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2010 Mar 23 |
At the CITES convention in Qatar Asian nations blocked US-backed proposals to protect the heavily fished hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks on concerns that regulating the booming trade in fins could hurt poor coastal nations. Links: Qatar, Fish 
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2010 Mar 25 |
In Qatar the CITES UN wildlife meeting rejected efforts to regulate the trade in overfished porbeagle sharks, reversing an earlier ruling at the conference and leaving none of the proposed shark species with protection. Asia nations managed to reopen the debate on the final day of the conference and voted to kill the proposal. Links: Qatar, Fish
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2010 May 8 |
It was reported that Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed has sold luxury London department store Harrods to Qatar Holding, the Gulf royal family's investment arm. Links: Qatar, Britain, Egypt, M&A, Retail
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2010 May 13 |
The UN General Assembly approved all 14 candidates for the 14 seats on the 47-member Human Rights Council. Human rights groups criticized the poor human rights records 7 of the candidates: Angola, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Qatar, Thailand and Uganda. Links: Angola, Qatar, Malaysia, Libya, UN, Thailand, Uganda, Mauritania
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2010 Jul 12 |
A group of 91 Israelis, wounded by Hezbollah rockets during the 2006 war, sued the Arab news network Al-Jazeera for $1.2 billion in a New York court for allegedly aiding the Lebanese guerrillas. The suit claimed the Qatar-based news network intentionally violated Israel's military censorship regulations and reported the precise locations of rocket strikes in Israel in live broadcasts during the monthlong 2006 war. Links: Qatar, Israel, Lebanon, Lawsuit
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2010 Jul 29 |
Qatar's PM Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani said the Arab nations have endorsed direct Palestinian talks with the Israelis but left the timing to the Palestinians themselves. Links: Qatar, Israel, Palestine
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2010 Jul 31 |
Qatar's emir made a high-profile visit to south Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold destroyed in a 2006 war with Israel and whose rebuilding the emirate is helping finance. Links: Qatar, Lebanon
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2010 Aug 26 |
Yemeni Shiite rebels signed an agreement with the government laying out a timetable for implementing previous accords. The agreement was signed in Doha, Qatar. Links: Qatar, Yemen
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2010 Sep 12 |
Philippine authorities at Manila's airport found a newborn baby in a garbage bag that was apparently unloaded from an airplane that landed from the Middle East. On Sep 16 Rep. Lani Mercado said she met with the mother, who told her that she had been raped by her employer while working as a maid in Qatar and became pregnant. Links: Qatar, Philippines, Rape
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2010 Oct 29 |
Morocco’s communications ministry said it has suspended the operations of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television news channel in Rabat and withdrawn the accreditations of its staff. A government official who declined to be named said the authorities took exception to the way Al-Jazeera handles the issues of Islamists and Western Sahara. Links: Qatar, Morocco, Telecom
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2010 Nov 22 |
Egypt's Orascom Telecom said it is selling its entire 50% stake in its Tunisian subsidiary to Qatar Telecom in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. Links: Qatar, Egypt, Tunisia, Telecom
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2010 Dec 2 |
Qatar was selected as host of the 2022 World Cup, beating out a bid by the United States to bring soccer's showcase back to America for the first time since 1994. Links: Qatar, Soccer
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2010 Dec 7 |
Leaders of six US-allied Gulf Arab nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said they were monitoring with "utmost concern" developments in Iran's disputed nuclear program and issued a thinly veiled warning to their Persian neighbor not to meddle in their internal affairs. The 2-day gathering of leaders from the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman followed the publication of leaked US diplomatic memos that revealed deeper concern among Gulf Arab leaders over Tehran's nuclear program than had previously been known. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Nuclear
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2010 Dec 20 |
Iran and Qatar pledged to cooperate for greater regional security during a visit to Tehran by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the emir of the tiny but energy-rich Gulf state. Links: Qatar, Iran
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2010 Dec 30 |
In Qatar Mathaf, the first Arab Museum of Modern Art, opened. Links: Qatar, Museum
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2011 Feb 5 |
In Qatar an anti-corruption tribunal of the International Cricket Council banned former Pakistan captain Salman Butt for ten years, Mohammad Asif for seven years and Mohammad Aamer for five years for their role in a spot-fixing betting scam. Links: Qatar, Pakistan, Scam
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2011 Mar 21 |
President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up participation and clarify leadership of the military attacks on Libyan forces, spoke with Turkish and Qatari leaders. Links: Qatar, Turkey, USA, Libya, ObamaB
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2011 Mar 21 |
Abdul Rahman bin Hamad al-Attiyah, secretary general of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, underscored the commitment of Qatar and the UAR to the international military coalition striking Libya but stressed the mission seeks only to protect civilians. Links: Qatar, UAR
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2011 Mar 25 |
Qatar flew its first sortie after joining the forces of 10 other nations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. Links: Qatar, Libya
