Qatar News in English

December 4, 2021

Macron thanks Qatar for Afghan evacuations

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to the Gulf, expressed appreciation to Qatar on Saturday for helping to organise the latest evacuation to France of more than 250 threatened Afghans. Qatar has played a significant role both in diplomacy…

December 1, 2021

Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks

The Taliban renewed its call for the United States to release billions of dollars in frozen funds after two days of talks in Doha as aid-dependent Afghanistan grapples with economic crisis. The Afghans also called for an end to blacklists…

November 19, 2021

50 migrant workers died in Qatar in 2020: report

Fifty migrant workers died in Qatar last year and over 500 were seriously injured, the UN’s International Labour Organization said Friday, as the Gulf nation readies for the 2022 World Cup. The report comes amid criticism of working conditions for…

November 17, 2021

Qatar accused of ignoring women after ‘traumatic’ airport searches

One of the women pulled off a plane at Doha airport and forced to undergo an invasive gynaecological search told AFP Wednesday that she feels “disrespected and disregarded” by Qatari authorities and is still “terrified” of travelling a year later….

November 17, 2021

Qatar accused of ignoring women after ‘traumatic’ airport searches

One of the women pulled off a plane at Doha airport and forced to undergo an invasive gynaecological search told AFP Wednesday that she feels “disrespected and disregarded” by Qatari authorities and is still “terrified” of travelling a year later….

November 16, 2021

Freed US journalist says thought Myanmar jail ordeal would never end

An American journalist jailed for six months by Myanmar’s military rulers said after his shock release that he battled to stay sane and feared his ordeal would not end, while insisting he should never have been detained. Danny Fenster —…

November 16, 2021

Freed US journalist says not ‘beaten’ in Myanmar jail ordeal

A US journalist freed from a prison in Myanmar just days after being handed an 11-year sentence said Monday he wasn’t “starved or beaten” — but was worried his ordeal would never end. Danny Fenster, looking gaunt after his six-month…

November 15, 2021

US journalist says not ‘starved or beaten’ in Myanmar jail ordeal

A US journalist said he wasn’t “starved or beaten” but was worried his ordeal would never end after he was freed from prison in Myanmar and deported on Monday. Danny Fenster, looking gaunt after his six-month imprisonment, said he was…

November 15, 2021

Women to sue Qatar over invasive airport searches

A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer told AFP Monday. Women on 10 Qatar Airways flights from Doha, including 13…