<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - qatar</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/qatar</link><description>Newsvine - qatar</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>West's Alawite Genocide - 41,000 Alawites among 94,000 Syrian dead</title>
<description><![CDATA[Washington Post: "The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday that  as many as 41,000 Alawites have been killed in the two-year-old  conflict. The group revised its total death toll to at least 94,000 but  said the number may be as high as 120,000. The Unit&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gideon Polya]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gideon Polya]]></source><link>http://gpolya.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18381226-wests-alawite-genocide-41000-alawites-among-94000-syrian-dead</link><guid>http://gpolya.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18381226-wests-alawite-genocide-41000-alawites-among-94000-syrian-dead</guid><category>us</category><category>america</category><category>syria</category><category>qatar</category><category>west</category><category>obama</category><category>world-news</category><category>alawite</category><category>alawite-genocide</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar: Attention-Starved Teen of the Middle East - Bloomberg</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18042267-qatar-attention-starved-teen-of-the-middle-east-bloomberg</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18042267-qatar-attention-starved-teen-of-the-middle-east-bloomberg</guid><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>what-is-qatar-all-about</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 21:41:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn29A4B5F7-CC2F-395F-F8F4-3209858883ED.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="192" width="140" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn29A4B5F7-CC2F-395F-F8F4-3209858883ED.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Qatar returns statues to Greece amid nudity dispute | World news | guardian.co.uk </title>
<description><![CDATA[
"In a society where there are certain laws and traditions authorities felt women would be scandalised by seeing such things, even on statues," added the official who was present at the time.
"The minister, of course, said while he totally respected local customs he couldn't ac&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/28/17960872-qatar-returns-statues-to-greece-amid-nudity-dispute-world-news-guardiancouk</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/28/17960872-qatar-returns-statues-to-greece-amid-nudity-dispute-world-news-guardiancouk</guid><category>qatar</category><category>greece</category><category>arts</category><category>the-case-of-the-stone-boy-who-was-too-beautiful</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:15:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn5740B441-4420-5D7A-CA71-66A4AAE9EC08.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn5740B441-4420-5D7A-CA71-66A4AAE9EC08.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Qatar offers Egypt $3bn in aid</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar is Egypt's biggest financial backer.&nbsp; IMF negotiations with Egypt are ongoing, and Egypt is concerned about the social unrest which will likely result from reforms and austerity required to by the IMF measures.&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[etva]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[etva]]></source><link>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707168-qatar-offers-egypt-3bn-in-aid</link><guid>http://etva.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707168-qatar-offers-egypt-3bn-in-aid</guid><category>egypt</category><category>qatar</category><category>foreign-aid</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:54:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etva5D913EF1-B730-2C54-BE39-7968172E865D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="198" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=etva5D913EF1-B730-2C54-BE39-7968172E865D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Spanish Royal Moving to Qatar to Eascape Corruption Charges?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Related articles:
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17686919-spanish-royal-moving-to-qatar-to-eascape-corruption-charges</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17686919-spanish-royal-moving-to-qatar-to-eascape-corruption-charges</guid><category>spain</category><category>europe</category><category>corruption</category><category>hispanics</category><category>qatar</category><category>scandal</category><category>video</category><category>king-juan-carlos</category><category>world-news</category><category>videos</category><category>royalty</category><category>nobility</category><category>princess-cristina</category><category>spain-seed</category><category>inaki-urdangarin</category><category>duke-of-palma</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:26:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_P24wEvLzE" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/L_P24wEvLzE/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">The Spanish Duke of Palma plans to move to Qatar while facing corruption charges.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Qatar pledges additional $3B aid to Egypt</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar's prime minister says the Gulf nation will give Egypt another $3 billion to bolster its ailing economy and help rebuild key industries.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685492-qatar-pledges-additional-3b-aid-to-egypt</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685492-qatar-pledges-additional-3b-aid-to-egypt</guid><category>egypt</category><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:29:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar pledges $500m for war-ravaged Darfur</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar is pledging $500 million to help rebuild Sudan's war-battered region of Darfur as part of an international conference seeking ways to boost stability after a decade of violence.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17654251-qatar-pledges-500m-for-war-ravaged-darfur</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17654251-qatar-pledges-500m-for-war-ravaged-darfur</guid><category>darfur</category><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:54:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar delays airport opening after safety review</title>
