Qatar
State of Qatar
Welcome in Qatar!
Have you heard of Qatar? This is indeed a place worth visiting as there are all kinds of escapades you can choose from. Find out more about Qatar in this article!
What To Do in Qatar?
Explore the natural environment, take an exciting desert safari, relax at the many beaches and pools, or enjoy your favorite sport … whatever your interest are, Qatar has something for everyone.
Russia, Iran and Qatar Announce Cartel That Will Control 60% of World's Gas Supplies
European commission poses immediate opposition to Opec-style cartel amid fears of rising prices
Qataris Ditch London Stock Exchange for Us Rival
Gulf state teams up with NYSE Euronext to develop local exchange Doha Securities Management
US Air Crew Escapes Unhurt After Fire in Qatar
American B-1 bomber crew escapes without injury after plane catches fire in Qatar
Toseland Sixth As Stoner Speeds to Victory in Qatar
James Toseland finished a creditable sixth in his first MotoGP race in Qatar last night as Casey Stoner showed that he is again the man to beat
Millar's Mission of Cleanliness Hits the Road in Qatar
Cycling: After making an early season start in the Tour of Qatar, David Millar has confirmed he will ride in the Giro d'Italia
Qatar Vip Protest Delays Ba Flight for Three Hours
A row over the seating of the wives of a Gulf VIP held up a British Airways flight from Milan for almost three hours, resulting in some 50 fellow passengers missing connections.
Gulf States Target Britain So They Can Invest Their Cash Beyond the Oil Fields
The Qatari Sainsbury's bid symbolizes a new kind of high-profile deal.
Cheap Flights with MyQatar
Qatar Airways to order both Airbus and Boeing in US$15.2 billion deal...
US Media at 'all-time Low'
Al-Jazeera forum: Arabic-language media can take over as the world's premier news source because trust in US media fell during its 'shameful' coverage of the war in Iraq, a conference heard today. By Julia Day in Qatar.
'Western Media Biased Against Arabs'
Western media are biased against Arabs and have a negative influence on western understanding of the region, an al-Jazeera conference heard today. by Julia Day in Qatar.
Al-Jazeera Asks to See Bush 'bombing' Transcript
Lawyers representing al-Jazeera yesterday demanded to see a Downing Street record of a conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush in which the US president said he wanted to bomb the Arabic satellite television station based in the Gulf state of Qatar.
Al-Jazeera Seeks Answers Over 'bombing' Memo
Arabic TV news channel al-Jazeera has called on the US and UK governments to provide a 'good explanation' for comments allegedly made by George Bush about a plan to bomb its Qatar headquarters.
Interview: Sheikh Yusuf Al-qaradawi
Madeleine Bunting meets Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar.
British Theatre Director is Qatar Suicide Bomb Victim
A British theatre director was named last night as the victim of a suicide car bombing in Qatar which officials believe is the first attack on western interests by al-Qaida in the tiny Gulf state.
Qatar Blast Kills Briton
A British man was killed and 12 people were wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded outside a theatre in Qatar.
Al-Jazeera Hopes to Make Its Mark in English
The Qatar station says there is a gap in the market as rivals fall down on international coverage.
Moscow Denies Role in Qatar Assassination
Tensions escalate as Qatar media reports prosecutors' allegation that Russia's defence minister ordered the assassination of a Chechen leader in the Gulf state's capital on February 13.
Shell to Build $5bn Plant in Qatar
Royal/Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, today announced a $5bn (£3bn) deal to build a plant in the Gulf state of Qatar to convert gas into petroleum products. The plant will be the world's largest gas to liquids (GTL) plant and the project includes the development of an area...
Qatar war briefings were 'a waste of time'
The media operation at Central Command in Qatar did too little to put the events of the Iraq war in context, the head of communications planning at the Ministry of Defence admitted yesterday.
