Riyadh: Russia has announced that it will hold talks with the United States on Ukraine next Monday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Russian presidential aide for international affairs Yuri Ushakov, in statements Thursday, said that the Russian delegation to the talks will be headed by Grigory Karasin, a member of the Federation Council, and Sergei Beseda, advisor to the director

Brussels: The European Union is set to grant 1 billion Euros in additional financial aid to Ukraine in the form of a loan, which will be repaid using revenues generated from frozen Russian assets within the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today that this financial support reinforces the EU’s commitment to backing Ukraine. According to Qatar

Doha: Jordan stressed Thursday the need to immediately consolidate and implement the three phases of the Gaza ceasefire deal. This came in phone calls by Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi with his counterparts from Algeria, Egypt, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Austria. According to Qatar News Agency, Safadi stressed the need for the international community to take immediate and effective action to

Brussels: The number of asylum applications in European Union countries has decreased by 13 percent last year. According to Qatar News Agency, the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, confirmed in a statement Thursday that this is the first decline in the number of asylum applications in EU countries since 2020. The office revealed that 912,000 first-time asylum applications were received

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6:00 am on Friday will be hazy with some clouds at times and scattered clouds by late night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be some clouds, the Department of Meteorology added. According to Qatar News Agency, wind inshore will be southeasterly to southwesterly at a speed of

Doha: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) on Thursday honored the young children claiming the 30th Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Noble Qur’an Competition. A total of 604 Qataris (males and females) and 1,482 residents (males and females) received financial prizes and certificates in a ceremony held at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque. According to

Doha: HE Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met Thursday with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Guillaume Faury. According to Qatar News Agency, discussions during the meeting dealt with several topics of mutual interest, particularly areas of joint cooperation and means to develop them.

Brussels: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on European Union leaders to maintain sanctions against Moscow until it begins its withdrawal from Ukrainian territory, urging for sustained European military support for Kyiv. According to Qatar News Agency, Zelenskyy emphasized that sanctions must remain in place until Russia begins its withdrawal and has fully compensated for the damage caused by its aggression.