Added on 21/09/2013
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Arabian Peninsula , Asia , Bahrain , Doha , Fifa World Cup , GFH Capital , Leeds , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Member states of the United Nations , Prince , Qatar , Soccer , Sports , United Arab Emirates , Western Asia
JAMES DORSEY: The recent acquisition by a Saudi Prince of a lower-tier English football team points to a new direction for Middle Eastern magnates
Added on 24/06/2013
sarah walton
Asia , Doha , Dubai , Hospitality/Recreation , Qatar , Qatar Airways , Souq , Souq Waqif
SARAH WALTON: If you happen to find yourself in Doha by accident, and a lot of people do, here’s a guide to the high-spots.
Added on 28/04/2013
David Roberts
Doha , Education City , Emir , General Secretariat for Development Planning , Khalid Al Attiyah , Qatar
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s been punching above its weight in foreign affairs but its rulers are mindful of the voices of its small local population
Added on 14/04/2013
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Arabic language , Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing , Doha , Lana Shamma , Languages of Africa , Qatar , Reading , Shamma , Technology/Internet
M. LYNX-QUALEY: A new initiative is designed to encourage teens and young adults, a notoriously unreceptive group, to discover the joy of reading.
Added on 23/03/2013
James M. Dorsey
Doha , Fifa World Cup , Labor , Qatar , Trade union
Qatar's soccer league, in a break with a reluctance among Gulf states to give their largely expatriate majorities a sense of belonging, is next month organizing the region's first cup for foreign workers' teams. JAMES M. DORSEY: Qatar’s soccer league is next month organizing the region’s first cup for foreign workers’ teams – and is part of an effort to improve working and living conditions in the country.
Added on 03/02/2013
David Roberts
Al Qaeda , al-Udeid Air Base , America , Asia , Doha , Education City , Education in Qatar , Gao , Iran , Jihad in West Africa , LE CANARD ENCHAINE , Libya , Mali , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , Outline of Qatar , Qatar , Qatari Special Forces , Roland Marchal , Western Asia
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s involvement in Mali is subject to some colourful speculation. It’s a familiar feeling for the peninsula state.
Added on 22/12/2012
Common Ground News Service
Bahrain , Beirut , Civil society , Doha , gross domestic product , Lebanon , Middle East , Qatar , regional player , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , United Nations
WAEL HMAIDAN, CGNEWS: The striking sight of people demonstrating in the street in Doha in favour of climate regulation is a sign of significant change
Added on 28/11/2012
Common Ground News Service
Abbas ibn Firnas , Abu Dhabi , America , DC , Doha , Eid Al- Fitr , Islam , Istanbul , Jabir ibn Hayyan , London , Los Angeles , Lucy Chumbley , Muhammad Ali , New York , Orhan Pamuk , Pakistan , President , Red Crescent , United States , Washington
LUCY CHUMBLEY, CGNEWS: Two exhibitions currently in Washington DC have had a transformative effect on millions of Muslims views of their heritage
Added on 15/11/2012
Syria News Wire
Activist , Arab Spring , Damascus , Doha , FSA , guard , Muslim Brotherhood , North Carolina , Syria , Twitter
NEWS FROM SYRIA: The discredited SNC has finally been subsumed by an organisation that has genuine potential to shape a new Syria
Added on 05/11/2012
David Roberts
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Doha , Dubai , Economy , Emir , EUR , Europe , Fifa World Cup , France , French government , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Iran , Khalifah Al Thani , Kuwait , London , Mali , Manama , National Front , Oil and gas , Paris , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar Foundation , Qatar Investment Authority , Saudi Arabia , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , United Kingdom , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar’s plan to invest a large sum of money into one of Paris’s poorest areas has led to attacks from left and right. So what’s happening?
Added on 14/07/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Doha , Egypt , Faisal , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Iran , Iranian parliament , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Manama , Morocco , oil facilities , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Spy , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: The Saudi authorities have been actively promoting a union of Gulf states but with little success. There’s a clear reason why.
Added on 15/06/2012
David Roberts
Bahrain , Central Intelligence Agency , Doha , George Bush , Hamas , Hizballah , Middle East , Qatar , Saddam Hussein , Shia
DAVID ROBERTS: There has been some utterly dreadful reporting of the recent fire in a mall in Qatar. One particular report, however, stands out
Added on 13/06/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Doha , Doha Olympics , Energy , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Geneva , Human rights , Human Rights Watch , International Labor Organization , International Olympic Committee , International Trade Union Confederation , Labor , labor minister , Middle East , Olympics , Olympics 2020 , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Sarah Leah Whitson , Sharan Burrow , Worker's Rights
JAMES M. DORSEY: The publication of a new report examining worker conditions in Qatar ups the ante for the authorities.
Added on 01/06/2012
Editor, MEP
Doha , Qatar , Tarek Bazley , Video , Videos , Villaggio
VIDEO: Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley was in the shopping centre with his two children when the fire broke out, but they escaped unharmed.
Added on 04/05/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Carnegie Mellon University , Carnegie Mellon University’s campus , Doha , East Africa , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Formula 1 , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hassan al Thawadi , International Labor Organization , International Trade Union Confederation , Kuwait , Labor , labor minister , Malaysia , Middle East , North Africa , Oman , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Qatar 2022 recruitment , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Sharan Burrow , Supreme Committee , Trade Unions , United Arab Emirates
JAMES DORSEY: According to the ITUC “workers are dying in Qatar as they build World Cup stadiums, suffering large scale exploitation every day.
Added on 03/05/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Doha , Dubai , Emir , European Union , Formula 1 , GCC , GCC Union , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Hamad al-Thani , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament , Levant , Manama , Middle East , oil fields , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabian National Guard , Tehran , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: There will be fine talk and likely a positive joint statement will be issued but no firm action will be agreed.
Added on 03/05/2012
Crossroads Arabia
2022 World Cup , Doha , Egypt , Emir , Gulf Cooperation Council , Labour Rights , Middle East , oil facilities , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Saudi government , Syria , Trade Unions
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Qatar is to allow the formation of trade unions. In addition, it will end the current system of sponsorship for foreign workers.
Added on 22/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
Al Jazeera , Doha , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , Qatar , Qatar 2022
JAMES M. DORSEY: The authorities in Qatar have a difficult task engaging with the world while keeping certain domestic parties happy
Added on 03/03/2012
Ramzy Baroud
Bashar al-Assad , Camp David , Damascus , Doha , Egypt , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Fatah , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Ismail Haniyeh , Israel , Khaled Mashaal , Lebanon , Mahmoud Abbas , Middle East , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Palestine , President , Syria , Tunisia , United States , West Bank , Yemen
RAMZY BAROUD: Hamas might be reinventing itself, or it may simply be trying to weather the storm. Either way, it is quickly leaving its traditional home.