Tag: Qatar
Gulf states court cash-strapped Morocco with investment
Sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and Kuwait led pledges to invest almost $3 billion in cash-strapped Morocco, cementing ties between Arab monarchies...
Libya U.N. envoy says Qatar arming Islamists
Libya's United Nations envoy Mohammed Abdel Rahman Shalgam accused Qatar of providing weapons and money to Libyan Islamists and told the fellow...
Finmeccanica deals eyed as Italian minister visits Qatar
Italian junior defence minister Guido Crosetto leaves for Qatar on a visit during which he is hoping to help sell M346 military...
Qatari government confirms it sent soldiers to Libya
Qatar has announced that it had sent hundreds of soldiers to assist Libyan rebels in overthrowing Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. Qatar...
Assad under pressure from Qatar embassy closure, EU
Diplomatic pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Qatar, previously a major supporter, shut its embassy in Damascus and the European...
African Union welcomes Eritrea, Djibouti mediation deal
The African Union recently lent support to a mediation agreement between Eritrea and Djibouti, whose bitter border standoff is seen as potentially...
Wealthy Qatar to bid as Sudan conflict mediator: analysis
Sudanese rebel leaders, far from the war in Darfur, whiled away their free time in recent months smoking fruit-flavoured waterpipes and dining...