US may shift air war HQ from Saudi base to Qatar
The nerve centre for US air operations in the Gulf region looks likely to be moved from Saudi Arabia to Qatar, in what may herald a rethink of America's military presence.
Marine Officer Relieved of His Command
A senior American marine officer fighting in southern Iraq was yesterday relieved of his command. Colonel Joe Dowdy, the decorated commander of the US marines' 1st regimental combat team, was sacked yesterday afternoon, the military headquarters in Qatar, confirmed. No reason was given...
Pentagon silence angers reporters
A press briefing due to have been held in the Pentagon's press centre in the Gulf state of Qatar was cancelled with just minutes' notice on the orders of the US government, reporters claimed today.
At the heart of the military machine
From outside, the two anonymous aircraft hangars are identical. Painted grey and brown, they face each other in the heart of a sprawling military camp in the Qatari desert, divided over 100 metres by an empty, concrete-block road.
Military's spin corps promises honesty over civilian deaths
When the war in Iraq begins, the US and British governments hope to win over sceptical western audiences from a pulpit, in a large briefing hall, at a military camp in the desert of Qatar.
Military say postwar peace may take a year
The commander of UK forces in the Gulf said last night that it might take up to a year to secure a peaceful Iraq under a new government. Air Marshal Brian Burridge spent three hours at a camp in Qatar locked in last-minute planning with the US commander, General Tommy Franks.
Bush to upgrade base in Qatar
The United States and Qatar signed a pact yesterday to upgrade Qatari military bases which the US could use in any conflict with Iraq.
Iraq in Sights As Us and British Practise in Qatar
The US Central Command field headquarters, from where any future offensive against Iraq would be run, will be deployed in the Gulf state of Qatar indefinitely after military exercises there next week, military officials said yesterday. Nearly 400 British officers will join the American...
Qatar exercise signals US plan for Iraq battle
In a thinly-veiled rehearsal for war in Iraq, the United States is preparing an unprecedented military exercise in Qatar to test its command structure.
How trapped leader survived bombing
Palestinian HQ under siege. Only a door separates Yasser Arafat from Israeli soldiers within his Ramallah presidential compound, Palestinian Authority Intelligence chief Tawfik Tirawi told Qatar's al Jazeera television channel yesterday.
European commission poses immediate opposition to Opec-style cartel amid fears of rising prices
Qataris Ditch London Stock Exchange for Us Rival
Gulf state teams up with NYSE Euronext to develop local exchange Doha Securities Management
US Air Crew Escapes Unhurt After Fire in Qatar
American B-1 bomber crew escapes without injury after plane catches fire in Qatar
Toseland Sixth As Stoner Speeds to Victory in Qatar
James Toseland finished a creditable sixth in his first MotoGP race in Qatar last night as Casey Stoner showed that he is again the man to beat
Millar's Mission of Cleanliness Hits the Road in Qatar
Cycling: After making an early season start in the Tour of Qatar, David Millar has confirmed he will ride in the Giro d'Italia
Qatar Vip Protest Delays Ba Flight for Three Hours
A row over the seating of the wives of a Gulf VIP held up a British Airways flight from Milan for almost three hours, resulting in some 50 fellow passengers missing connections.
Gulf States Target Britain So They Can Invest Their Cash Beyond the Oil Fields
The Qatari Sainsbury's bid symbolizes a new kind of high-profile deal.
Cheap Flights with MyQatar
Qatar Airways to order both Airbus and Boeing in US$15.2 billion deal...
US Media at 'all-time Low'
Al-Jazeera forum: Arabic-language media can take over as the world's premier news source because trust in US media fell during its 'shameful' coverage of the war in Iraq, a conference heard today. By Julia Day in Qatar.
'Western Media Biased Against Arabs'
Western media are biased against Arabs and have a negative influence on western understanding of the region, an al-Jazeera conference heard today. by Julia Day in Qatar.
