- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityQatar
Erdogan’s visit to Qatar to yield deals but no MbS meeting
By Andrew Mills and Orhan Coskun DOHA (Reuters) - Doha and Ankara said on Monday they will sign dozens of deals during a visit to Qatar by Turkish President Tayyip…
U.S. delegation met with Afghan Taliban representatives in Qatar -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. delegation led by the special representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, held talks with senior Afghan Taliban representatives in Qatar on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. State…
Exclusive-UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport – foreign diplomats
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle…
Hamas official says Qatar enables fuel-to-cash scheme for Gaza civil servants
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A Hamas official said on Monday that Qatar will start sending Gaza up to $10 million worth of Egyptian fuel a month under a…
Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel and basic building materials to Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement was…
Senior Chinese diplomat to meet Taliban interim government on Qatar trip
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday that Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi will meet a delegation of the interim Afghan Taliban government during his visit…
UK foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Liz Truss will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, seeking to further the case for a trade deal with Gulf countries and…
Qatar forms climate change ministry, appoints finance minister
DUBAI (Reuters) -Qatar's emir created an environment and climate change ministry on Tuesday and appointed Ali Bin Ahmad Al-Kuwari as finance minister, a role he had held in an acting…
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken discusses Afghanistan with Qatar
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani about Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. State…
No clear path for unfreezing Afghan funds, Qatar foreign minister says
DOHA (Reuters) - There is no clear path for unfreezing Afghan government funds, Qatar's foreign minister told a conference on Wednesday, highlighting the economic challenges Afghanistan faces under its new…
U.S., Taliban had ‘productive’ talks on humanitarian aid – State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and the Taliban had "productive discussions" on the issue of humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan during meetings in Qatar over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Ned…
Qatari official says recognising Taliban government not a priority
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -Qatar believes that recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan is not a priority now, and that the focus should be on engaging with the new…
