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A number of energy ministers from OPEC oil-producing countries are likely to meet informally in Doha, Qatar, on Friday to try to build consensus over decisions taken by the...

Turkey and Qatar yesterday agreed to cooperation to further develop their political and economic relations. The two signed a memorandum of understanding inked by Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet...

Football fans flocking to watch the 2022 World Cup will not be allowed to consume alcohol publicly in Qatar, tournament organisers have confirmed. "There will be no alcohol consumption on...

A lecturer on the role of women in Islam was suspended from Qatar University following calls for her to be dismissed for her overtly feminist views. Dr Hatoon Al-Fassi,...

Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) turned 20 on 1 November. Over the years the network has grown from one channel to a multi media platform. AJMN now broadcasts in...

Of the Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia spends the most on education while Bahrain spends the least, a recent report by Arqam revealed. Learning to spend Saudi Arabia UAE Oman...

The president of the Palestinian Authority has asked Turkey and Qatar to propose formally to the Arab Quartet that its members avoid any interference in Palestine's internal affairs, Quds...

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al-Thani confirmed his country's on-going efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation and end the division lasting years. In a tweet posted by...

Pakistan has invited Turkey and Qatar to jointly manufacture defence equipment, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said yesterday, according to the state-run Radio Pakistan. Sharif made the call for the...

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas seeks Qatari and Turkish help to overcome his political rival Mohamed Dahlan who is more accepted by traditional allies Saudi, Egypt, Jordan and...

A high school in Nablus yesterday won an award for having the best reading initiative in the Arab world, earning itself a $1 million cash prize. Vice President and...

Qatar has announced its willingness to purchase defence equipment from Pakistan and has highlighted the potential for future co-operation between the two countries. Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohammad...

Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, 84, was the grandfather of the current emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani

About 5,100 construction workers from Nepal, India and Bangladesh are currently building stadiums for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar

GCC member states yesterday designated the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) group, led by US-based Fetullah Gulen, a "terrorist organisation", stressing their support for the Turkish government. In their meeting...

UNESCO members are expected to vote on a resolution that denies Jewish links to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Buraq (Western) Wall, agencies reported today. Israeli newspaper Haaretz said that the...

John Kerry, US Secretary of State will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Switzerland, on Saturday, to discuss the situation in Syria. Talks between the two fell apart last...

Qatar's Ministry of Municipality and Environment has denied that levels of air pollution in the country pose any threat to residents, Doha News reported this morning. A report by...

The head of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, Anas Al-Abdah, has called on the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to allocate...

Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation, or IHH, and the Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services, RAF have sent 250 tons of flour to war-torn Syria, the IHH secretary...

Qatar and the UAE yesterday signed an agreement which would see Doha provide Abu Dhabi with natural gas. According to the deal signed by Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah...

The International School of Choueifat (ISC) in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan have been forced to withdraw textbooks which describe the Palestinian resistance as terrorists, Al-Araby...

We are very much concerned that the international community doesn't have a Plan B for the Syrian conflict

The Arab League Council is to hold an extraordinary meeting of its permanent members today to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Permanent Representative...

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) demanded on Saturday that the UN intervene in Syria to stop aerial bombardments of the city of Aleppo that it said were killing...

Qatar stressed the need for the denuclearisation of the Middle East and for Israel to be compelled to implement the appropriate international resolutions and to accede to the Non-Proliferation...

The Lives and Livelihoods Fund to combat poverty and infectious diseases in the Muslim world was launched in Saudi Arabia today. The fund, which has starting capital of $2.5...

A private British school in Qatar has come under fire after putting up a display of the Israeli flag this week. The flag was erected in the main hall...

Oil jumped as much as four per cent today as the world's largest producers gathered in Algeria to discuss ways to support prices, with nervous trade driving volatility to...

Qatar's Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has criticised the UN and the international community for its failure to establish peace in Syria. "Theoretically, the majority of the countries of...

The GCC Ministerial Council voiced "great concern" over the kidnapping of a group of Qatari citizens who went hunting in Iraq last year. In a statement issued from New...

Israel continues to occupy Arab lands "against the back drop of the world's silence", Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani told the UN on Tuesday. "Some countries continue to pursue an...