Qatar denies blocking Saudi hajj pilgrimage flights

Qatar has filed a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) against Saudi Arabia's threat of shooting down Qatari passenger flights, the media reported on Sunday.

Qatar World Cup organisers have presented plans for the 40,000-seat Al Thumama Stadium that will be used in 2022. The design by Qatari architect Ibrahim M Jaidah is based on the "gahfiya" skullcap worn under the gutra, or male headscarf, in the Gulf. It is ...

Saudi Arabia said Qatar had refused to allow its planes to land in Doha to transport Qatari Muslims to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. "Saudi Arabian Airlines director general Saleh al-Jasser has said today that the airline has thus far been unable to ...

'Qatar has been funding and supporting terrorist organisations.''It has used its media to spread lies and create unrest in neighbouring countries.' Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to India Saud Mohammed Alsati, tells Aditi Phadnis that his country along with three others cut diplomatic and consular ties with Qatar because it reneged on its past commitments and assurances and continued to shelter extremist and terror groups. Last month a group of four countries led by Saudi Arabia issued a list of 13 ...

Saudi Arabia said today it is reopening its border with Qatar to allow Qataris to attend the hajj amid a monthslong rift between the neighbouring countries that led to both sides trading accusations of politicising the ritual. The decision came after Saudi ...

New Delhi:Citizens of 80 countries includingIndiacan now enter Qatarvisa-free. The countries include India, the UK, the US, Canada, South Africa, Seychelles, Australia and New Zealand. "Citizens of these 80 countries wishing to visitQatarwill not need to ...

A host of foreign leaders, including Canadian and Israeli prime ministers and the Emir of Qatar, today extended Independence Day greetings to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to acknowledge the greetings and express gratitude. "India and ...

A man from Hyderabad has been jailed at Doha in Qatar for allegedly carrying drugs.Shaik Sikander, left for Doha in search of a job on June 20. While leaving for Qatar, his agent, Razaaq, handed him two packets that needed to be delivered.The moment Sikander ...

Qatar's armed forces have concluded a joint military exercise with Turkey as the two countries seek stronger relations. READ MORE SEE LESS