Added on 26/06/2013
David Roberts
Asia , Education City , Education in Qatar , Emir , General Secretariat for Development Planning , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Hamad Bin Jassim Al , Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , House of Thani , Politics , Qatar , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , Western Asia
DAVID ROBERTS: Once again Qatar has caught the world by surprise with an abdication which has resulted in one of the world’s youngest leaders coming to power.
Added on 01/10/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Bahrain , Brunei , East Africa , Emir , Fifa World Cup , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Human Rights Watch , International Trade Union Confederation , Labour , Labour Rights , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , North Africa , Qatar , Qatar Airways , Qatar University , Qatari Government , Reuters , Saudi Arabia , Sharan Burrow , United Arab Emirates
JAMES M. DORSEY: Qatar has repeatedly denied it exploits foreign labour. “The Ministry has received no complaint of forced labour and it is inconceivable that such a thing exists in Qatar…”
Added on 24/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Al Ain , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , CEO , Confederation of African Football , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Finance , Football , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , independent auditor , Japan , Jordan , Kuala Lumpur , Kuwait , Mohammed bin Hammam , Mr. Bin , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Singapore , South Korea , Sydney , Television network , United Arab Emirates , United States , World Sport Group
JAMES M. DORSEY: The appointment by Qatari and UAE soccer bodies of individuals who worked with Mohammed bin Hamman raises more questions
Added on 18/07/2012
James M. Dorsey
2018 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , Australia , Caribbean , Court of Arbitration for Sport , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Hans-Joachim Eckert , Hassan al Thawadi , International Trade Union Confederation , Lausanne , London , Michael J. Garcia , Mohammed bin Hammam , New York , Portugal , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Ricardo Teixeira , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Spain , Switzerland , United Kingdom , United States , Zurich
JAMES M. DORSEY: The recently announced investigation by FIFA into allegations of past corruption will inevitably put Qatar 2022 in the spotlight again.
Added on 26/05/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh , Afghanistan , As-Sunnah mosque , Brunei , Crown Prince , East Africa , Egypt , Emir , Fifa World Cup , Florida , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Human Rights Watch , International Olympic Committee , Kissimee , Libya , London , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , Nayef , Noor al-Malki , North Africa , Olympics , Olympics 2020 , President , Qatar , Ramadan , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Soccer , sprinter , Syria , Tunisia , Women Athletes , Yemen
JAMES DORSEY: The participation of Qatar’s women athletes opens up differences between it and the Islamic thinking in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Added on 29/02/2012
David Roberts
2022 World Cup , Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , Crown Prince , Doha , Egypt , Emir , gas field , guard , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Kuwait , Media coverage , oil fields , oil reserves , Oman , Paranoia , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Suez , Sultan , Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani , Tehran , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: if Qatar’s role is tempered by lack of Saudi support, the region will be without a state willing to push the boundaries of regional politics.
Added on 21/01/2012
James M. Dorsey
2014 World Cup , 2022 World Cup , Alcohol , Brazil , CNN , Doha , Emir , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Qatar Airways , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sponsorship , Television network , Vladimir Putin , Yusuf al-Qaradawi
JAMES M. DORSEY: The outcome of FIFA’s dispute with Brazil and Russia is certain to shape the soccer body’s certainly forthcoming debate with Qatar.
Added on 17/01/2012
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Africa , Al Mannai , Alcohol , Atlantic coast , Barak Obama , Ben Ali , CBS News , CEO , CEO of Qatar , constitutional law , Doha , East Africa , Emir , Energy , Europe , FIFA , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Middle East , Mohammed Abdul Wahhab , Noora Al Mannai , North Africa , Olympics 2020 , President , Qatar , Qatar Airways , Qatar University , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , United States , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: The debate will determine Qatar’s effort to become a global sports hub, and its positioning as a forward-looking sponsor of change.
Added on 05/01/2012
David Roberts
Afghanistan , America , Christmas , Emir , Europe , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , New Year's Day , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Strait of Hormuz , Tehran , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: It appears that both the United States and Iran’s domestic political requirements have spun the region into a dangerous spiral.
Added on 05/11/2011
David Westley
Ali Al-Naimi , Angela Merkel , Apple , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , chancellor , China , co-chair , David Cameron , Dominique Strauss-Kahn , Egypt , Forbes , France , Germany , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Iran , Israel , Japan , Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan , King Abdullah , Libya , Mark Zuckerberg , Melinda Gates Foundation , Mexico , Middle East , Oil , Oprah Winfrey , Osama Bin Laden , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Recep Erdogan , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Steve Jobs , The National , Tunisia , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United States , US Federal Reserve , Vladimir Putin , Wael Ghonim
NEWS ANALYSIS: So how does the Middle East do? Not great, but Saudi’s King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud is in the top 10, at number 7.
Added on 08/03/2011
Shabina S. Khatri
Arabian Gulf , Doha , Electricity , Emir , Facebook , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Food and Drink , Hamad Bin Khalifa al Thani , Healthcare , Israel , Media law , Middle East , Natural gas , press law , Qatar , Sheikha Mozah , The Huffington Post , Twitter , United States , US State Department
SHABINA S. KHATRI: Qatar is a welfare state that financially-speaking takes care of its people. The 350,000 nationals enjoy an average per capita income of $75,000 annually.
