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Triple gold for France on final day of Doha Masters

The heavyweights lined up for the final day of the Doha Masters, with 10-time World Champion Teddy Riner happy to be among them.

14/01/2021

Sport

Krasniqi and Kim take the top honours on day one in Doha

The opening event of the 2021 judo season is underway in Doha: the invitation-only World Masters, where the highest-ranked judokas in each weight category battle it out for top spot.

12/01/2021

Qatar

Qatar and Saudi Arabia officially end three-year feud at GCC summit

The boycott of Qatar by its Arab neighbours in 2017 was designed to weaken the country's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, but it only emboldened the young leader and led to a surge of domestic support.

05/01/2021

Qatar

Saudi Arabia will open land, air borders with Qatar after blockade

It is the first step towards ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional allies since 2017.

04/01/2021

Sport

Who is your country playing in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying groups?

The virtual draw was made at FIFA's headquarters in Zurich, with no representatives of member nations permitted.

07/12/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View

Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.

04/03/2020

Ecotech

Qatar to adopt driverless public transport options

The country has done a deal with Volkswagen Group to provide autonomous vehicles for large and small groups.

16/12/2019

Qatar

IAAF restrict 'creepy' cameras after complaints from female athletes

The IAAF has installed cameras into starting blocks to capture the moments leading up to the starting pistol, but athletes say such an angle is "unpleasant".

01/10/2019

France

PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi 'under investigation for corruption'

Nasser al-Khelaifi, is under investigation for alleged corruption in athletics, according to reports citing judicial sources.

23/05/2019

Qatar

Watch: Qatar unveils metro ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

The network will be completed by 2020 and will cover 70 kilometres with 37 stations.

09/05/2019

Qatar

Qatar to withdraw from OPEC

Qatar, which will withdraw from OPEC in January 2019, is the first Gulf country to leave the bloc of oil-producing nations

03/12/2018

Russia

Russia hands over World Cup mantle to Qatar

Russia hands over World Cup mantle to Qatar.

15/07/2018

United Kingdom

Wimbledon accuses Saudi of complicity in ‘industrial-scale piracy’

Saudi Arabia has denied allegations by the governing bodies of world tennis that a television channel illegally showing matches is based in the kingdom.

08/07/2018

World News

Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise

Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some compromise among U.S.-allied Arab states locked in a nearly year-long dispute.

19/04/2018

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia welcomes Qatari pilgrims

The Salwa border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia for pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the Hajj in the first sign of compromise in a long-running diplomatic stand-off.

17/08/2017

France

Neymar to miss opening game with PSG after record signing

After Neymar met delirious fans at PSG, it's been revealed that he will miss his first game with the football club

05/08/2017

Bahrain

Arab nations offer dialogue if Qatar 'shows willingness' to fight terrorism

Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said they are ready for a dialogue with Qatar if it shows a willingness to fight terrorism.

30/07/2017

Qatar

Qatar's emir says his country is ready for dialogue to resolve diplomatic crisis

The Emir of Qatar says his country is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led group, but stressed that any solution must respect national sovereignty.

22/07/2017

Europe News

Saudi Arabian foreign minister to Qatar: "enough is enough"

Adel Al-Jubeir added that "The Qataris know exactly whats required from them" to stop the current crisis

20/07/2017

Qatar

Gulf states keep sanctions against Qatar

Qatar and US sign deal to cooperate over combating terrorism funding but Doha's critics keep up their sanctions

11/07/2017