Qatar

The outcome of the debate about the invitation extended to Jordan and Morocco to attend the Gulf Cup will serve as one more indicator of the balance of power among the Gulf states Wealthy Gulf states have invited Jordan and Morocco to compete in future Gulf Cups as part of a bid to strengthen their fragile six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), at a time when they have - at best - papered

Gulf leaders agreed Nov. 16 on the return of Saudi, Emirati, and Bahraini envoys to Qatar after an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh, promising an end to eight months of tense relations.
      

Qatar, caught in a Catch-22 between a requirement to quickly reform its labor system in a bid to convince human rights and trade union activists that it is serious on workers’ rights and the domestic need to proceed slowly, risks losing the goodwill it has built in recent years that could further fuel demands to deprive the Gulf state of its 2022 World Cup hosting rights.

Turkish President Erdoğan discussed pressing regional issues with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Sept. 15, during the third official visit of his term in office

The way Qatar has so far handled the persistent suspicion over the 2022 World Cup does not do any good for the country when it is wrestling against allegations of bribery Qatar’s handling of persistent suspicion that it illicitly employed its financial muscle to win the right to host the 2022 World Cup has earned it a conviction in the court of public opinion even if revelations of all

The lone U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan was freed May 31 in exchange for five senior Taliban figures detained at Guantanamo Bay, in a dramatic deal brokered by Qatar.

Ellaktor subsidiary Aktor has secured the biggest construction project ever obtained by a Greek company abroad by signing the contract for the study and construction of the Gold Line Underground metro line in Doha, Qatar, worth 3.2 billion euros.

 Opportunities for highly skilled labor abound in the 2022 World Cup host A general view of Doha city, capital of Qatar, with buildings under construction is seen in a file photo. Some 3,000 Greeks – many of them civil and mechanical engineers – live in Qatar, making them a sizable community.

By Ioanna Fotiadi

Qatar Airways Ltd Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said on Wednesday he’s pursuing acquisitions after reviving an investment strategy that saw the company offered stakes in carriers including Greece’s Olympic Air.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev will visit Qatar on March 10-12, said the President's press office. 

He will have meetings with the emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of the consultative assembly of Qatar, Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholaifi, and other government officials.