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The first overseas Qatar Visa Centre (QVC) was opened in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 11 as part of Qatar’s efforts to facilitate and streamline procedures for bringing expatriates to work. (Shutterstock)

November 4th, 2018 - 03:19 GMT

Qatar Negates The Guardian Report on Lack of Labour Reforms

Qatar is working on overhauling its labour system so that all employees in the country are protected by the best possible employment laws and regulations, Qatar’s media attache for the UK HE Sheikh Thamer bin Hamad al-Thani said Friday.

In June, the four states announced the severing of all diplomatic ties with Qatar over allegations the emirate allegedly bankrolled Islamist extremists and had close ties with Saudi Arabia's arch-rival Iran. (AFP)

July 9th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Boris Johnson Meets With Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim in Latest Effort to Mediate Gulf Crisis

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C) reads a statement while giving a joint press conference with his Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini counterparts on July 5 2017 (Khaled Elfiqi/Pool/AFP)

July 8th, 2017 - 02:30 GMT

Gulf Crisis: Qatar Denies Renewed Allegations From Neighbors

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attends a meeting on June 20. On Sunday, he suggested that the list of demands placed on Qatar by its allies would be very difficult to meet. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America/AFP)

June 26th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Qatar Reviewing ‘Difficult to Meet’ List of Demands from Neighbors, US Says

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. (AFP)

June 23rd, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia Sends Demand List to Qatar to End Crisis

AFP: Egypt's parliament agreed on June 14, 2017, a controversial maritime agreement with Saudi Arabia that transfers the two Red Sea islands to the kingdom, state television and a lawmaker said. The deal, which is still under challenge in court, had sparked rare protests in the country with the opposition accusing the government of selling Egyptian territory to its Saudi benefactors.

June 17th, 2017 - 03:48 GMT

MENA Update: Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia Ascendant.

Qatar has urged its citizens to take the moral high ground and not engage in online arguments during the ongoing political standoff with its Gulf neighbors. (Flickr)

June 10th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

‘Rise Above Arguments on Social Media’, Qatar Advises Citizens

Doha, capital of Qatar (Wikimedia Commons)

June 6th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Qatar-Gulf Row: Turkey ‘Saddened’, Offers to Provide ‘Support’ for Resolution

Sheikh Sabah's visit was intended to quickly settle down the tensions between Gulf states. (AFP)

May 29th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Qatar’s Tamim Travels to Kuwait in Wake of Controversial Iran Quotes

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani gives a press conference in Doha on May 25, 2017. (Karim Jaafar/AFP)

May 29th, 2017 - 10:51 GMT

Television Tensions: Qatar's Al-Jazeera Pours Oil on Fire, Tweets Caricature of Saudi King

Qatar's Communications Office said the stories were completely untrue, and had "no basis whatsoever". (shutterstock)

May 25th, 2017 - 07:23 GMT

21 Middle Eastern Media Outlets Blocked in Egypt Amid Gulf Media War

Qatar said Wednesday it had begun an inquiry into an unprecedented security breach by hackers who posted fake news stories attributed to its ruler on highly sensitive regional political issues. (AFP/ Marwan Naamani)

May 24th, 2017 - 12:17 GMT

Hackers Target State-Owned News Agency, Defame Qatar's Emir

US President Donald Trump (R) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

May 24th, 2017 - 10:57 GMT

Qatar Just Seemed to Rip into its Allies and Social Media is in Meltdown