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Countries should maintain ‘sovereign decision’ on normalising with Assad despite Arab League consensus: Qatar PM

Qatar’s prime minister and Germany’s foreign minister held a joint press conference in Doha on Wednesday, discussing a range of regional and international issues. Doha will not stand in the…

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‘Diplomatic damage’ caused by German minister criticism of Qatar ‘mostly repaired’: reports

The Berlin official was spotted during the tournament during the Germany vs Japan match wearing the “OneLove” armband. The “diplomatic damage” caused by Germany’s interior minister’s criticism of Qatar ahead…

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Qatar and Germany to take on Syria normalisation at meeting

In November last year, Germany signed a 15-year LNG agreement with Qatar. The region’s normalisation with Syria’s Bashar Al Assad regime will be on the agenda of an upcoming meeting…

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Qatar condemns deadly shooting in Hamburg, Germany

Official German federal documents say that there are more than 940,000 registered private gun owners in the country. Qatar condemned the shooting at a church in the German city of…

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German companies bagged billion dollar profits during World Cup despite criticism: official

Last month, Qatar 2022 won as “the best World Cup” in a BBC Sport poll, which saw Doha garner the vote of 78% of football fans. German companies secured billions…

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‘Little monkeys’: German football official apologises for ‘insulting’ national team protest

Schaffert apologised for insulting the national team after their protest in Qatar. Vice-President of the German Football Association Ralph-Uwe Schaffert has come under fire in Berlin for describing the team…

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German minister says ‘One Love’ armband was protest against FIFA, not Qatar

Last month, many Germans expressed their opposition to mixing sports with politics during major events such as the World Cup. Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faesar spoke out against criticism she…

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German rights envoy postpones Qatar trip amid World Cup spat

With kick off less than a month away, Qatar has faced increasing scrutiny in recent weeks. Germany’s human rights envoy Luise Amtsberg has postponed an official visit to Qatar that…

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Global powers push for peace in Libya at Berlin talks

Global powers have now met in the German capital to bring Libya one step closer to achieving lasting peace. World powers have convened in Berlin on Wednesday to commence the…

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