The Gulf State’s sovereign wealth fund put $375 million towards Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, giving Qatar a stake in the social media network just weeks before it hosts one of the world’s largest …
Qatar-United States economic ties to expand
according to the US-Qatar Business Council (USQBC) report released recently to mark 50 years of partnership between Qatar and the United States. Qatar’s political stability, state-of-the-art …
Revealed: UK local councils deposit taxpayers’ cash in Qatar state bank
Town halls and finance firms say they support LGBT rights but send money to World Cup host where homosexuality is illegal …
Exclusive: Political leaders drawn into $2 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute
A dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways over grounded A350 jets rose to the attention of French and Qatari leaders, according to a French official and internal Airbus emails recently released as …
International Insider: The World’s Watching Qatar; Quiet Market At AFM; Greece Is The Word; Zuckerberg’s “Last Resort”; M&A Spree
Good afternoon, Insiders. Jesse Whittock back again this week, taking you through the week’s top headlines, with reports from LA, Greece and the Qatar World Cup. Here we go. The World’s Watching Qatar …
Regulators in focus as Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court
Airbus and Qatar Airways will resume a London court battle on Friday that thrusts their relations with regulators into the spotlight in a dispute over the safety of grounded A350 jets.
Regulators in focus as Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court
Airbus and Qatar Airways will resume a London court battle on Friday that thrusts their relations with regulators into the spotlight in a dispute over the safety of grounded A350 jets.
What to know about the World Cup, Qatar and human rights there
World Cup in Qatar has been surrounded by allegations of corruption, abuses of migrant workers leading to thousands of deaths, and human rights issues for women and LGBTQ+ fans.
Qatar is too hot, too prejudiced, too sober and too restricted for a World Cup.. Fifa has sunk so low
THE mistake was, said ex-Fifa president Sepp Blatter with the air of the man who had just found the Mary Celeste, that Qatar was too small for a World Cup. The handsome merchant brigantine — …
EXPLAINER: Islam in Qatar explained ahead of FIFA World Cup
Qatar is a Muslim nation, with laws, customs and practices rooted in Islam. The country is neither as liberal as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates nor as conservative as parts of Saudi Arabia. Most of …