Qatar
14 Jul 2019
The Taliban and Afghan officials have agreed on a "promise to reduce violence," Germany's envoy says. Hosted by Qatar, the German-brokered talks could also spark progress in negotiations between the US and the Taliban.
11 Jul 2019
Prince Turki Al-Faisal of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia discusses relations with the United Kingdom, Iran's nuclear stance, the crisis in Qatar, Saudi Arabia's purchase of U.S. Treasuries, and the prospect of peace in the Middle East.
18 Jun 2019
Michel Platini, the former head of European football association UEFA, was detained and questioned by French police on Tuesday over the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar, a French judicial source confirmed to Reuters.
23 May 2019
World football's governing body was hoping to expand the competition to include 48 countries. However, that would have needed another Gulf country to host games along with Qatar, amid deteriorating ties in the region.
17 May 2019
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 he retires.
17 Jan 2019
Neymar and Kylian Mbappe joined their Paris St. Germain teammates for a training session in Qatar.
3 Dec 2018
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 announcement.
1 Mar 2018
Doha Bank Chief Executive Officer Raghavan Seetharaman discusses the impact of Qatar’s spat with its neighbors on banks, fundraising, and expansion strategy.
11 Sep 2017
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.
2 Jul 2017
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 curtailing his country's sovereignty.
29 Jun 2017
FIFA says no suggestions either Russia or Qatar did anything to warrant losing the right to stage World Cup tournament.
26 Jun 2017
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 against the Gulf emirate's sovereignty.
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