك لضمان أن تعزز هذه الصقور المجموعات البرية في مواطنها الأصلية....

29/03/2023

Mohamed Bayoh climbed into the deep, pitch-black hole, hoping to emerge with a nugget that would change his life. The 26-year-old Guinean is one of thousands of people from across West Africa who have arrived in remote eastern Senegal in search of gold. The rush for the precious metal has dramatically transformed Bantakokouta, a town on the borders of Mali and Guinea....

Mohamed Bayoh climbed into the deep, pitch-black hole, hoping to emerge with a nugget that would change his life. The 26-year-old Guinean is one of thousands of people from across West Africa who h…

29/03/2023

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed a number of Qataris to its standing committees for the upcoming 2023–2027 term, boosting Qatar as the country with the most people working on the committees. The move is indicative of Qatar’s expertise and leadership in sports administration, which was highly exemplified through its successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, dubbed as the ‘best World Cup in history’....

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed a number of Qataris to its standing committees for the upcoming 2023–2027 term, boosting Qatar as the country with the most people working on th…

29/03/2023

تحرص المؤسسة العامة للحي الثقافي /كتارا/ في فعالياتها الرمضانية على ترسيخ حضور أبرز العادات والتقاليد المرتبطة بالشهر المبارك، ويعد مدفع رمضان والمسحر من أبرزها، وفي الواجهة الجنوبية لكتارا ينشر مدفع الإفطار الفرح والبهجة في نفوس الزوار الذين يحرصون يوميا على المجيء مبكرا وقبل غروب الشمس، مصطحبين أطفالهم لمشاهدة أحد أبرز التقاليد الرمضانية، كما يجوب المسحر أروقة كتارا صادحا بالأهازيج الشعبية الرمضانية....

29/03/2023

With 10 rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishments ever against a foreign country. The EU has said its sanctions are meant to cut Moscow’s revenues and access to technology used in war. But the impact “will not be severe enough to limit Russia’s ability to wage war against Ukraine in 2023”, a European Parliament research note said....

With 10 rounds of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the European Union has rolled out its toughest punishments ever against a foreign country. The EU has said its sancti…

29/03/2023

Athletes from Russia and Belarus were banned from competing following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by neighbouring Russia in February 2022. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sporting events as the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rapidly approaches. IOC President Thomas Bach delayed the decision on Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in Paris however suggested having them join in more secondary events as neutrals....

Athletes from Russia and Belarus were banned from competing following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by neighbouring Russia in February 2022. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recom…

29/03/2023

أطلقت كلية العلوم الصحية والحيوية بجامعة حمد بن خليفة برنامجا جديدا لطلاب الدكتوراه، في بيولوجيا علم النفس وعلم الأعصاب، وذلك في إطار رسالتها العلمية لمواجهة التحديات الصحية التي تواجه المجتمع في قطر والعالم، من خلال تأهيل وتثقيف أجيال المستقبل من المتخصصين. ويقوم برنامج الدكتوراه في بيولوجيا علم النفس وعلم الأعصاب بتدريب وتعزيز القدرات البحثية للأجيال القادمة من المتخصصين في علم الأعصاب، من خلال تزويد الطلاب بالمهارات والآليات والمعرفة اللازمة لمعالجة مشكلات الصحة العقلية والسلوكيات المعقدة، حيث يحظى الطلاب بتدريب مكثف يغطي أساسيات العلوم البيولوجية الخاصة بالإدراك وتطور وشيخوخة الجهاز العصبي، كما يكتسب الطلاب فهما عميقا بالآليات العصبية الكامنة وراء الإدراك والسلوك والشيخوخة، بالإضافة إلى دراسة اضطرابات الدماغ....

29/03/2023

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered a speech on women’s empowerment to thousands of young Ghanaians in the capital, Accra, and toured a coastal building that was the last stop for Africans sold into the transatlantic slave trade. Her visit to Ghana, the first stop on an African tour that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia, is part of a charm offensive by Washington as it seeks to counterbalance the growing influence of China and Russia on the continent....

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered a speech on women’s empowerment to thousands of young Ghanaians in the capital, Accra, and toured a coastal building that was the last stop …

29/03/2023

توج منتخب كوريا الجنوبية بالمركز الأول في البطولة الدولية الودية للمنتخبات الآسيوية تحت 23 عاماً في قطر وذلك بعد أن اختتم مبارياته أمس بالفوز على المنتخب الإماراتي بثلاثة أهداف دون رد، كما أنهى منتخبنا الوطني مشاركته في البطولة بالخسارة أمام المنتخب السعودي بركلات الجزاء « 10-9 «بعد التعادل السلبي في الوقت الاصلي وسوف يواصل العنابي تحضيراته خلال الفترة القادمة استعداداً لبطولة كأس آسيا التي ستقام في قطر. #كوريا #الجنوبية #تتوج #بالبطولة #الدولية

29/03/2023

Nairobi, Kenya – In June 2018, Danee Naturibale (not his real name) moved to Kenya after escaping from a Ugandan prison where he had spent two months. The 37-year-old, who openly identifies as gay, was among 20 people arrested at a party in Mbale in the country’s east, he told Al Jazeera. “We were hurriedly charged and sentenced to serve 20 years in prison....

Nairobi, Kenya – In June 2018, Danee Naturibale (not his real name) moved to Kenya after escaping from a Ugandan prison where he had spent two months. The 37-year-old, who openly identifies as gay,…

29/03/2023

Shares in Alibaba Group and other leading Chinese tech firms have risen as investors cheered an unprecedented revamp of the Jack Ma-founded company as heralding the beginning of the end to Beijing’s crackdown on the sector. Alibaba said on Tuesday it was planning to split into six units and explore fundraisings or listings for most of them, in the biggest restructuring of the technology conglomerate in its 24-year history....

Shares in Alibaba Group and other leading Chinese tech firms have risen as investors cheered an unprecedented revamp of the Jack Ma-founded company as heralding the beginning of the end to Beijing’…

29/03/2023

Despite having a small population, the UAE boasts a thriving economy. As one of the key trading hubs in the Middle East, the country owes much of its economic success to the wealthy businessmen who have played a significant role in driving commerce and employment growth. In the past, wealthy individuals from various parts of the world used to come to the UAE to set up their businesses and investments....

Despite having a small population, the UAE boasts a thriving economy. As one of the key trading hubs in the Middle East, the country owes much of its economic success to the wealthy businessmen who…

29/03/2023

During his interview with Al Jazeera, the Iranian foreign minister warned that “the door to dialogue” to revive the nuclear deal could close. Iran praised Qatar’s diplomatic efforts on Monday while confirming the Gulf state’s role in talks over the exchange of prisoners as well as the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal. “Qatar is always moving in the right track and has played a role in the prisoner exchange talks and the nuclear deal,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s Foreign Minister, told Al Jazeera....

During his interview with Al Jazeera, the Iranian foreign minister warned that “the door to dialogue” to revive the nuclear deal could close. Iran praised Qatar’s diplomatic efforts on Monday while…