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February 20, 2020

Qatar says Saudi blocks official from Gulf virus summit

Qatar accused Saudi Arabia on Thursday of barring its health minister from a summit of Gulf countries gathering to discuss the regional response to the new coronavirus epidemic. Qatar and Saudi are at loggerheads over Riyadh’s nearly three-year-long embargo of…
February 18, 2020

US, Taliban on verge of withdrawal deal: sources

The US and the Taliban, at war since 2001, are on the verge of agreeing a landmark withdrawal deal to be signed in Qatar, an insurgent source told AFP Tuesday. An Afghan official suggested the deal could be inked on…
February 17, 2020

EU rights envoy sounds alarm on Qatar freedom of speech

Qatar should scrap several laws which impede free speech and expression, the EU’s human rights envoy said on Monday at an event in Doha promoting the online rights of activists. Rights groups frequently criticise authorities for encouraging self-censorship among publishers,…
February 16, 2020

Qatar says talks stall with Saudi to defuse Gulf crisis

Talks between Doha and Riyadh to resolve a two-year regional spat have stalled, Qatar’s foreign minister said, after a flurry of diplomacy late last year raised hopes the damaging rift was being healed. Saudi Arabia, along with its allies the…
February 16, 2020

Qatar says talks with Saudi to defuse Gulf crisis stall

Talks between Doha and Riyadh to resolve a two-year-old regional spat have stalled, Qatar’s foreign minister has said, with diplomats and analysts suggesting the situation has hit a stalemate. Saudi Arabia, along with its allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain…
February 15, 2020

Qatar wage protections flawed: rights group

Qatari efforts to ensure payment of worker salaries in the gas-rich emirate “falls short” of international standards, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Saturday. Most of the country’s 2.75 million residents, 90 percent of whom are foreigners, are…
February 11, 2020

Air Italy goes bust after years of losses

Struggling Air Italy, owned by the Aga Khan and Qatar Airways, announced its bankruptcy Tuesday but said it would guarantee flights through February 25, after which tickets would be reimbursed. The company — formerly called Meridiana — has lost hundreds…
February 5, 2020

Qatar Airways bids to acquire RwandaAir stake

Qatar Airways is negotiating to acquire 49 percent of RwandaAir, the national carrier of the central African nation, to cater for growing demand in Africa, its chief said Wednesday. “It is a 49 percent stake that we are negotiating for…
February 4, 2020

Qatar event with pro-LGBT band cancelled amid social media furore

Northwestern University in Qatar cancelled a media discussion featuring a popular Arab band whose lead singer is openly gay for “safety reasons”, the institution said Tuesday, amid social media furore. The American university said it invited the Lebanese band Mashrou’…

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