Between 400 and 500 workers died building infrastructure for 2022 World Cup, Qatar officials say
Head of Israeli army Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen.Aharon Haliva at INSS conference: Iran is considering disrupting the World Cup games in Qatar. The only thing preventing them: how the Qataris will react
Qatar signs world's 'longest' gas supply deal with China: energy minister
2 year agoFIFA president Gianni Infantino has appealed to world leaders to call a 'temporary ceasefire' to conflict during the Qatar World Cup
2 year agoUN SecGen @antonioguterres & Qatar FM @MBA_AlThani_ had separate phone calls with Iran FM @Amirabdolahian over Vienna talks. Iran FM told UN SecGen that Tehran has made it clear to other parties that resolving "political & fabricated safeguards issues is an essential necessity"
Qatar to host indirect Iran-US talks on reviving 2015 nuclear deal
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, president of the Brookings Institution, has resigned amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar
2 year agoUS special envoy Thomas West tweeted he met with Abdullah Abdullah & discussed "need for political process, human rights abuses, women's essential role, humanitarian situation & terrorism threats." "Look forward to continuing dialogue with other Afghan leaders and thinkers
Khamenei: The solidity and stability of Iran-Qatar relations benefit both countries. Current economic relations should increase greatly. In political matters, there's ground for more exchange of ideas too. We hope that this trip will mark a new beginning for expanding cooperation
Khamenei: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, and his entourage met with Imam Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution
The Palestinian minister for civilian affairs @HusseinSheikhpl confirms that the PA rejected an Israeli proposal for a joint investigation regarding the death of Shirin Abu Akleh and says the Palestinians will conduct their own investigation and update Qatar and U.S
2 year agoActing Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi met with British Chargé d'Affaires Hugo Shorter in Doha. The Taliban's foreign ministry claimed that Shorter had said in the meeting that Britain did not support the armed opposition to the Taliban
"We can confirm that Safiullah Rauf and Anees Khalil, a U.S. citizen and a lawful permanent resident, respectively, have been released after being unjustly detained in Afghanistan," @StateDeptSpox says. "They are now in Qatar before traveling home
Qatari Armed Forces signed a co-operation agreement in the defence and technical support fields for the Amiri Air Forces with Canada's CAE Incorporated, during the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference Dimdex2022
Blinken: Doha and Washington worked together to confront regional challenges, such as combating ISIS and improving the lives of Palestinians
Qatar FM had a phone talk with Iran FM discussing bilateral & regional issues as well as ViennaTalks. Iran FM criticized the US for raising new issues in Vienna talks & stressed that Iran is seriously working to reach a good, strong & durable agreement
2 year agoQatar officially designated by White House as a "major non-NATO ally"
2 year agoSuhail Shaheen appointed head of Taliban's political office in Qatar
PM Masrour Barzani is beginning his visit to Qatar, where he will meet Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and other senior officials, the PM's office said
Emir of Qatar: Had fruitful discussions with President Biden @POTUS in which we exchanged views on regional and international developments. The strategic partnership between our countries is bringing peace and stability to our region
2 year agoDuring a phone call with Abdullah bin Zayed: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar strongly condemns and denounces the Houthi terrorist attack on civilian facilities in the UAE
Sudan has revoked the license of Al Jazeera Mubasher, part of the Qatar-based network, accusing it of "unprofessional" television coverage of anti-coup protests, the channel said on Sunday.
Head of the Military Council of Chad to Al Jazeera: The upcoming dialogue in Qatar with the armed movements will allow peace to be reached
Head of the Military Council in Chad to Al Jazeera: The upcoming dialogue in Qatar will allow negotiations with the armed movements
2 year agoIran's foreign minister met with Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar today
Qatar condemns the Houthi militia's detention of the "Rawabi" ship and demands its release
2 year agoGAS MARKET: The U.S. overtook Qatar and Australia in December, ***becoming for the first time ever the world's largest LNG exporter***.
Kenyan forces could be deployed to Qatar for World Cup security - Minister
Qatari Foreign Minister: Russia, China and the countries of the region have legitimate concerns about any tension that may occur in Afghanistan
2 year agoFootage of a Qatari military cargo plane that landed on Tuesday afternoon at Mitiga base in Tripoli. The aircraft model C17 and code A7-MAO came from Al-Udeid Air Base near Doha; the tracking devices were closed as soon as it entered Libyan airspace