<description><![CDATA[The chief overseer of Qatar's new international airport on Monday said the opening of the facility has been delayed because of the need to address new safety requirements.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17549840-qatar-delays-airport-opening-after-safety-review</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17549840-qatar-delays-airport-opening-after-safety-review</guid><category>delay</category><category>airport</category><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 10:11:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc74e356-0a29-4cbb-b93a-1cf4cc229a7c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc74e356-0a29-4cbb-b93a-1cf4cc229a7c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="56" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image released by the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) shows an empty main terminal building of the Hamad International Airport which was supposed to open Monday, April 1, 2013, in Doha, Qatar. The chief overseer of Qatar's new international airport said in a statement Monday, just hours before the scheduled inaugural flight, that the opening of the facility has been delayed because of the need to address new safety requirements. (AP Photo/NDIA)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c863810-8549-4249-bfec-09d845b9757e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="218" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0c863810-8549-4249-bfec-09d845b9757e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An airport worker puts the final touches on a billboard showing the way to the Hamad International Airport, in Doha, Qatar, Monday, April 1, 2013. The chief overseer of Qatar's new international airport said in a statement Monday, just hours before the scheduled inaugural flight, that the opening of the facility has been delayed because of the need to address new safety requirements. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Arab League summit showcases Qatar's swagger</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar's emir looked over an assembly of Arab leaders Tuesday as both cordial host and impatient taskmaster. His welcoming remarks to kings, sheiks and presidents across the Arab world quickly shifted to Qatar's priorities: Rallying greater support for Syrian rebels and helping Palestinians with efforts such as a newly proposed $1 billion fund to protect Jerusalem's Arab heritage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Murphy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brian Murphy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475163-arab-league-summit-showcases-qatars-swagger</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475163-arab-league-summit-showcases-qatars-swagger</guid><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><category>clout</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:41:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15bf103a-a77c-4c9a-8d1e-932719092d29.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=15bf103a-a77c-4c9a-8d1e-932719092d29.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9926aae9-25ec-443a-8c5f-51de2d536c0f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9926aae9-25ec-443a-8c5f-51de2d536c0f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=442a7a4d-8041-4449-9a6e-55464874188e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=442a7a4d-8041-4449-9a6e-55464874188e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, left, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e52b208f-e288-4753-9934-4f5863910e11.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e52b208f-e288-4753-9934-4f5863910e11.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Khaled Saleh, a spokesman for the Syrian National Coalition, speaks during the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9dc7ffaf-65a7-46de-9151-44634019dbe2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="245" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9dc7ffaf-65a7-46de-9151-44634019dbe2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, attends the opening session of the Arab League summit in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Syrian opposition representatives took the country's seat for the first time at an Arab League summit that opened in Qatar on Tuesday, a significant diplomatic boost for the forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/Ghiath Mohamad)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Arab League gives Syrian seat to opposition</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, senior Arab diplomats said Sunday that they will transfer Syria's seat in their main regional group to opposition forces.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Rebhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Abdullah Rebhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17438779-arab-league-gives-syrian-seat-to-opposition</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17438779-arab-league-gives-syrian-seat-to-opposition</guid><category>arab-league</category><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:59:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar plans 2020 WCup in summer, but flexible</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar organizers are pushing ahead with plans to hold the 2022 World Cup in the summer, although they're willing to host in the winter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Harris]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416821-qatar-plans-2020-wcup-in-summer-but-flexible</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/22/17416821-qatar-plans-2020-wcup-in-summer-but-flexible</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>world-cup</category><category>wcup</category><category>qatar</category><category>2022</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:07:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=423ba0e4-d6b8-4601-b0c8-8742410ed2cd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=423ba0e4-d6b8-4601-b0c8-8742410ed2cd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FIFA President Joseph Blatter speaks to journalists following the FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0f0e412b-5e0d-47e5-acf9-ac114fa59c79.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="372" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0f0e412b-5e0d-47e5-acf9-ac114fa59c79.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;AC Milans midfielder and Ghana international soccer player Kevin-Prince Boateng, left, meets  FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, right, at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, March 22, 2013. Boateng, who led teammates off the field in protest over racist chants from fans during a friendly match in January, was invited by President Blatter to exchange views on the best way to fight against racism in football. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3d7f3796-0f1c-43cc-aa60-07704707d1ff.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3d7f3796-0f1c-43cc-aa60-07704707d1ff.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;El presidente de la FIFA Joseph Blatter escucha un discurso tras la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la FIFA en Zurich, Suiza, el jueves 21 de marzo de 2013. (AP foto/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>       Qatar not considering bid for Marks and Spencer </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, is not considering a bid for British retailer Marks and Spencer Group PLC, a source close to the fund said on Monday.
