The Latest Breaking News from Qatar

‘Important step’: What we know about tentative US-Iran prisoner deal

Countries acknowledge initial step in deal expected to include prisoner swap and give Tehran access to frozen funds.

Al Jazeera · Aug 11, 2023

What's behind the tentative US-Iran agreement involving prisoners and frozen funds

The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement that will eventually set free five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred from banks in South Korea to Qatar

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Foreign Office ‘blindsided’ by coroner’s critical remarks after Qatar inquest

Raffy Tsakanika, 21, from Cambridge, died after the car she was a passenger in was hit from behind near Doha in March 2019.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

How much added time? Football’s new guidelines and the impact they will have

The new approach was first adopted at last year’s men’s World Cup in Qatar.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

F2 swaps Dutch round for Qatar as 2024 calendar revealed

The main F1 support category has retained its 14-round calendar, that was trimmed to 13 rounds due to the cancelled Imola event called off by flooding, with only one major change compared to this year.

Motorsport · Aug 4, 2023

F2 swaps Dutch for Qatar round as 2024 calendar revealed

The main F1 support category has retained its 14-round calendar, that was trimmed to 13 rounds due to the cancelled Imola event called off by flooding, with only one major change compared to this year.

Autosport · Aug 4, 2023

Qatar Airways says invasive examinations at airport were actions of police, not airline, Sydney court told

Five Australian women are suing the airline and its subsidiary over what they claim was ‘unlawful physical contact’ in Doha in October 2020

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2023

The World Has Moved On, but They Say Qatar Injustices Remain

A group of World Cup security guards say they were unjustly detained and remain unpaid for their work.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 3, 2023

Approving more Qatar Airways flights to Australia would go against ‘national interest’, government says

Labor defends decision to reject request for additional 21 services as international air fares remain high

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2023

France may soon overtake Russia as the world’s No. 2 arms exporter

Reports of new deals to sell French arms to India and Qatar are just the latest sign that France’s defence industry is gaining pace. The news comes as Russian arms exports decline in the wake of the war in Ukraine, leading to speculation that France could soon take its place…

France 24 · Aug 2, 2023