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UAE’s Sport Chief Tuesday said the Gulf country, currently embroiled in a diplomatic spat with regional neighbor Qatar, is “open to co-host” the FIFA 2022 world to take place in the tiny gas-rich country if the rift is solved. FIFA boss late last year said members of the football governing body are ready to back […]
Qatar Sunday pledged to invest $50 million in the Middle East countries, with youth being the main target, in a move to increase its profile at a time it is boycotted by major powers in the region. The pledge was announced by Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali al-Emadi at the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit […]
Qatar mother said it will oppose efforts by large members of the Arab League to reinstate Syria noting also that it will not reopen its diplomatic mission in the Syrian capital Damascus contrary to some leading Arab countries, reports say. “Since day one Qatar had reasons for which it supported suspending (Arab League) membership and […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday said Washington will press Saudi Arabia to hold murders of dissent journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed on October 2 in Istanbul-Turkey, accountable. Pompeo who is on a tour in the Middle East is expected in Riyadh Sunday after a visit to Qatar where he urged for the quick end […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday in Qatar urged America’s feuding allies; Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on one side and Qatar on the other, to end regional diplomatic row has been going on over 18 months after the Saudi-led side accused Doha of supporting terrorism. Pompeo who is on regional tour in […]
Abdellatif Hammouchi, director-general of the national police and of the homeland intelligence services, the DGST (Formerly known as the DST, Direction de surveillance du territoire), represented Morocco at the 12th edition of the Middle East leading International event for homeland security & Civil Defence, Milipol Qatar 2018. On the sidelines of the event, held in […]
After Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, Morocco’s other Gulf allies, Qatar and Kuwait, have also condemned Iran’s support for the Polisario separatists and expressed solidarity with Morocco in preserving its sovereignty and security. Kuwait firmly opposes any attempts to undermine security and stability in Morocco, said a Foreign Ministry source on Thursday. Kuwait stands […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa will represent King Mohammed VI in the official inauguration ceremony of Qatar National Library (QNL). The King’s youngest sister arrived in Doha on Saturday to attend the official inauguration of the Qatari cultural institution that will take place on Monday. QNL, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), will celebrate its official opening […]
Morocco and Qatar signed 11 cooperation agreements covering education, culture, youth, media, finance, banking, housing, training, handicrafts and agriculture. The agreements were signed at the end of the seventh Moroccan-Qatari high Joint commission in Rabat under the chairmanship of head of government Saâd Eddine El Othmani and Qatar’s Prime minister and Interior minister Abdullah bin […]
Qatar has reaffirmed its support to Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and underscored that any settlement of the regional dispute over the territory needs to respect the North African country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. This renewed support came in the joint statement issued Monday in Rabat at the end of the 7th session of the […]