Oil prices fall sharply after Iran strikes US base in Qatar
Crude oil prices fell around 7% on Monday, after Iran said it had launched a missile attack on a US base in Qatar. Investors appear to take the retaliatory action as being…
$575m Qatar World Cup stadium opens
Qatar inaugurated its first purpose-built stadium for the 2022 World Cup, staging a domestic cup final in the $575 million, 40,000-capacity Al-Wakrah venue, which is also Spanish midfielder Xavi's last final before…
Neymar, Mbappe join PSG team mates in Qatar
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe joined their Paris St. Germain teammates for a training session in Qatar.…
Qatar says will leave OPEC
The Gulf nation of Qatar's new energy minister said that his country will leave OPEC effective January of 2019. He said that he had informed OPEC of his decision ahead of his…
Doha bank talking to foreign lender to raise debt
Doha Bank Chief Executive Officer Raghavan Seetharaman discusses the impact of Qatar’s spat with its neighbors on banks, fundraising, and expansion strategy.…
Qatar-Saudi crisis phone call leads to fresh issues
The first phone call between officials from Qatar and Saudi Arabia since the start of a three-month political impasse opened more disagreements between the nations.…
Qatar says demands are ‘made to be rejected’
Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha's foreign minister said on Saturday, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at…
No solid ground to question Russia, Qatar World Cups – FIFA Secretary General
FIFA says no suggestions either Russia or Qatar did anything to warrant losing the right to stage World Cup tournament.…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar unlawful
President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday dismissed calls for Turkey to close a military base in Qatar and said a wider list of demands issued by four Arab states was an unlawful intervention…
‘There is no blockade of Qatar’: Saudi FM
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir denies a 'blockade of Qatar,' saying during an appearance with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, that Saudi's closure of its airspace to flights from Qatar is…
Russia’s Lavrov calls for talks to ease Qatar stand-off
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says the country is concerned over Arab nations cutting ties with the Gulf state.…