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2011 Apr 1 |
A Libyan rebel official said a plan to sell rebel-held oil to buy weapons and other supplies has been reached with Qatar. Links: Qatar, Oil, Libya
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2011 Apr 13 |
Libyan rebels along the eastern front line pleaded again for more NATO airstrikes and expressed hope that political developments will allow them to advance on Moammar Gadhafi's territory. Top Western and Arab envoys gathered in Qatar's capital to discuss ways to end the Libyan crisis. Members of the Transitional National Council addressed the contact group as an alternative voice for Libya's people. Links: Qatar, Libya
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2011 Apr 16 |
A Qatari state-controlled gas producer said it has agreed to send Japan more than 60 extra tanker shipments of liquefied natural gas to help power the Asian nation in the wake of its tsunami disaster. Links: Qatar, Japan, Gas
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2011 May 9 |
In Libya NATO planes pounded government weapons depots southeast of the town of Zintan, in a sign of widening conflict in the Western Mountains region as rebels battled to unseat Muammar Gaddafi. Rebels were reported to have found a way to access badly needed cash, selling oil worth $100 million paid for through a Qatari bank in US dollars. Links: Qatar, Oil, NATO, Libya
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2011 May 10 |
The Gulf Co-operation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE) said it welcomed Jordan’s request to join the 6-member group. Jordan had first applied for membership in the mid-1980s. The GCC said it would encourage Morocco to also join. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, GCC
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2011 May 12 |
Qatar pulled out of an effort to mediate an end to Yemen's political crisis, blaming the country's embattled president for the impasse and potentially leaving his regime even more isolated among his neighbors. Links: Qatar, Yemen
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2011 May 18 |
Missing journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who was held by Iranian authorities after being detained in Syria, arrived in her company's home base of Qatar after winning her freedom. Links: Qatar, Iran, Syria, Journalism
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2011 Jul 14 |
The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, finalized in May in Qatar, was signed by the Sudanese government and the Liberation and Justice Movement, one of a myriad of rebel groups. Links: Qatar, Sudan
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2011 Jul 18 |
In Syria the Qatari embassy in Damascus suspended operations due to recent protests outside the embassy against Al-Jazeera's coverage of the Syrian uprising. Al-Jazeera is based in Qatar. Security forces in Homs killed 10 people in raids. Links: Qatar, Syria
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2011 Jul 23 |
Asian football supremo Mohamed bin Hammam (62) was banned from the game for life after being found guilty of corruption following a two-day hearing of FIFA's ethics committee. The Qatari president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), had been accused of trying to buy votes in the FIFA presidential election with $40,000 cash gifts to Caribbean football officials. Links: Qatar, Soccer
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2011 Sep 18 |
In Saudi Arabia 10 more men at a special summary court were accused of plotting to carry out attacks against US forces in Qatar and Kuwait. Links: Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
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2011 Sep 29 |
Egyptian security officials raided the Cairo office of Al Jazeera, roughing up staff and confiscating equipment. This was the second raid this month by authorities complaining the station is operating without permits. Links: Qatar, Egypt, Journalism
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2011 Nov 2 |
Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of an anti-poverty group in Bangladesh (BRAC) received the $500,000 education prize awarded by Qatar's Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Links: Qatar, Bangladesh, Education
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2011 Nov 11 |
Qatar-based Al Jazeera opened its 2nd foreign language station broadcasting in Serbo-Croatian from Bosnia. English broadcasts began in 2006. Links: Qatar, Bosnia, Journalism
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2011 Nov 12 |
The Bahraini interior ministry announced that four members of a cell planning attacks were detained in Qatar and turned over to Manama, while a fifth suspect was arrested in Bahrain. The Sunni-ruled Arab monarchies of the Gulf have repeatedly accused mainly Shiite Iran of meddling in their internal affairs. Links: Qatar, Bahrain
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2011 Nov 13 |
In Qatar energy ministers of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) met to prepare for a first summit of the 12-member group which is to discuss prices and coordination. The meeting welcomed Oman as the newest member of the forum. Other members included Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Kazakhstan, Norway and the Netherlands were observers. Links: Qatar, Gas
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2011 Dec 6 |
Taiwan's state-owned CPC Corporation signed a 20-year contract with Qatar's RasGas to buy 1.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year. Links: Qatar, Taiwan, Gas
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2011 Dec 14 |
An Indian newspaper reported that plans were being finalized for a Taliban office in the Gulf state of Qatar. Links: Qatar, India, Afghan
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2011 |
The population of Qatar numbered about 1.7 million with a GDP per person of $80,000. Fewer than one in 7 was a native born citizen. Links: Qatar
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2012 Jan 18 |
