Qatar holds its first legislative elections one year before hosting 2022 World Cup
Elections criticized as discriminatory for limiting who was allowed to run for office and who was able to vote
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Qataris begin voting in first ever legislative polls
They cast their ballots into a semi-transparent plastic box emblazoned with the dhow boat, crossed swords and palm tree emblem of Qatar.
Qatar plane carrying technical team lands in Kabul: Source
The source said that the goal was to resume flights for both humanitarian aid and to provide freedom of movement, including the resumption of evacuation efforts.
Arab League emergency meeting in Doha discusses Ethiopia dam dispute
Ethiopia’s Nile project has sparked water supply fears in Sudan and Egypt
Qatar ‘funneled millions of dollars’ to Al-Qaeda-affiliate terrorists in Syria: British media
The files at the case allege that Qatari politicians, businessmen, charities and civil servants funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to the Nusra Front
Al Jazeera incites hate against the late Nawal El-Saadawi in Arabic, but promotes her as an ‘icon’ in English
Since the launch of its English channel in 2006, the broadcaster has been criticized for delivering two very different, and often contradictory, narratives when compared to its sister Arabic channel, which launched in 1996
Egypt, Qatar move closer to reconciliation
The foreign ministers of Egypt and Qatar met in Cairo for the first time since 2017 to discuss implementation of a reconciliation agreement amid a wider Gulf conflict.
Saudi FM arrives in Qatar for official visit
The Gulf countries signed the AlUla Declaration at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in January, ending the dispute with Qatar and calling for unity and strengthening relations.
UAE, Qatar officials meet in Kuwait to follow up on AlUla Declaration
They also discussed developing joint action in the interest of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and their citizens, and achieving stability and prosperity in the region.
Scotland Yard investigates Qatar over terror case harassment claims
Britain’s counter-terrorism police are investigating claims that Qatar left a group of Syrian refugees in “fear of their lives” to thwart a court case in which its state-run bank was accused of being involved in funding terrorism in Syria.
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