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December 17th, 2017 - 12:07 GMT

Iran, Qatar Sign MoU to Boost Sport Cooperation

Iranian and Qatari football federation heads signed a memorandum on Thursday December 14, 2017 to increase bilateral sports cooperation and counter destructive actions by Saudi government.

The claims are some of the strongest evidence supporting allegations that the 2022 vote was corrupt, since Qatar won the vote, the hearing in a New York City court heard on Tuesday.

November 16th, 2017 - 10:14 GMT

FIFA Officials Took Bribes for Qatar 2022 Votes, Court Hears

The US military has previously struck Al-Jazeera offices during both the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq - though both attacks were claimed to have been unintentional. (AFP)

June 29th, 2017 - 08:09 GMT

WikiLeaks Cable Reveals UAE Crown Prince Asked US to Bomb Al Jazeera in 2003

Former Qatari Emir Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, pictured in 1988, died last night, aged 84. (AFP/File)

October 24th, 2016 - 09:50 GMT

Qatar’s former Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani dies age 84

Al-Dheeb had been in prison for nearly five years after being sentenced to life for allegedly attempting to incite an overthrow of the Qatari regime. Photo of Qatari Emir al-Thani. (AFP/File)

March 16th, 2016 - 10:56 GMT

Qatari poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb reportedly freed from prison

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November 16th, 2015 - 11:04 GMT

OPINION: With controversy surrounding migrant labor, Qatar's new slavery museum is sending mixed messages

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum at Art Dubai 2013. (Image: Art Dubai)

October 21st, 2013 - 07:18 GMT

A work of art: UAE, Qatar leading the way in Gulf's art scene

'300 People, TV Channel': a reductionist view of a nation - this is the revealing comment from Prince Bandar of Saudi slamming Qatar last summer (Image courtesy of the Jordan Times)

September 7th, 2013 - 04:42 GMT

It's not over till the Qataris Tweet back: a royal insult as Saudi Prince belittles Doha

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the new emir of Qatar. (AFP file)

June 26th, 2013 - 04:02 GMT

Qatar emir assertive over foreign affairs but no mention of new PM during speech

The new Emir of Qatar, 33-year-old Sheikh Tamim, shakes hands with his subjects as they swear allegiance to him on Tuesday. (AFP/Qatar TV)

June 26th, 2013 - 06:14 GMT

New Qatari emir expected to shake up government

Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani awaits for France's President Francois Hollande prior to a welcoming ceremony at the Diwan Emiri as part of a two-day official visit in Doha on June 23, 2013 (BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)

June 25th, 2013 - 10:38 GMT

Qatar's outgoing Emir -- an entrepreneur for the small Gulf state

Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani awaits for France's President Francois Hollande prior to a welcoming ceremony at the Diwan Emiri as part of a two-day official visit in Doha on June 23, 2013 (BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)

June 25th, 2013 - 10:08 GMT

Qatar Emir steps down, hands torch to son

Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who announced early this morning on state television that he would transfer his power to his son Sheikh Tamim. (Screen grab of Qatar state television, courtesy of Al Arabiya)

June 25th, 2013 - 06:11 GMT

Qatar's emir abdicates, transfers power to son