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Qatar

Qatar under fire again over treatment of World Cup workers

Qatar has come under fire again over the treatment of World Cup workers, alleging systematic abuses including forced labour. Amnesty International’s

31/03/2016

Business Series

Qatar Airways adds 14 new routes

Despite falling oil prices putting pressure on their economies, the Gulf region carriers continue to expand with Qatar Airways adding 14 destinations.

14/03/2016

World

Qatar Airways: a success story from the Gulf

Euronews spoke at Berlin’s ITB to Akbar Al Baker, CEO Qatar Airways, about how the airline will be expanding in the near future. We are one of the

11/03/2016

Sport

Cavendish wins second Tour of Qatar title

Mark Cavendish won his second Tour of Qatar title on Friday by the slimmest of margins. The Manxman – who rides for South African Team Dimension Data

12/02/2016

Sport

Cavendish regains overall Tour of Qatar lead ahead of final stage

Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Dimension Data team took control of the Tour of Qatar on Thursday after overnight leader Edvald Boasson Hagen

11/02/2016

Sport

Tour of Qatar: Boasson Hagen cruises to stage three victory and overall race lead

Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Dimension Data team dominated the field to win stage three of the Tour of Qatar on Wednesday. The 28-year old

10/02/2016

Sport

Tour of Qatar: Kristoff wins stage two

Norway’s Alexander Kristoff claimed stage two of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday after holding off the challenge of Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish

09/02/2016

Sport

Former German FA chief Zwanziger in court over Qatar comments

The civil case between the Qatari Football Association the QFA and former German FA president Theo Zwanziger began in Duesseldorf on Tuesday.

02/02/2016

Sport

Golf: Branden Grace retains Qatar Masters

A golden moment for Branden Grace on Saturday as he became the first player to retain the Qatar Masters title. The South African hit a final round of

30/01/2016

World

WISE Awards: Qatar maths and science push and Argentina Videobooks win praise

Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and education for people with disabilities regularly top the agenda of the World Innovation Summit

08/01/2016

Iraq

Doha working with Iraq to secure release of 26 kidnapped Qataris

The Foreign Ministry in Doha says it is working with Iraqi authorities to organise the release of twenty six of its citizens. Around a hundred

16/12/2015

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia forms anti-terrorism coalition but excludes Iran

The new grouping of Muslim states has been established with a broad remit but it is not clear how it will work with other powers.

15/12/2015

World

Hope vs harsh reality: challenges to global education goals in the 21st century

The newly-adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs and the role education plays in achieving them have been at the heart of this year’s

06/11/2015

World

Digital divide: Universities not equipping students for 21st-century workplace

More than 1,500 opinion leaders, teachers and students at the WISE summit in Doha have been discussing some of the key issues of education, such as

05/11/2015

World

[As it happened] Searching for answers to education crises at WISE 2015

26/10/2015

Economy

Qatari group takes over Rome's "Dolce Vita" hotel

A Qatari hotel group is to buy the famous Westin Excelsior hotel in Rome for 222 million euros. The Excelsior opened its doors 1906 and became

18/09/2015

Sport

Miami Dolphins owner looking for Formula One touchdown

A sports, technology and entertainment venture firm from the US is reportedly joining forces with investors from Qatar in an effort to buy a

24/06/2015

Sport

Xavi sets sights high at Al Sadd

Qatar’s Al Sadd have unveiled their new signing – former Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez. It has been ess than a week since he left the Catalan

12/06/2015

Business Series

Crude crunch: OPEC expected to resist pressure to increase output

All eyes are on Vienna for this week’s OPEC meeting amid a rift between members of the cartel and other major oil producing countries. The issue is

02/06/2015

Russia

Russia: FIFA arrests are 'obvious attempt' to stop Blatter re-election

Russia is accusing the US of meddling outside its jurisdiction, after the arrests of top FIFA officials. President Vladimir Putin says America is

28/05/2015