- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityQatar
Qatar foreign minister visits UAE as relations thaw
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he met with Abu Dhabi's crown prince on Wednesday, state news agency WAM reported, as the two…
Qatar flight with more than 230 evacuees leaves Kabul, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fifth chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew in August left Kabul on Sunday with 235 passengers, most of them Afghan…
Qatar flight with Afghans, Americans, Europeans leaves Kabul, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fourth chartered flight carrying civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew last month left Kabul on Sunday with more than 230 passengers, including Afghans,…
Plane carrying Afghans, U.S. and European citizens from Kabul arrives in Doha
DUBAI (Reuters) -The third chartered flight bringing civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew last month landed on Friday with around 170 passengers on board, including U.S. and…
Qatar’s foreign minister visits premier of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
CAIRO (Reuters) -Qatar's foreign minister held talks with the prime minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan on Sunday, in the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the militant group seized the capital…
U.N. to distribute Qatari aid to Gaza on Monday, envoy says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The United Nations will begin on Monday to distribute cash aid to thousands of poor families in Hamas-run Gaza under a programme funded by…
Palestinian Authority withdraws from Qatar funding scheme for Gaza – Qatari envoy
GAZA (Reuters) -The Western-backed Palestinian Authority has pulled out of an agreement to provide funding from Qatar to the Gaza Strip over concerns its involvement could expose it to legal…
U.S. citizens safely in Qatar after Afghanistan charter flight -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A charter flight carrying U.S. citizens and other lawful permanent residents has safely landed in Qatar after leaving Afghanistan with the Taliban's cooperation, the White House's National…
Pakistan, Qatar call for unconditional humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan and Qatar on Thursday called on the international community not to make humanitarian aid to Afghanistan conditional on political developments under the new Taliban government. “To save…
The West Owes Qatar a Favour Over Afghanistan
DUBAI (Reuters) - Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world's top diplomats have been beating a path to Qatar, long the gateway to the Taliban and now the essential…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Qatar’s Emir discusses Afghanistan with U.S. secretaries of state and defense
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar's ruling emir and the visiting U.S. secretaries of state and defense discussed developments in Afghanistan and efforts to enhance security there, the emir's court said on…
Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, U.N
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Qatar will soon resume funding for civil servants and poor families in the Gaza Strip under a new mechanism involving the Western-backed Palestinian Authority…
