US-bound plane leaves Doha with five Americans freed by Iran
Doha, Qatar/New York, USReuters A US-bound plane carrying five Americans freed by Iran left Doha on Monday as part of a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the transfer of $US6 billion in Iranian funds, marking a rare deal between the long-time antagonists. “Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned […]
“Church City”: A taste of Catholic life in Qatar
MARIAM FAM, of Associated Press, reports from the small Gulf emirate hosting this year’s World Cup…
Refugee football fans lament last-minute rejection from Qatar World Cup
Doha, Qatar/Berlin, Germany Reuters Syrian lawyer Amrou Sabahi had hoped to spend his first World Cup at the heart of the action, working behind the scenes at the stadiums in Qatar, the first Arab country to hold the crowning event of soccer. But when the tournament kicks off on Sunday, the 27-year-old will be watching […]
Worker rights: Qatar risks own goal with World Cup
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the ongoing controversy over worker rights in Qatar which from Sunday hosts the World Cup…
Snapshot: Doha skyline, Qatar
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Chad and rebels sign peace deal in Qatar ahead of national dialogue
Doha, QatarReuters Chad’s transitional authorities and rebel groups signed a peace agreement in Doha on Monday ahead of a broad national reconciliation dialogue to take place later this month. A signing ceremony for the agreement, which included the parties agreeing to take part in a national, inclusive dialogue, was attended by more than 30 rebel […]
US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls’ education
Kabul, Afghanistan/Washington DC, US Reuters The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan’s Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes. The cancellation of talks was the first concrete sign that […]
US journalist freed in Myanmar, says he was not beaten or starved
Doha, QatarReuters American journalist Danny Fenster said he was healthy and happy to be going home after he was freed from prison in Myanmar and flew to Qatar on Monday, following negotiations between former US diplomat Bill Richardson and the ruling military junta. Fenster, 37, the managing editor of independent online magazine Frontier Myanmar, looked […]
US says Taliban talks in Doha were “candid and professional”
Washington DC, USReuters The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior US and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power in Afghanistan was “candid and professional” and that the US side reiterated that the Taliban would be judged on their actions, not just their words. State Department spokesman Ned Price […]
US general says most of those evacuated from Afghanistan to Qatar are now in Europe, US
Doha, QatarReuters The United States has moved most of more than 57,000 people it evacuated from Afghanistan to Qatar out of the Gulf state, with some now in the United States while others are being processed in Europe, a US general said on Saturday. Roughly 124,000 people were evacuated last month from Kabul in a […]