News“I don’t find it strange that a rider wants to freshen up before he goes to the podium. And yes, there was a party last year. But is that so bad?” Peter Kovessy February 9, 2016
News“Al Jazeera has to make a better fist of the situation, stop living solely in the past, and begin exciting the world again with its passion and ideas. In an albeit shallow pool, it is still the Arab world’s most progressive institution and best hope. It must realize this mantle and better exercise its power.” Shabina S. Khatri February 8, 2016
News“Qatar’s inadequate labor law reforms undermined its progressive ambitions.” Peter Kovessy January 29, 2016
News“We expect that we will go through one more downturn cycle of oil price. But we will recover. The market is definitely going to balance itself because today’s oil price is not sustainable whatsoever.” Peter Kovessy January 26, 2016
Sports“I don’t think Qatar needs to go through this… dirty business. We are not in that. We will go and fight like the others. I think during the bidding it was fair and transparent to all the council.” Shabina S. Khatri January 24, 2016
News“Mr. Al Baker can say the moon is made of cheese but it won’t change the fact that Qatar Airways has received more than $17 billion in subsidies from its government.” Shabina S. Khatri January 18, 2016
News“(HBJ) had never been to the Foreign Office, never gone to the London embassy or attended the ambassador’s reception and ate the Ferrero Rocher chocolates on offer.” Peter Kovessy January 15, 2016
News“Financially, it’s almost always stupid to leave, but there is a powerful sense that the world is moving on without you and that Doha isn’t part of the real world.” Shabina S. Khatri January 11, 2016
