Qatar

Over 3,500 undocumented workers have left Qatar under the amnesty scheme set up by the government. In September, the Ministry of Interior announced that it would give a grace...

Tunisia and the UK have yesterday signed an agreement to fund the building of two multidisciplinary hospitals in the Tunisian cities of Gabes and Beja. The agreement was signed...

Oil prices increased to its highest in months after the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to curb production for the first time since 2008. In a...

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines-Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) has released a report highlighting the human cost of landmines last year. The ICBL-CMC is a global network of various...

Qatar will offer $1.25 billion to Tunisia to help revive the country's economy, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani told a conference in Tunis on Tuesday. "I am pleased...

Syria's Foreign Ministry on Monday denounced comments by Qatar that it will continue to back rebels against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as merely an attempt "to raise the morale...

Qatar's foreign minister has criticised Egypt's support for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, describing it as "unfortunate". Shaikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made his comments in an...

Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends US backing for the multinational effort, Doha's foreign minister said in an interview, signalling its determination to...

The Lebanese army has announced that one of its special units has conducted an operation near the Lebanese border with Syria, which led to the capture of 11 alleged...

Qatar confirmed its support for the Lebanese Army yesterday as the Qatari foreign minister arrived in Beirut to congratulate President Michel Aoun on his election and to invite him...

The chief Palestinian negotiator and secretary of Fatah's Executive Committee said on Wednesday that Qatar is not competing with anyone to sponsor Palestinian reconciliation, AlKhaleejonline.com has reported. "Egypt plays...

Eight Arab delegations yesterday withdrew from the Arab-African summit which was due to begin today in Equatorial Guinea. Withdrawn Bahrain Morocco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia UAE Yemen The...

The number of terrorist attacks and the death tolls from such assaults has been declining steadily since 2010, according to the 2016 Global Terrorism Index published by the Australian...

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...