Signs of an imminent end for the crisis between Qatar and the other Gulf States have been emerging, likely through Kuwaiti mediation. Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Qabas, reported that the Kuwaiti...

Political scientists define war as “intensive policy”; this is something that applies to sport in the Arab world. It reveals deep crises, both between states and in their foreign...

The news that the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are to participate in the Gulf Cup football tournament was a surprise to most people. Ever since the blockade was...

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has banned investment in G4S because of the risk of human rights violations being committed by the company in Qatar and the UAE, the Guardian...

The Egyptian authorities have allowed detained Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein to attend his father’s funeral, the news channel reported yesterday. Mahmoud’s father, 74-year-old Hussein Jumaa passed away on...

Qatar’s cabinet yesterday approved a draft law regulating press, publications, media activities and arts and referred it to the Shura Council. The draft law will replace Law No. 8...

Qatar Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was in Washington this week to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the Gulf crisis...

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed a ten-year agreement to supply 800,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) annually to China’s Wanhua Chemical Group, the company announced yesterday. The...

At the high point of the breach between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours, now in its third year, the political dispute was played out across the arena. Militarily, the...

Qatar Petroleum (QP) yesterday announced the launch of the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC)’s in the Mostorod refinery plant located in the north of the Egyptian capital city of Cairo....

Qatar’s minister of defence, Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, has announced that his country is ready for unconditional dialogue with its neighbouring countries. Qatar has already taken a number...

Qatar’s emir has ordered that a committee be established to organise the country’s first ever elections to the Shura Council, state news agency QNA reported. The committee will be...

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani said yesterday that there would be no peace in the Middle East without recognising “legitimate” Palestinian rights, Quds Press reported. During a...

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, described on Tuesday the decision undertaken by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to boycott his...

Qatar may cease its provision of funding and aid to the Gaza Strip in 2020, a report by the Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper claims. The paper, which is linked...

The former Fatah lieutenant, who is close to the ruling family of the UAE, Mohammed Dahlan, launched a fierce attack on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dahlan told MBC...

Head of Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Strip, Mohammed Al-Emadi, announced that the committee has begun paying cash assistance to 75,000 families in the Gaza Strip. In...

The tiny Gulf nation of the United Arab Emirates has long been known to punch above its weight internationally. With a native population of about one million and in...

Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi arrived in the Gaza Strip last weekend with $180 million to distribute among Palestinians in need. In Gaza’s case, that means virtually the whole population...

Sources in Israel have revealed that Israeli intelligence officers in the reserve army are working in private companies, some of which are linked to the UAE’s intelligence services, and...

A former top Barclays executive, on trial in London on fraud charges, would have risked a 50 million pound ($64 million) “good leaver” package if he had sought a...

The competent criminal court postponed the verdict on Salman Al-Ouda until Wednesday 30 October, according to his son Abdullah Al-Ouda’s tweet. Abdullah Al-Ouda said: “After the suspicious urgency to...

Qatar said on Tuesday that its is ready “to provide all it can to support and assist the government and people of Sudan,” Qatari foreign ministry said. Special Envoy...

The Qatari Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour & Social Affairs (MADLSA) announced in a press conference on Wednesday the implementation of new legal procedures to...

Thousands of fans flocked to the Khalifa International Stadium to watch local hero Barshim take gold last night in Doha, Qatar. Defending champion Barshim had been earmarked as the...

Qatar’s envoy yesterday joined the Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held an emergency joint meeting to discuss security cooperation and counter terrorism. According to a...

Facebook Inc has removed several pages, groups and accounts on its platforms from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia, citing “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”, Reuters reports. A total...

The Pentagon said yesterday that it had no plans to relocate from its Al-Udeid control centre in Qatar to the Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. The statement...

Hamas yesterday said it was “sorry” that Qatar was hosting Israeli sports teams and raising the Israeli flag in Doha. “We are sorry that Qatar is hosting an...

Qatar is considering a bid for the 2030 Asian Games but has not formally thrown its hat in the ring, a Qatar Olympic Association (QOC) official told Reuters on...

Qatar’s foreign investments stood at 758.6 billion riyals ($209.6 billion) at the end of the second quarter of 2019, a government survey revealed today. Foreign investment in Qatar rose...

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