Reuters: Rebels say Qatar ready to market east Libyan oil
Reuters: Rebels say Qatar ready to market east Libyan oil A senior Libyan rebel official said on Sunday Gulf oil producer Qatar has agreed to market crude oil from east…
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Qatar fighter jet heads to Libya to support UN-backed no-fly zone mission
A Qatar Emiri Air Force fighter jet takes off in support of the UN-backed no-fly zone mission in Libya. SOUDA BAY, Greece (Mar. 25, 2011) A Qatar Emiri Air Force…
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Qatar becomes first Arab country to enforce no-fly zone
Qatar becomes first Arab country to enforce no-fly zone According to Reuters, the UAE committed its military services on Thursday, and is expected to join the mission soon.
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For Qatar, a game of damah on the world stage
Men play the ancient game of Damah in Souq Waqif From The Guardian: In an air-conditioned room down an alley in the old market of Qatar’s capital Doha, enthusiasts of “damah”…
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Wikileaks: Qatar solicits $1 billion, angering oil companies
A new Wikileaks cable shows that in 2008, Qatar angered oil companies by asking for $1 billion in donations for its new Sidra Medical Center. Qatar is one of the…
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Nine things I learned about Saudi Arabia from a Saudi journalist
Khaled Almaeena is the editor-in-chief of Arab News, one of the largest and longest-running English-language newspapers in the Gulf. The paper is often gutsy with its content, and that no…
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Japanese embassy in Doha invites condolences, donations
The Japanese embassy in Qatar has opened a book of condolence for victims of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake and tsunami. Residents of Doha can head to the embassy on Tuesday and Wednesday…
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Qatar residents turn out to support intervention in Libya
Scores of people rallied outside Libya’s embassy in Qatar on Sunday, calling for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to go. “I want [Gaddafi] dead – definitely I want him gone,” Mustafa…
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