Qatar

Major sponsors Visa and Coca-Cola May 20 pressed FIFA to help improve labour conditions in Qatar as Amnesty International accused the 2022 World Cup host of failing to deliver on promised reforms for migrant workers.

Yemeksepeti, Turkey's first and biggest online food ordering and delivery portal, has announced it is launching investment in Bulgaria and Romania, dailysabah.com reported on Tuesday.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has presented investment opportunities in the country to Qatari counterpart Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani.

The two ministers discussed opportunities for expanding bilateral economic cooperation and increasing bilateral trade at a meeting on Monday, according to the press office of the Bulgarian government.

Qatar is interested in investment in the future Unit 7 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy power plant, according to a statement from the Bulgarian government's press office.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as part of his visit to Qatar.

The European Union has denounced the death sentence handed down to Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others, while Turkey is preparing to turn to the United Nations to halt the sentence. 

Qatar is ready to invest in financial instruments issued by the Bulgarian Development Bank and the Bulgarian Deposit Insurance Fund (BDIF), thereby supporting the financing of the national program for the renovation of multi-family buildings and capitalizing the BDIF according to Bulgaria's Finance Ministry.

A BBC journalist invited to Qatar to examine the living conditions of workers building infrastructure for the 2022 football World Cup was detained for more than 24 hours, the broadcaster reported May 18.

Qatar has stated its interest for cooperation between the companies Qatargas and Bulgartransgaz. The assertion was made during the official visit of the Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov in the capital Doha.

Bulgargaz and Qatargas have signed a letter of interest in cooperating with each other, the Bulgarian government said on Sunday.

Qatargas, established in 1984, pioneered the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in Qatar. Today, Qatargas is the largest LNG producing company in the world, with annual LNG output capacity of 42 million tonnes.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and a government delegation headed by him will pay an official visit to Qatar in the period May 16-18.

On Sunday Borisov will hold meetings with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior for the State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani and Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar.