Qatar
Press Syndicate chairman to defend blocked news sites unless evidence of ‘harming national security’
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Press Syndicate chairman to defend blocked news sites unless evidence of ‘harming national security’
Chairman of the Press Syndicate Abdel Mohsen Salama denied on Thursday that the authorities had notified him of the decision…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…
Unverified statements by Qatari Emir against Egypt, Gulf countries cause potential political crisis
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Unverified statements by Qatari Emir against Egypt, Gulf countries cause potential political crisis
The Middle East political arena has been in a headspin since Tuesday evening when Qatar’s state-run television broadcast statements, allegedly…
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Qatar said hackers allegedly broke into the website of its state-run news agency on Wednesday and published a fake story…
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
Egypt
May 20, 2017
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Saudi Arabia, along with a high-level Egyptian delegation, on Saturday to participate in the…
26 hostages, including Qatari royals, freed in bargain
Middle East
April 23, 2017
26 hostages, including Qatari royals, freed in bargain
Qatar has secured the release of 26 hostages after nearly a year and a half in captivity, including members of…
Qatar slashes budget for 2022 World Cup by at least 40%
Business
April 12, 2017
Qatar slashes budget for 2022 World Cup by at least 40%
Qatar has slashed its budget for hosting the 2022 soccer World Cup.Hassan al-Thawadi, the Qatari official charged with delivering the…
Qatari Emir to visit Ethiopia on Monday
Egypt
April 9, 2017
Qatari Emir to visit Ethiopia on Monday
Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will visit Ethiopia on Monday in an two-day official visit, as his first visit to the…
Qatar-Ethiopia ties normalise after four years of strained relations
Egypt
December 20, 2016
Qatar-Ethiopia ties normalise after four years of strained relations
The Qatari Foreign Minister Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman arrived in Addis Ababa on Sunday in a first-of-its-kind move after four…
Qatar sovereign fund tells Washington will invest $10 billion in US infrastructure: sources
Middle East
December 13, 2016
Qatar sovereign fund tells Washington will invest $10 billion in US infrastructure: sources
The head of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has told US officials it will invest US$10 billion in infrastructure projects inside…