The latest meetings between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and civil society representatives aimed at ending more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan are set to begin on Friday in an atmosphere clouded by mistrust and uncertainty.
While the (...)
Challenges facing the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) extend beyond pressures against its budget.
Russia's military expansion outside its borders and into regions such as Crimea, Ukraine and Syria is causing the ire of NATO member (...)
Four Arab countries – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain – said in a statement on Thursday that they have officially informed the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union that they object to the 140th round of its general (...)
Challenges facing the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) extend beyond pressures against its budget. Russia's military expansion outside its borders and into regions such as Crimea, Ukraine and Syria is causing the ire of NATO member states. (...)
After military clashes erupted again in Libya late last week with the advance of the Libyan National Army towards Tripoli, Egypt's Foreign Ministry immediately issued a statement voicing “deep concern” over the consequences of the fighting.
Over (...)
Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a U.S. decision to recognise Israel's annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967.
Arab leaders are already grappling with unrest in Algeria (...)
The 30th Arab Summit kicked off Sunday in the Tunisian capital with the attendance of all Arab leaders to discuss Palestinian, Libyan and other crises facing the Middle East.
The summit began with a brief speech by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdil Aziz (...)
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani abruptly left Tunisia shorty after the start of the 30th Arab summit earlier today, Qatar's official new agency QNA reported, without clarifying the reason for the emir's departure.
During the summit, (...)
نشرت إحدى القنوات القطرية عبر موقع التدوينات القصيرة، تويتر «دوحة 360» مقطع فيديو يظهر من خلاله شاب قطري متباهيًا بما وصفه بال«إنجاز».
الشاب القطري يتحدث عن إنجازه المزعوم بكل ثقة، راويًا أنه تعرض لعدد من العقبات في طريق تحقيق مشروعه هذا؛ والذي ذكر (...)
The new battlefront in Iraq these days is the increasingly crowded field of state and privately-financed satellite television channels. They are the most efficient media that can reach millions of Iraqis who rely largely for their news and (...)
“We, the leaders of the Arab countries gathered in Tunisia... express our rejection and condemnation of the United States' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan,” Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit said as the two-day (...)
US President Donald Trump's call for recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights was manna from heaven for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu two weeks before an election.
For many Arabs, it crushed any hope that there will one (...)
To the delight of pensioners, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi ordered the Ministry of Social Solidarity last week to withdraw its appeal against a High Administrative Court ruling issued in February on the right of pensioners to receive annual (...)
Arab countries are among the world's largest arms importers. According to recent updates to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI) database, half of the world's top 10 arms importers are Arab states — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, (...)
UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame's meeting last week with former speaker of the Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS) Abdel-Rahman Al-Sweihli raises numerous questions concerning the role of the former and the status of the latter who is (...)
Qatar's foreign minister said he discussed Syria and Libya with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who is visiting Doha, the first stop in a Gulf tour.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in joint press conference with Lavrov that a (...)
Olympic 400-metres champion Wayde van Niekerk is unsure whether he will defend his title at the World Athletics Championships in Doha in September, instead setting his sights on retaining the gold medal he won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Van Niekerk, (...)
The latest round of peace talks between the United States and the Taliban will begin in Doha this week and include Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Qatar said on Sunday, despite earlier reports suggesting his absence.
The talks (...)
Russia's officially neutral track and field team swelled in size as the IAAF approved 21 more athletes on Thursday to compete internationally - but Russia says it's too late for next week's European indoor championships.
The IAAF ruled Yelena (...)
The United Arab Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping of goods between it and Qatar enforced under a political and economic boycott of Doha, according to port circulars and an industry source.
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain severed (...)
Top seed Simona Halep battled past German Julia Goerges 7-6(1) 7-6(6) in the Qatar Open on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.
Playing in her first tournament with new coach Thierry Van Cleemput, Halep raced to a (...)
When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in Doha.
Kushner, a senior White House adviser, was a close ally of Saudi (...)
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday offered the Taliban the possibility of opening an office in Afghanistan but the proposal was swiftly spurned by the group that is determined to keep his government out of accelerating peace talks.
Ghani has (...)
Attempting to overcome the toughest test in his three-decade rule, Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir flew to a number of Arab states, starting with Qatar and Egypt, to gather support for his regime, threatened amid protests in Sudan that have continued (...)
During his latest visit to the Middle East early in January, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will ask from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ensure that the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable for their (...)
