Four Countries Cut Links With Doha
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. They say Qatar backs terrorist groups including Islamic State...
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Gulf States, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than a month after US President Donald Trump visited the region to cement ties with...
FBI Helping Qatar In ‘hacking’ Probe
The FBI is helping Qatar investigate the source of an alleged "hack" of state media which sparked diplomatic tensions in the Gulf, a source with knowledge of the probe said Friday. An FBI team has...
Saudi Activist ‘deported’ From Qatar
Qatar has deported a Saudi human rights activist who was on his way to Norway where he hoped to seek asylum, a watchdog said on Monday. Mohammed al-Otaibi, 49, fled to neighbouring Qatar in March...
Qatar ‘hacking’ Revives Gulf Tensions
The alleged hack on Qatar's state news agency may have lasted just four hours, but the impact on already tense ties between Gulf rivals could last a lot longer. Doha launched an inquiry and went into...
Sisi’s Egypt Cracks Down On News Websites
Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has blocked access to a host of news websites including Qatar's Al-Jazeera....
Qatar Faces Hostile Campaign, Particularly In US
Qatar has been targeted by a hostile campaign, particularly in the US media, its foreign minister said, a day after the Gulf state accused hackers of attributing false remarks to the emir on state...
Qatar Begins Probe After State News Agency Hacked
Qatar said Wednesday it had begun an inquiry into an unprecedented security breach by hackers who posted fake news stories attributed to its ruler on highly sensitive regional political issues. The...
Qatar’s State News Agency Hacked By ‘unknown Entity’
Qatar said Wednesday its official state news agency had been hacked by an 'unknown entity', and subsequently carried false remarks attributed to the country's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani....
Gatlin Struggles To Victory In Japan
American Justin Gatlin, so often the pantomime villain of men's sprinting, returned to winning form with a pedestrian 100 metres victory in Japan on Sunday. The veteran 35-year-old, a two-time doping...
2022 World Cup Stadium Ready For Inauguration
Construction work has been completed at this iconic stadium which only highlights the speed at which Qatar is working towards delivering the World Cup Qatar is leaving no stone unturned to ensure...
US Envoy To Qatar Says News From Home ‘increasingly Difficult’
The US ambassador to Qatar has expressed her dissatisfaction with political events back home in a decidedly undiplomatic message posted on social media. Dana Shell Smith, who has been the American...
Qatar’s Al Rayyan Crash Out After Doha Thriller
Qatar's Al Rayyan crashed out of the Asian Champions League after being handed a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat by Saudi giants Al Hilal on Monday. The Michael Laudrup managed side needed a win to secure...
Palestinian Fashion Designer Breathes New Life Into Tradition
Palestinian fashion designer Natalie Tahhan is hard at work in her Jerusalem studio, replacing the painstaking processes of cross-stitching and embroidery with a laptop computer and printed fabric....
Ismail Haniya Elected New Political Chief of Hamas
Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's news agency. The announcement on Satuday came just days after Hamas unveiled a...
From Refugee Camp To Charismatic Hamas Leader
Ismail Haniya, named Saturday as head of Hamas, is a charismatic leader from the Gaza streets who represents the more pragmatic wing of the Islamist movement. The 54-year-old with a salt-and-pepper...
Ex-Gaza Chief Haniya Elected Leader of Hamas
Hamas's former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, has been elected overall head of the Palestinian Islamist group, succeeding Khaled Meshaal, its official media announced Saturday. Haniya, seen as a...
Gatlin and De Grasse Ready For Early Athletics Season Doha Clash
They finished second and third in last year's Olympics 100m final and on Friday Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse renew their rivalry in the Diamond League season-opener in Qatar. The sprint race is...
Hamas Leader Urges Trump To Seize ‘historic Opportunity’
The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas called on US President Donald Trump Wednesday to break with past approaches to Middle East peace and find an "equitable solution" for Palestinians....
Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document
Hamas has announced it is taking a softer stance on Israel, having for years called for the state's destruction, in a dramatic shift in policy - but says it still views it as an occupier. A new...