Qatari government

The Washington D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on Tuesday published a leaked Qatari government document claiming Qatar’s regime paid 3 million euros to HRW

A Turkish delegation has arrived in Gaza and started to conduct feasibility studies for a planned field hospital in the strip amid the Israel-Hamas war, Turkish diplomatic sources have said.

The police found 280,000 euros in cash at the home of the son of MEP Maria Arena, reported the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir", quoted by BTA.

The uniformed officers searched five other locations, all of which were "directly or indirectly connected to Arena or her family," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Qatar Airways has reported $1.2 billion in profits over the past year, buoyed by its role in ferrying fans to the soccer World Cup.

The long-haul airline increased its revenue to $21 billion, a 45 percent increase over the previous year, it said.

Its yearly passenger load reached 31.7 million, a 71 percent increase.

Turkey on Jan. 2 strongly condemned a "heinous" terror attack targeting employees of a Turkish company that undertook the Mogadishu-Afgoye road construction and "contributes to the development and prosperity" of Somalia.

Qatar does not do enough to ensure safe working conditions in preparation for the World Cup in 2022. This is said in a report by the Human Rights Watch organisation. According to the NGO, people work under conditions that endanger their lives.

Five suspected computer hackers have been arrested in Turkey in connection with an attack on the state Qatar News Agency (QNA) in April, Al Jazeera quoted Ali al-Marri, Qatar's general prosecutor, as saying on Aug. 25.

The first direct reefer (refrigerated) container service between Qatar and Turkey has been launched by a company linked to the Qatari government.        

Marine transport and logistics conglomerate Qatar Navigation (Milaha) said in a statement on Aug. 22 that it had arranged voyages on a route between Qatar's Hamad Port and the Turkish port of İzmir.        

Turkey asked Qatar, which has been under a  blockade by Arab countries since June, to join hands for sustainable food production, the Turkish economy minister said on Aug. 3.

Nihat Zeybekci, proposed that Turkey, instead of sending finished goods to Qatar, could send raw materials, which Qatar could process at its own plants.

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Amid diplomatic crisis between Qatar and a rival Saudi-led bloc in West Asia, North Korea has reportedly struck a USD 100 million arms deal with a company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).