How is Qatar countering the spread of Fake News?
In a latest development, the state of Qatar has amended its penal code to determine punishment for those who spread “Fake News”. New amendments to...
Qatar’s diverse economy looks beyond gas-richness to solar power
In an interesting development, Qatar, a gas-rich country, signed a $470-million deal on Sunday to build its first solar energy plant, capable of meeting...
How one institution in Qatar plans to reduce traffic congestion during peak hours
In an interesting development, Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education intends to end working hours before the peak hours to reduce traffic congestion...
Can Qatar and Pakistan defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington?
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha, Qatar wherein he called for a...
Turkey targets ‘weakest link’ Cyprus in regional dominance bid
Striving to extend its influence in the eastern Mediterranean where tensions revolve around energy resources, Turkey sees Cyprus as the weakest link in a...
Qatar airline’s eight new destinations in 2020: Will Almaty route be operated?
In the latest development, Qatar Airways will add eight new destinations to its network from Doha later this year. The airline will begin twice-weekly...
Why does Qatar want US-Iran tension to be defused?
Qatar is playing an instrumental role to defuse tension between the United States of America (USA) and Iran. In the latest development, Qatar's foreign...
Qatar going out of its way to support Syrian refugee children
In the latest development, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, represented by the Qatar Publishers and Distributors Forum, has signed a memorandum of understanding...
Qatar won’t let Iran-US tensions disrupt its FIFA World Cup plans
In the latest development, the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) has clarified that it has no security concerns over Qatar hosting the 2022 World...
New Oman ruler chosen by agreement, or secret letter
Oman's Sultan Qaboos, who died Friday aged 79, had no children or brothers. His cousins were his closest relatives. According to the Omani constitution, the...
Death of Sultan Qaboos: Will Oman’s role change in the region?
Bordering the Arabian Sea, the sultanate of Oman, known for its crystal-clear waters, vast desert and mountain ranges, has positioned itself as the Gulf's...
1MDB: Corruption scandal with capacity to ruin Malaysian ties with Gulf
Opinion | Disclosures of taped phone calls between embattled former prime minister Najib Razak and a person believed to be United Arab Emirate crown prince Mohammed...