Qatar

DOHA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to reopen their embassies in the coming weeks.

Majed bin Mohammad al-Ansari, the ministry's spokesperson, made the announcement at a weekly press briefing, according to the ministry's statement.

He said there was positive progress in the meetings of the technical committees that work to facilitate the reopening of their embassies.

"The issue is currently procedural and it is expected to reopen the embassies in weeks," he noted.

18 Apr 2023; MEMO: Qatari anti-normalisation activists have condemned allowing Israeli female players to participate in the World Judo Championships that are scheduled to be held in the Qatari capital next month.

In a statement, the Qatar Youth Against Normalisation group called for the "immediate withdrawal and refusal to grant the representatives of Israel entry visas to the State of Qatar."

17 Apr 2023; MEMO: Qatar Airways announced the suspension of its flights to Sudan due to the closure of Khartoum International Airport, Qatar News Agency said on Sunday, Reuters reports.

According to the report, the move followed the closure of the Khartoum International Airport due to the clashes in the country.

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: Chinese oil giant, Sinopec, on Wednesday became the first Asian firm to get a stake in Qatar's expansion of North Field East, the Gulf country's energy company announced.

QatarEnergy said Sinopec will get a five per cent stake in the equivalent of an eight-million-tonne production complex.

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: The famous Qatari writer and specialist in political sciences in Qatar University, Mohammad Al Misfer, called for Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to resign from his post for the sake of the Palestinian people's interests.

DOHA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- As the Biden administration is reportedly considering once again detaining families that illegally cross into the United States, an opinion published by Al Jazeera highlighted the troubling history of human rights violations committed by the U.S. government against migrants.

"Cages and cells have been a feature of the U.S. immigration system, under one euphemism or another, since the 19th century," Sarah Towle, an author and educator, wrote in an opinion piece published by Al Jazeera on Thursday.

04 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Middle East's sports industry is expected to grow by 8.7 per cent by 2026 – compared with global sector growth of 3.3 per cent over the same period, the World Economic Forum report says.

According to the report, from the excitement on the Formula 1 race circuits of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's signing to Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr FC, the Middle East's sports industry is making headlines across the globe.

30 Mar 2023; MEMO: QatarEnergy entered into a farm-in agreement with ExxonMobil Canada for two exploration licenses gas offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, Qatari media reports.

27 Mar 2023; MEMO: Qatar's Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani has submitted a fresh bid to buy English Premier League football club Manchester United, according to reports on Saturday.

DOHA March 12 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting and will instead support Qatar as a potential host, the office of Qatar's emir and the UAE's state news agency said on Sunday, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Gulf neighbours.

The decision came during a phone call between UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, statements from state news agency WAM and the Amiri Diwan said.