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Princess Lalla Hasnaa represented King Mohammed VI at the official inauguration ceremony of Qatar National Library (QNL), on Monday in Doha. The ceremony was chaired by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who commemorated the event by placing Read more
Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani did not turn up at the one-day Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia Sunday, an absence signaling continuity of the diplomatic crisis opposing Qatar to its neighbors led by Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Tamim Read more
Saudi Foreign Minister Thursday indicated that a solution to the diplomatic feud opposing Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to Qatar would come from within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and not the Arab League. Saudi Arabia is Read more
Doha announced Wednesday it received an invitation to attend this month Arab League Summit to take place in Riyadh, for the first time since the tiny gas-rich Gulf country has been sidelined by its Gulf neighbors, namely Saudi Arabia, United Read more
US President Donald Trump’s planned summit with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is likely to be postponed until September, after the wholly month of Ramadan, Reuters has learned. Five US sources knowledgeable of the conference who requested to Read more
The organizing committee of FIFA World Cup 2022 has announced payment of $5.2 million in compensation to thousands of foreign workers building stadiums and facilities to host the global football event. The move is part of reforms agreed upon with Read more
United Arab Emirates complained Monday that two Qatari war jets got too close to two Emirati commercial aircrafts in the Bahraini airspace. The Emirati commercial aircrafts, according to the country’s civil aviation Authority, cited by state-run news agency, were in Read more
Hamas movement, ruler of Gaza, has closed down the office of Palestinian-Qatari cell phone service provider Wataniya Mobile over claims that the company, which is a subsidiary of Qatar’s Ooredoo, failed to cooperate in the investigation on the assassination attempt Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday quickly debunked claims by Qatar Petroleum (QP) that the Qatari state-run company and Abu Dhabi agreed to continue collaboration in operating Al-Bunduq oil field, push-backs which show that the Gulf crisis is not abating. Read more
Morocco and Qatar signed on Monday eleven cooperation agreements, memoranda and action programs destined to foster partnership between the two countries in the fields of agriculture, trade, transport, finance, banking, education, media, youth and handicraft. These agreements were signed Monday Read more