Qatar

June 3, 2012

West Ham confirm goalkeeper Rob Green will leave this summer
18:18 GMT

West Ham chairman David Gold has confirmed England goalkeeper Rob Green will leave the club this summer.

May 28, 2012

Rescue efforts
20:10 GMT

Despite risking their lives to rescue, firefighters came too late: A fire in one of Qatar's biggest shopping centers, killed 20 people, including 14 children.

May 20, 2012

Those who have to be in Lebanon should be in contact with the UAE Embassy and they are urged to exit the country as soon as possible
12:23 GMT

The UAE, Qatar and Bahrain urged their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon, where clashes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria have left several people dead.

May 15, 2012

The MENA FATF is reviewing periodic reports from 15 Arab and African countries on countering money laundering and terrorism financing
12:18 GMT

The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA FATF) against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing began a three-day meeting.

May 13, 2012

Sheikha Mozah (L) will be played by Ghada Abdel Razek (R)
11:34 GMT

Egyptian director shares his plan to shoot a movie that tells the life story of the wife of the Qatari Prince, Sheikha Mozah.

May 9, 2012

The three-month Qatar Interbank Offered Rate rose 12 basis points this year to 1,292.86 per cent on May 2
12:38 GMT

Qatari banks' local-currency borrowing costs rose to the highest in more than 15 months amid signs bank funding levels may restrain a lending surge in the Arab country.

May 2, 2012

The airport is expected to handle 28 million passengers
11:44 GMT

The New Doha International Airport will officially open next December 12, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said yesterday during the Arabian Travel Market.

April 27, 2012

Syrian singer Waed Albahri basks in her sell-out performance at the Eastern Music Festival in Doha, Qatar. This opening year for the festival that "celebrates authentic Arabic music and revives the masterpieces of its greats" presented an opportunity for new and classic artists to make their mark on the Arab world.
13:32 GMT

A mix of regional celebrity news - from politics, to performances and poetry.

April 12, 2012

Liquid gas would be delivered to a freighter rented at a cost of around $100,000 per day
08:19 GMT

Jordan and Qatar held further talks on a potential gas deal as to wean the Kingdom off of unstable Egyptian gas supplies.

April 2, 2012

Tareq al-Hashemi
12:09 GMT

Iraq described as "unacceptable" the decision by Qatar to host on its soil its fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted in his country.

March 18, 2012

Blast
12:07 GMT

A suicide car bombing attack reported Sunday in Aleppo, Syria's largest city, caused deaths and injuries, reported the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights.

February 27, 2012

Syria
14:48 GMT

Qatar Monday called on the international community to arm the Syrian insurgents.

February 12, 2012

Gas industry
11:37 GMT

Qatar's Rasgas and South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp (Kogas) have agreed that Rasgas will sell Kogas an additional 2 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year for the next 20 years.

February 9, 2012

Qatari leader
14:41 GMT

The Arab anger following the Russian veto in the UN Security Council on the Syrian crisis resolution still makes the headlines.

Qatar
07:46 GMT

Qatar's economic growth is projected to hit 9.8 percent in 2012