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Doha Diamond League: When, what and who to watch out for

Reigning Olympic and world champions aim for a winning start to the season at the World Athletics event in Qatar.

Al Jazeera

Dina Asher-Smith looks forward to a tough test in Qatar

The Briton will line up in a 100m field featuring some of the world’s best.

The Independent UK

Messi scandal spotlights Saudi ambitions to turn desert kingdom into tourist Mecca

Lionel Messi’s promotional trip to Saudi Arabia has kicked up a storm at his Qatari-owned football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), while also casting a spotlight on Riyadh’s efforts to showcase its heritage and lure foreign visitors. FRANCE 24 spoke to Gulf analyst Karim Sader about Saudi ambitions to turn the…

France 24

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Takeaways from AP report on Guyana's nascent oil boom

Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway

The Independent UK

Ignore the PSG row, Qatar already has exactly what it wanted from Lionel Messi

If the World Cup winner chooses Saudi Arabia for his next move, Karl Matchett argues that the Argentine star will have left an underwhelming legacy in Paris

The Independent UK

The Lionel Messi tug-of-war: How Gulf oil states are fighting over football’s greatest player

Messi will leave PSG in the summer but finds himself at the heart of a geopolitical rivalry

The Independent UK

As oil boom transforms Guyana, a scramble for spoils

Guyana is poised to become the fourth-largest offshore oil producer in the world, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway

The Independent UK

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Iran Arrests Firm Managers for Backing Labor Strikes

Iranian authorities have arrested managers at companies for backing workers' strikes in an energy-producing region in the south, Iranian media reported Wednesday. "A number of managers" were arrested for "having supported the acts of counter-revolutionary elements" and "organized strikes" at South Pars projects, AFP quoted Fars news agency as saying.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lionel Messi gave Qatar what it wanted - just not how PSG hoped

If the World Cup winner chooses Saudi Arabia for his next move, Karl Matchett argues that the Argentine star will have left an underwhelming legacy in Paris

The Independent UK

AP Source: Lionel Messi set to leave PSG at end of season

Lionel Messi is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season after two years with the French soccer team a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press

The Independent UK

What next for Lionel Messi? Political and sporting influences set to collide

Messi will leave PSG in the summer but finds himself at the heart of a geopolitical rivalry

The Independent UK

Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East

Lionel Messi was supposed to be training alongside his Paris Saint-Germain teammates at the start of the week with his club embroiled in a tight French league title race

The Independent UK

After Qatargate, EU executive proposes stepping up fight against corruption

The European Union executive proposed new laws on Wednesday to step up fighting corruption through aligning definitions and penalties for graft crimes across the bloc, as well as introducing sanctions for corrupt foreigners.

Reuters

Contacts Intensify over Syria’s Return to Arab League

Jordan kicked off a series of contacts with Arab countries and officials in wake of its hosting of a meeting of regional envoys on Monday to discuss Syria’s return to the Arab League. The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and Syria. Soon after…

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Al Jazeera

Indians jailed for spying on Qatar for Israel: Reports

Eight Indian nationals are accused of passing along information about a stealth-capable submarine, say media reports.

The Independent UK

UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned

A closed-door summit on Afghanistan has ended in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-controlled government there

Al Jazeera

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban

Talks will include diplomatic envoys and aid donors as the UN plans to press the Taliban to ease restrictions on women.

Reuters

Al Jazeera journalist freed from pretrial detention in Egypt

An Al Jazeera correspondent has been released from about four years' pretrial detention in Egypt, his wife said in a tweet on Monday.

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Chiva-Som launches 'Friends Of Chiva-Som' campaign

As this year marks the 28th anniversary of Chiva-Som, the wellness pioneer has launched brand-new "Friends Of Chiva-Som" campaign to preserve the natural environment surrounding its two resorts in Hua Hin, Thailand and Al Ruwais, Qatar, and to promote sustainable tourism and wellness practices on a global scale.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar's Trade Balance Surplus Drops 19.6%

Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority issued its preliminary report on foreign trade statistics for March, which showed a decline in the merchandise trade balance surplus of 19.6 percent in March on an annual basis. Total exports of goods, including exports of goods of domestic origin and re-exports, amounted to approximately…

Daily Mirror

Man Utd takeover: Sheikh Jassim hits back at Sir Jim Ratcliffe claim after third bid

Sheikh Jassim and his Qatari group are vying against Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his petrochemicals company INEOS to try and buy Manchester United from the Glazer family

The Independent UK

Manchester United takeover: Jim Ratcliffe values club higher than Qatar bid

Friday evening was the deadline for what was supposed to be the final round of bidding to purchase some, or all, of the club from the Glazer family

Daily Mirror

Raheem Sterling 'beat himself up' over burglary on family home during World Cup

Raheem Sterling's family home was robbed while he was away on England duty at the World Cup in Qatar and the Chelsea star has opened up about the horrifying incident

Al Jazeera

Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim submits final bid for Manchester United

Sheikh Jassim’s bid will offer an undisclosed figure to the owners and an additional investment directly into the club.

The Independent UK

Manchester United takeover: Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe submit final offers by deadline

Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe both submitted their ‘final bids’ for Manchester United before Friday’s deadline

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