Syria's state-owned media accused Qatar of arming and financing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalifa al-Thani, said in an interview aired at the weekend that he backs sending Arab troops to Syria. Activists said Syrian troops have shelled the mountain resort of Zabadani near the border with Lebanon, and living conditions are deteriorating there after six days of siege. By nightfall government tanks and armored vehicles pulled back from Zabadani to two military barracks on the outskirts. Links: Qatar, Syria
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2012 Feb 7 |
Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani held talks with Qatar's emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, on the 2nd day of an official visit expected to focus on Afghan peace efforts. Links: Qatar, Pakistan, Afghan
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2012 Mar 7 |
Qatar’s official QNA news agency reported that the government has promised to invest $2 billion in Sudan, as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited the gas-rich state. Links: Qatar, Sudan
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2012 Mar 10 |
Afghan officials said 5 top Taliban leaders held by the US in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, told a visiting Afghan delegation they agree to a proposed transfer to the tiny Gulf state of Qatar. The US has not yet agreed to the transfer but is considering it as an incentive for the Taliban to participate in peace talks. Links: Qatar, USA, Afghan, Gitmo
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2012 Mar 12 |
UN-Arab League peace envoy on Syria, Kofi Annan, held talks with top Qatari officials after a weekend trip to Damascus where he urged leaders to end the bloodshed there. Links: Qatar, UN, Syria, Arab League
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2012 Apr 1 |
Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi traveled to Qatar on what the gulf nation called an “official visit.” Links: Qatar, Iraq
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2012 Apr 2 |
Iraq said that Qatar hosting fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi was "unacceptable" and called on Doha to hand him over, a demand he said was unconstitutional after talks with Qatar's emir. Links: Qatar, Iraq
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2012 Apr 4 |
Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, accused of running a death squad, left the Gulf state of Qatar for Saudi Arabia. Links: Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
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2012 Apr 21 |
The third World Investment Forum opened in Doha, Qatar. Leaders and officials attending called for channeling more investments to poor nations and for introducing regulatory guidelines to help foster investments. Links: Qatar
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2012 Apr 22 |
UN and African officials urged sovereign wealth funds (SWF) worth an estimated $5 trillion to invest in developing countries, even as they seek the right climate and demand steps against corruption. Links: Qatar, UN, Africa
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2012 May 8 |
Qatar-based Al-Jazeera said it has shut its English-language bureau in China after its correspondent became the first foreign journalist to be expelled from the country since 1998. Beijing's refusal to renew the visa of US citizen Melissa Chan sparked anger among press groups, which linked the decision to a documentary by the international news channel on forced prison labor in China. Links: Qatar, China, Journalism
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2012 May 18 |
Leaders of Bulgaria, Qatar and Turkey agreed to study joint infrastructure projects like the construction of a new motorway from Istanbul across Bulgaria. Links: Qatar, Turkey, Bulgaria
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2012 May 28 |
In Qatar 19 foreigners died in a blaze at a shopping mall. 13 expatriate children were among those killed in the fire at the Villagio Mall in Doha's west end, including two-year-old triplets from New Zealand. Links: Qatar, Tragedy, Fire
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2012 May 30 |
Qatar issued arrest orders for the owner of a fire-ravaged mall and four others as investigations widened into possible safety lapses during the May 28 blaze that killed 19 people, including 13 children. Links: Qatar
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2012 Jun 6 |
A group of expat Syrian businessmen announced in Qatar the creation of a $300 million (239 million euro) fund to support the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad. Links: Qatar, Syria
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2012 Jun 7 |
Qatar Airways completed its first flight to Baghdad since Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, a month after launching services to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. Links: Qatar, Iraq, Aviation
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2012 Jul 5 |
Europe's tallest skyscraper the Shard was inaugurated in London by Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, whose country has funded it, and Queen Elizabeth II's son Prince Andrew. The name was coined by its Italian architect Renzo Piano. Links: Qatar, Britain, Architect
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2012 Aug 11 |
Egypt's official news agency said Qatar has granted Egypt a $2 billion loan to help the country's flagging economy. Links: Qatar, Egypt, Big Money
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2012 Aug 15 |
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar all ordered their citizens to leave Lebanon. Links: Qatar, UAR, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
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2012 Sep 6 |
Egypt's PM Hesham Kandil said Qatar has agreed to invest $18 billion in Egypt over the next five years to help boost the country's ailing economy. Links: Qatar, Egypt, Big Money
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2012 Sep 6 |
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, a major stakeholder in Xstrata, agreed to a Glencore offer of 3.05 shares of Glencore per Xstrata share. The deal was brokered by former British PM Tony Blair. Links: Qatar, Britain, M&A
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2012 Sep 22 |
Qatar said it will make critical investments in a $3.7 billion oil refinery project in Egypt that's among the biggest economic initiatives since the 2011 fall of Hosni Mubarak. Links: Qatar
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