Doha and Rabat established diplomatic ties in 1972. Morocco’s Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, is in Qatar to boost the two countries’ bilateral ties during the 8th session of the Qatari-Moroccan Joint Supreme Committee, the Gulf state...

Ties between the Gulf state and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) have continued to strengthen over the years.  Qatar’s envoy to the European Union and NATO, Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki, met with the alliance’s Deputy Secret...

Lusail Stadium, the final FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar is complete, ready for inauguration.  The first phase of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket applications will come to a close on 8 February, with the next phase expected in April. Applicat...

Qatar extends its international hub as it takes on a project to further strengthen its communications infrastructure to reach a wider audience ahead of the World Cup 2022. Vodafone-Qatar launched an international subsea cable station on Saturday, con...

In this Doha News special, we speak to people in Qatar who are from countries that took part in the Arab Spring 11 years ago. Following Tunisia and Egypt, the Arab Spring sprouted in Yemen in a matter of weeks, where Yemenis broke their silence to ca...

The ongoing and increasingly acrimonious dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus has become somewhat of a public showdown in recent weeks.  The relationship between the two aviation industry giants had been steadily deteriorating over the last nine...

Analysts told Doha News that Qatar would have a greater advantage as a leading exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG), a cleaner energy source. The European Commission has proposed rules to label various gas and nuclear power plants as sustainable i...

A report published by Amnesty on Tuesday amplified previous ones released by Palestinian rights groups on Israel’s system of apartheid in absence of accountability. Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, has once ...

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Fans who are lucky enough to get their hands on the FIFA World Cup tickets might have another expensive obstacle at hand. Since the first ticket sales of the World Cup kicked off, airlines have exponentially spiked their flight prices to Qatar dur...