Al-Jazeera Asks to See Bush 'bombing' Transcript
Lawyers representing al-Jazeera yesterday demanded to see a Downing Street record of a conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush in which the US president said he wanted to bomb the Arabic satellite television station based in the Gulf state of Qatar.
Al-Jazeera Seeks Answers Over 'bombing' Memo
Arabic TV news channel al-Jazeera has called on the US and UK governments to provide a 'good explanation' for comments allegedly made by George Bush about a plan to bomb its Qatar headquarters.
Interview: Sheikh Yusuf Al-qaradawi
Madeleine Bunting meets Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar.
British Theatre Director is Qatar Suicide Bomb Victim
A British theatre director was named last night as the victim of a suicide car bombing in Qatar which officials believe is the first attack on western interests by al-Qaida in the tiny Gulf state.
Qatar Blast Kills Briton
A British man was killed and 12 people were wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded outside a theatre in Qatar.
Al-Jazeera Hopes to Make Its Mark in English
The Qatar station says there is a gap in the market as rivals fall down on international coverage.
Moscow Denies Role in Qatar Assassination
Tensions escalate as Qatar media reports prosecutors' allegation that Russia's defence minister ordered the assassination of a Chechen leader in the Gulf state's capital on February 13.
Shell to Build $5bn Plant in Qatar
Royal/Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, today announced a $5bn (£3bn) deal to build a plant in the Gulf state of Qatar to convert gas into petroleum products. The plant will be the world's largest gas to liquids (GTL) plant and the project includes the development of an area...
Qatar war briefings were 'a waste of time'
The media operation at Central Command in Qatar did too little to put the events of the Iraq war in context, the head of communications planning at the Ministry of Defence admitted yesterday.
US may shift air war HQ from Saudi base to Qatar
The nerve centre for US air operations in the Gulf region looks likely to be moved from Saudi Arabia to Qatar, in what may herald a rethink of America's military presence.
Marine Officer Relieved of His Command
A senior American marine officer fighting in southern Iraq was yesterday relieved of his command. Colonel Joe Dowdy, the decorated commander of the US marines' 1st regimental combat team, was sacked yesterday afternoon, the military headquarters in Qatar, confirmed. No reason was given...
Pentagon silence angers reporters
A press briefing due to have been held in the Pentagon's press centre in the Gulf state of Qatar was cancelled with just minutes' notice on the orders of the US government, reporters claimed today.
At the heart of the military machine
From outside, the two anonymous aircraft hangars are identical. Painted grey and brown, they face each other in the heart of a sprawling military camp in the Qatari desert, divided over 100 metres by an empty, concrete-block road.
Military's spin corps promises honesty over civilian deaths
When the war in Iraq begins, the US and British governments hope to win over sceptical western audiences from a pulpit, in a large briefing hall, at a military camp in the desert of Qatar.
Military say postwar peace may take a year
The commander of UK forces in the Gulf said last night that it might take up to a year to secure a peaceful Iraq under a new government. Air Marshal Brian Burridge spent three hours at a camp in Qatar locked in last-minute planning with the US commander, General Tommy Franks.
Bush to upgrade base in Qatar
The United States and Qatar signed a pact yesterday to upgrade Qatari military bases which the US could use in any conflict with Iraq.
Iraq in Sights As Us and British Practise in Qatar
The US Central Command field headquarters, from where any future offensive against Iraq would be run, will be deployed in the Gulf state of Qatar indefinitely after military exercises there next week, military officials said yesterday. Nearly 400 British officers will join the American...
Qatar exercise signals US plan for Iraq battle
In a thinly-veiled rehearsal for war in Iraq, the United States is preparing an unprecedented military exercise in Qatar to test its command structure.
How trapped leader survived bombing
Palestinian HQ under siege. Only a door separates Yasser Arafat from Israeli soldiers within his Ramallah presidential compound, Palestinian Authority Intelligence chief Tawfik Tirawi told Qatar's al Jazeera television channel yesterday.