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Gulf markets sink to multi-year lows, Egypt plunges over 5 pct
Business

Gulf markets sink to multi-year lows, Egypt plunges over 5 pct

Middle East bourses fell sharply on Thursday as investors cashed out after Brent crude oil slipped below $30 a barrel…
Egypt shuns Qatari offer to renew dollar deposits
Business

Egypt shuns Qatari offer to renew dollar deposits

Egypt has turned down a Qatari offer through intermediaries to extend the grace period for paying back bonds worth US$1…
FM asks to take al-Jazeera’s mike away, again
Egypt

FM asks to take al-Jazeera’s mike away, again

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri has, for the second time, asked for the removal of a microphone belonging to the…
Qatar rejects ‘groundless’ worker deaths claim
Middle East

Qatar rejects ‘groundless’ worker deaths claim

Qatar dismissed as "groundless" Monday a claim that as many as 7,000 people would die working on projects for the…
Egypt’s FM pushes al-Jazeera mike away during conference
Egypt

Egypt’s FM pushes al-Jazeera mike away during conference

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri pushed away a microphone belonging to Qatari satellite TV channel al-Jazeera during a conference in…
Oil giants Venezuela, Qatar sign deals
Middle East

Oil giants Venezuela, Qatar sign deals

The leaders of major oil producers Qatar and Venezuela signed cooperation agreements and promised to strengthen ties during a visit…
Qatar slavery museum aims to address modern exploitation
Art news

Qatar slavery museum aims to address modern exploitation

Amid thatched ceilings and arched doorways in a traditional Qatari house in Doha, a projector beams a quote by Abraham…
Morsi espionage trial adjourned to November 26
Egypt

Morsi espionage trial adjourned to November 26

The Giza Criminal Court, headed by judge Mohamed Sherien Fahmy, has adjourned the trial of toppled President Mohamed Morsi and…
Rights activists attack ‘sham’ Qatar labour reforms
Middle East

Rights activists attack ‘sham’ Qatar labour reforms

Rights groups on Wednesday dismissed as a "sham" long-awaited reforms of Qatar's much-criticised "kafala" labour system for foreign workers, which…
Convicted Al-Jazeera journalists appeal to Egypt for pardons
Egypt

Convicted Al-Jazeera journalists appeal to Egypt for pardons

Three journalists convicted of aiding a terrorist organization while covering unrest in Egypt for news agency Al-Jazeera publicly appealed to…
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