Shares in Marks &amp; Spencer rose about 8 percent on Monday after The Sunday Time&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17356343-qatar-not-considering-bid-for-marks-and-spencer</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17356343-qatar-not-considering-bid-for-marks-and-spencer</guid><category>business</category><category>qatar</category><category>marks-and-spencer</category><category>oh-no</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:06:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar announces large natural gas discovery</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar says it has discovered as much as 2.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in an offshore field.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17257391-qatar-announces-large-natural-gas-discovery</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17257391-qatar-announces-large-natural-gas-discovery</guid><category>gas</category><category>qatar</category><category>discovery</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:49:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Passed: This House Believes Women Are Superior To Men (VIDEO)| Amazing Women Rock</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Susan notes: I stumbled across this comedic Doha Debate and decided to share it..
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17256858-passed-this-house-believes-women-are-superior-to-men-video-amazing-women-rock</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17256858-passed-this-house-believes-women-are-superior-to-men-video-amazing-women-rock</guid><category>british</category><category>women</category><category>confidence</category><category>qatar</category><category>men</category><category>world-news</category><category>comedy</category><category>azhar-usman</category><category>self-esteem</category><category>superior</category><category>supremacy</category><category>gender-difference</category><category>robin-ince</category><category>tim-sebastian</category><category>musim</category><category>carrie-quinlin</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:15:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Uncharitable Organizations - </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Islamist-leaning international charities and other NGOs are now reemerging as sponsors of jihadi activity.

See who, where, when, and how in this article.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[DBE928]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[DBE928]]></source><link>http://dbe928.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17115978-uncharitable-organizations</link><guid>http://dbe928.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/27/17115978-uncharitable-organizations</guid><category>terrorism</category><category>tunisia</category><category>qatar</category><category>kuwait</category><category>charities</category><category>world-news</category><category>jihad</category><category>islamists</category><category>saudis</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:29:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar poet remains in prison for 'offensive' verse</title>
<description><![CDATA[A poet jailed for a verse considered offensive to Qatar's ruler harshly denounced the Gulf nation's legal proceedings on Monday after an appeals court reduced his life sentence but still kept a 15-year prison term.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdullah Rebhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Abdullah Rebhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17082840-qatar-poet-remains-in-prison-for-offensive-verse</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17082840-qatar-poet-remains-in-prison-for-offensive-verse</guid><category>jailed</category><category>qatar</category><category>poet</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><category>jailed-poet</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:24:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar opens investment arm to shareholders</title>
<description><![CDATA[A senior official with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund says it will create a new investment company open to shareholders in the energy-rich Gulf nation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17018339-qatar-opens-investment-arm-to-shareholders</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17018339-qatar-opens-investment-arm-to-shareholders</guid><category>qatar</category><category>investment</category><category>firm</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:09:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Muslim placed on no-fly list is unable to see his ailing mother | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk</title>
<description><![CDATA[
In April of this year, Saadiq Long, a 43-year-old African-American Muslim who now lives in Qatar, purchased a ticket on KLM Airlines to travel to Oklahoma, the state where he grew up. Long, a 10-year veteran of the US Air Force, had learned that the congestive heart failure fro&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></source><link>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949018-us-muslim-placed-on-no-fly-list-is-unable-to-see-his-ailing-mother-glenn-greenwald-comment-is-free-guardiancouk</link><guid>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949018-us-muslim-placed-on-no-fly-list-is-unable-to-see-his-ailing-mother-glenn-greenwald-comment-is-free-guardiancouk</guid><category>qatar</category><category>us-news</category><category>tsa</category><category>no-fly-lists</category><category>muslims-harrassed-with-no-fly-list</category><category>veteran-placed-on-no-fly-list</category><category>saadiq-long</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:40:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Air Force veteran, finally allowed to fly into US, is now banned from flying back home | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk</title>
<description><![CDATA[In early November, I wrote about the infuriating story of Saadiq Long, the 43-year-old African-American  Muslim who - despite having never been charged with any crime - was  secretly placed on a no-fly list and thus barred from flying to the US  to visit his seriously ill mother.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></source><link>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949007-us-air-force-veteran-finally-allowed-to-fly-into-us-is-now-banned-from-flying-back-home-glenn-greenwald-comment-is-free-guardiancouk</link><guid>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949007-us-air-force-veteran-finally-allowed-to-fly-into-us-is-now-banned-from-flying-back-home-glenn-greenwald-comment-is-free-guardiancouk</guid><category>qatar</category><category>us-news</category><category>tsa</category><category>no-fly-lists</category><category>muslims-harrassed-with-no-fly-list</category><category>veteran-placed-on-no-fly-list</category><category>saadiq-long</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:39:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar budget surplus swells to $26 billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar says its budget surplus has doubled to $26 billion, highlighting the vast resources of the energy-rich Gulf state as it expands its political reach and global assets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16885428-qatar-budget-surplus-swells-to-26-billion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16885428-qatar-budget-surplus-swells-to-26-billion</guid><category>surplus</category><category>qatar</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2013 15:11:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lawyer: Qatar poet appeals life sentence</title>
