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An investment company owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has signed a $26 billion (euro17 billion) joint venture with Germany's national railway operator to build a railroad network in the natural gas-rich Gulf sheikdom.
A U.N. official says an agreement has been reached for sweeping anti-corruption reviews on how countries account for their public assets.
U.S. officials are reviewing which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts and the first indications could come next week, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday.
Barclays shares dropped 5 percent Tuesday after the British bank's largest shareholder, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, said it was selling a stake worth more than $2 billion.
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund said Saturday it has become the biggest shareholder in the company that owns much of London's Canary Wharf business district, highlighting a renewed appetite by Gulf investors for property in well-established markets.
Qatar Holding has announced it will acquire a 17 percent stake in Volkswagen AG, which is merging with Porsche, in a deal that will exceed $10 billion.
As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the Qatari capital Doha, the vessel's operator said Wednesday.
Qatargas said Monday that production of liquefied natural gas at its Qatargas I plant will resume by the end of this week after a breakdown outside the facility halted roughly a third of Qatar's LNG output.
Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Navarro of Spain on Monday.
The United Nations is recommending massive economic stimulus packages to deal with the fallout of a global downturn.
Qatar has teamed up with Robert De Niro and other founders of New York's Tribeca Film Festival to host a similar annual event starting next year in this small, oil-rich Persian Gulf nation.
Qatar's prime minister said Tuesday "fair" oil prices of between $70 to $90 per barrel would ensure that expensive oil exploration could continue, avoiding price spikes in the future.
Qatar's official news agency says a Qatari man has been released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay and has returned home.
More than a dozen rabbis, including two from Israel, were in attendance this week as this conservative Muslim sheikdom opened one of the Gulf's first scholarly centers dedicated to interfaith dialogue.
In her first visit to a Gulf nation, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni sought Arab support against Iran and militant groups, warning Monday that extremists like Hezbollah and Hamas are trying to sabotage regional peace efforts.
Thousands of worshippers gathered Saturday for the consecration of Qatar's first Christian church, ending decades of underground worship in this Sunni Muslim and deeply conservative Persian Gulf nation.
Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 Sunday in the Qatar Open final, remaining unbeaten this season and earning her 18th career title.
A U.S. Patriot missile was accidentally fired from a military base in Qatar, its debris hitting a nearby farm, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Kristov Lavrinovic scored 20 points and Lithuania used tenacious defense to cruise to a 106-65 victory over winless Qatar at the FIBA world championships Tuesday.
An old dispute got a new airing this week, when the Iranian president and the emir of Qatar got into it over the name of the body of water that separates Iran from the Arabian peninsula.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israelis mark Emirates flag debutAs analysts warn of growing diplomatic isolation, Israel has marked a small achievement this week, its flag's debut appearance in an Arab state. Israeli delegates attended a meeting on renewable energy in Abu Dhabi with the flag on their table and lapel badges.
World's first commercial passenger flight powered by fuel made from natural gas lands in QatarCommercial aviation may have a new fuel source
Qatar TV: Debate on Wife Beating as instructed in the Koran"QURAN 4:34 - "Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them.
Late Kerala leader is mourned at memorial meeting in DohaBraving adverse weather conditions, hundreds of Keralites turned up at Shantiniketan Indian School at a public function on Sunday evening to mourn the demise of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Kerala unit president and widely respected social activist Panakkad Syed Mohamed Ali …
GCC slowdown cause for concern, say expertsTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The good news is that there is no fall, and indeed a rise, in inward remittances to India, but the gloomy side is that in the years ahead, continued prosperity in remittances is not guaranteed.
Kerala hosts conference on recession and the GulfTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala capital is set to host a two-day international conference beginning Tuesday on the global economic crisis, its impact on Gulf nations and its implications for migrant labour, including Indians, working there.
