The Sri Lankan Embassy in Doha celebrated the 77th anniversary of the country s Independence Day at the Chancery premises ...

Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern ...

Hamas in turn accused Israel of violating the agreement by not opening the crossing. The Gulf nation of Qatar, a key mediator with Hamas, announced early Monday that an agreement had been reached ...

Qatar plans new bankruptcy ... according to the latest version of its national development strategy published last year. But it has a long way to go to meet that target, and FDI inflows have ...

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On Tuesday, the National Weather Service extended its red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties until Thursday evening. That warning was initially scheduled to expire at 10 p.m ...

The order outlines that, aside from the stars and stripes, the only flags which are permitted to fly are the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action, officially recognized as a national symbol by ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

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According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

national parks, U.S. embassies, and military installations and vessels. As of Saturday, 28 states, including Washington, had announced plans to raise flags to full-staff for President-elect Donald ...