<description><![CDATA[A defense attorney says a Qatar court will decide next month on the appeal of a poet given a life sentence for a verse that allegedly opposed the Gulf emirate's ruling system.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16671672-lawyer-qatar-poet-appeals-life-sentence</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16671672-lawyer-qatar-poet-appeals-life-sentence</guid><category>jailed</category><category>qatar</category><category>poet</category><category>world-news</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:31:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Qatar and U.S.: Collusion or Conflict of Interests</title>
<description><![CDATA[By Nicola Nasser**
&nbsp;
In his inaugural address on January 21, U.S. President Barak Obama made the historic announcement that &ldquo;a decade of war is ending&rdquo; and declared his country&rsquo;s determination to &ldquo;show the courage to try and resolve our differences wi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicola Nasser]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nicola Nasser]]></source><link>http://nicolanasser.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16659943-qatar-and-us-collusion-or-conflict-of-interests</link><guid>http://nicolanasser.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16659943-qatar-and-us-collusion-or-conflict-of-interests</guid><category>qatar</category><category>u-s</category><category>world-news</category><category>islamists</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:21:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicolanasserCCA3BC2F-58C1-CD1F-1B6F-93F5720148E9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nicolanasserCCA3BC2F-58C1-CD1F-1B6F-93F5720148E9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;US President Barak Obama &amp; Emir of Qatar&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Qatar is the richest country, the Japanese have the most longevity, but which people are the happiest on the planet?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy. Canada, with its chart-topping percentage of college graduates, doesn't make the top 10. A poll released Wednesday of nearly 150&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16039674-qatar-is-the-richest-country-the-japanese-have-the-most-longevity-but-which-people-are-the-happiest-on-the-planet</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16039674-qatar-is-the-richest-country-the-japanese-have-the-most-longevity-but-which-people-are-the-happiest-on-the-planet</guid><category>japan</category><category>france</category><category>health</category><category>singapore</category><category>qatar</category><category>civil-war</category><category>latin-americans</category><category>life-expectancy</category><category>paraguay</category><category>guatamala</category><category>per-capita-income</category><category>positive-emotions</category><category>happiest-people-in-the-world</category><category>luz-castillo</category><category>richest-country</category><category>most-longevity</category><category>canada-with-most-graduates</category><category>gang-driven-criminality</category><category>highest-homicide-rates</category><category>united-nations-human-develpment-index</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:41:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah8D1C26EC-C017-87D9-C95E-76959E00F0E0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah8D1C26EC-C017-87D9-C95E-76959E00F0E0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Qatargas reaches 20-year supply deal for Thailand</title>
<description><![CDATA[Qatar's state-backed natural gas producer says it has signed a long-term supply deal with Thailand's national energy company. It's part of the Gulf nation's expanding reach into Asia.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15865130-qatargas-reaches-20-year-supply-deal-for-thailand</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15865130-qatargas-reaches-20-year-supply-deal-for-thailand</guid><category>business</category><category>thailand</category><category>gas</category><category>qatar</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:50:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UN climate talks in Qatar boost Gulf awareness</title>
<description><![CDATA[Holding a high-profile U.N. climate change conference in Qatar, smack in the middle of the region that produces so much of the fossil fuel blamed for global warming, was a gamble. In the end, it displayed the hosts' drive for a leading place on the world stage and evoked a surprising new regional awareness of the environmental crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Casey]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15818669-un-climate-talks-in-qatar-boost-gulf-awareness</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15818669-un-climate-talks-in-qatar-boost-gulf-awareness</guid><category>talks</category><category>qatar</category><category>science</category><category>role</category><category>climate-talks</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:50:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ed3525bb-e39a-4f62-b0b3-1d27e3ac3db6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="451" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ed3525bb-e39a-4f62-b0b3-1d27e3ac3db6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Local and international activists protest inside a conference center to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. After all-night wrangling, the latest draft agreements Saturday lacked the strong commitments on climate action and financing by rich countries that poor countries had hoped for. But they did include a text on &quot;loss and damage,&quot; a relatively new concept which relates to damages from climate-related disasters. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9e51d40c-ecca-4669-b419-3298f6969c88.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="218" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9e51d40c-ecca-4669-b419-3298f6969c88.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Local and international activists demonstrate inside a conferences center to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, ,Saturday, Dec.8, 2012. After all-night wrangling, the latest draft agreements Saturday lacked the strong commitments on climate action and financing by rich countries that poor countries had hoped for. But they did include a text on &quot;loss and damage,&quot; a relatively new concept which relates to damages from climate-related disasters. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>