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January 14, 2025 8:39 AM

Gaza ceasefire deal close after ‘breakthrough’ in Doha

Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza after U.S. President Joe Biden said a ceasefire and hostage release deal he has championed was on "the brink" of coming to fruition. Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of an agreement on Monday, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys of both the outgoing U.S. president and President-elect Donald Trump. "The deal .....

December 30, 2024 9:19 AM

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to pay 3-day visit to Qatar to review overall bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is set to embark on a three-day official visit to the State of Qatar from December 30, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday. The MEA in an official statement said that during his visit, the EAM would meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The visit also aims to review various aspects of bilateral relations between India and Qatar with discussion on key areas, which include...

September 20, 2024 9:47 AM

Rajasthan Woos Qatari Investors Ahead of Global Summit

Rajasthan's Industry and Commerce Minister, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, led an investors' roadshow in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, as part of the international outreach for the upcoming 'Rising Rajasthan' Global Investment Summit 2024. The delegation's visit to Qatar was marked by significant engagements with key officials and business leaders. Col. Rathore met with Mohammed bin Hassan Al Malk, Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of Qatar, extending an invitation to the Qa...

August 28, 2024 8:46 PM

Qatar returns two seized ‘Saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib to Indian Embassy in Doha: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday that Qatar has returned two 'Saroops' (copies) of the Guru Granth Sahib to the Indian Embassy in Doha. These sacred texts were earlier seized by Qatari authorities due to their connection with a religious establishment operating without the necessary approvals. Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson for the MEA, expressed gratitude to the Qatari government and issued a reminder to Indian residents in Gulf countries to adhere to l...

July 10, 2024 5:54 PM

Israel presses Gaza offensive hours after deadly airstrike on tent camp

Israeli forces pressed their offensive in north and central Gaza on Wednesday, hours after an airstrike on a tent encampment that Palestinian officials said killed more than two dozen people and as negotiations to end the fighting were set to resume. Leaflets were dropped on Gaza City, this time with a map marking "safe routes" for the evacuation of the whole city, not just certain districts. The Israeli leaflets urge civilians to head south along two routes to the central Gaza Strip. The mili...

March 27, 2024 12:48 PM

Negotiations on Gaza ceasefire deal ongoing with no timeline for agreement: Qatari foreign ministry

The negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire deal are still ongoing, but Qatar cannot offer any timeline on an agreement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Majed Al-Ansari, spokesman of the ministry said at a media briefing that regardless of the comings and goings of negotiating parties, the meetings are still ongoing in Qatari capital Doha. He denied the allegations that one of the teams had pulled out of the negotiations. Qatar, as a mediator in the Gaza conflict, will continue to cooper...