Foreign Afairs chief directed RP embassies in the Middle East not to entertain ex-Pres. EstradaRealizing the massive popularity of former President Joseph Estrada and fearing his impact on the Middle East Filipino overseas workers, Malacañang, through Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, was said not only to have ordered the different Philippine embassies in the Midd …
A Living Example of a Hobbit Found in Qatar?A woman in Qatar snapped a photo of a creature in a parking lot whom many witnesses also claim to have seen. Could it be a living relative of the Hobbit fossils found recently?
Al-Ahram: Axis with "evil goals" including Iran, Syria, Qatar & Hamas has attempted to destabilize Egypt & engineer coup"In a strongly worded article, the paper stated that the Hizbullah cell recently uncovered by Egyptian authorities was not only planning to carry out terror attacks in the country, but was also set up as a basis for a larger conspiracy, one that sought to overthrow and replace th …
Jitters over expected Israeli air attack Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman - are getting ready for what many now assume will be retaliation from Iran after an Israeli bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities later this year.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown writes to UKAF on AutismBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written to the UK Autism Foundation on autism. This is the first time that Gordon Brown has spoken out about autism.
Emir warns of another Iraq if Sudan sinks into chaosBerlin: HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has warned that if anything happened to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Sudan ended up in chaos, the whole of Africa would also sink into chaos and that Al Qaeda would be happy to see Sudan become like Iraq.
'Prophet Muhamad's carpet' set for auction A carpet that was commissioned in India 150 years ago to decorate the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina is due to be auctioned in Qatar. The rug, known as the Pearl Carpet of Baroda, was created using an estimated two million natural seed pearls.
What Drives Qatar?When U.S. Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited the Middle East, including stops in Damascus, Tel Aviv, and Cairo, he heard unusual complaints from both Israel and Egypt.
Qatar disappointed at ICC ruling against Sudanese President Qatar voiced on Thursday "deep regret" over the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Wednesday.
For the First Time, Christians in Qatar Worship in ChurchDOHA, Qatar – When the Rev. Tomasito Veneracion arrived in this Muslim nation seven years ago, his Roman Catholic parishioners prayed in small groups scattered in apartments, schools, and one tiny makeshift chapel.
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Obama regime 'hostile' to GazansIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday accused the incoming government of US president-elect Barack Obama of hostility towards the people of Gaza, which is under Israeli attack.
Qatar summit reveals new dispute about who represent the Palestiniansby Hossam Hamdan, Hua Chunyu RAMALLAH, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian liberation organization (PLO) declared on Tuesday that the only party who represents Palestinians in any summits is the PLO, and "nobody else."
Kenya's plan to lease land opposedTHE Kenyan government's plans to lease out 40,000 hectares in the Tana Delta to Qatar have drawn angry reactions, with area councillors threatening to sue, a Kenyan daily has said.
Killer perfume rumours raise stink in the GulfAbu Dhabi police and Qatar's health ministry have moved to play down fears that a killer perfume batch is on the loose after a rumour was spread by text message to mobile phones.
Court upholds deportation of 'texting pest'The court dismissed the claim as the defendant had not reported the alleged theft and the Egyptian was found guilty of contravening a Qatari law that forbids the use of words or deeds through electronic means to disturb others.
Supreme Court To Rule on President's Power To Order Indefinite Military Detention of People Within The United StatesThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide the most fundamental question yet concerning executive power in the age of terror: Can the president order the indefinite military detention of people living in the United States?
Qatari charity plans aid mission to besieged GazaA Qatari charity said on Monday it plans to ship one ton of medical aid to the Gaza Strip this week in a bid to defy an Israeli blockade on the tiny Palestinian territory.
Diverse views worldwide on likely Obama election as US President - enlightening or infuriating?International interest is high in the US Presidential Election. One thing here is clear, around the world people are looking for inspiration to be restored from the mostly unfavorable opinions about the last 8 years in American policies.
Middlesex, London - Free News Service - October 5, 2008 - Rising fears of a major World Recession, even a Mini Depression, are forcing officials of many of the world's major cities to prepare for the worst.
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