News: Qatar

We have started to collect the most important news related to Qatar in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Qatar: news

VIDEO: Qatar denies World Cup corruption

Monday, July 11th 2011, 22:28

Allegations that Qatar bought its way to hosting the World Cup in 2022 have been vigorously denied by the chief executive of Qatar's bid.
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Qatar Cup bid 'did nothing wrong'

Monday, July 11th 2011, 21:02

Qatar's World Cup chief Hassan al Thawadi mounts a vigorous defence of the Gulf state's right to host the 2022 tournament
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Qatar 'whistleblower' in U-turn

Sunday, July 10th 2011, 15:29

The "whistleblower" behind a series of corruption allegations involving Fifa executive committee members and Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid tells the BBC she fabricated the claims.
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Tech hub Qatar

Monday, June 6th 2011, 23:12

Could Qatar's superfast broadband make it the Gulf's tech hub?
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VIDEO: Tech hub Qatar

Monday, June 6th 2011, 23:12

Could fibre optic cable make Qatar the Gulf's new tech hub?
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Blatter will not start Qatar 2022 probe

Monday, June 6th 2011, 19:48

Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not initiate an investigation into Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup, but he does not intend to block any inquiry from the organisation's new watchdog.
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Qatar deports Libya 'rape victim'

Thursday, June 2nd 2011, 22:30
related countries: Libya

Libyan woman Eman al-Obeidi, who said she was raped by Col Gaddafi's supporters, is deported from Qatar to eastern Libya, UN officials say.
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Valcke denies 2022 'bought' claim

Monday, May 30th 2011, 18:18

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke denies Jack Warner's claim in an e-mail that Mohamed Bin Hammam "bought" the 2022 World Cup finals for Qatar.
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Bin Hammam pulls out of Fifa race

Sunday, May 29th 2011, 6:21

Qatar's Mohamed Bin Hammam pulls out of the race to head football's world governing body Fifa, which has been marred by corruption allegations.
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Qatar hit back over bribery claim

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 11:05

Qatar 2022 World Cup officials describe allegations they paid bribes in return for votes as "distressing, insulting and incomprehensible".
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Syria frees al-Jazeera journalist

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 13:57
related countries: Syria
related places: Doha

Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz, detained in Syria last month, is now free and safe in Doha after being deported to Iran, the network says.
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Three killed in Yemen protests

Friday, May 13th 2011, 16:26
related countries: Yemen

Three people are killed and 18 wounded during protests in Yemen, witnesses say, as Qatar pulls out of efforts to end Yemen's political crisis.
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Hayatou denies bribery claims

Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 12:38

Caf president Issa Hayatou 'categorically rejects' claims he took money to vote for Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
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Qatar 'bribed' Hayatou & Anouma

Wednesday, May 11th 2011, 11:10
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK parliamentary committee hears that Caf members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma received bribes to vote for Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
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Live - Diamond League athletics

Friday, May 6th 2011, 15:33
related places: Doha

Allyson Felix wins the 400m while Britain's Michael Rimmer is second in the 800m at the first meeting of the Diamond League season in Doha.
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Stirring from slumber

Wednesday, April 20th 2011, 23:14

Will Oman and Qatar join the spring of Arab unrest?
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Ex-Libya aide leaves UK for Doha

Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 14:18
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Doha

Libya's former foreign minister Moussa Koussa, who fled the Gaddafi regime and sought asylum in the UK, has left for Qatar, the Foreign Office says.
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Libyan rebels 'agree oil deal'

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 16:08
related countries: Libya

Libyan rebels say they have signed an oil contract with Qatar to export and market oil from rebel-held territory.
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Artificial clouds 'to cool Qatar' during World Cup

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 14:34

Scientists in Qatar develop artificial clouds to provide shade for stadiums and training grounds at the 2022 World Cup
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Knowledge economy

Friday, March 18th 2011, 0:01

Education City rises in the desert of Qatar
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2018 Cup bid sought voting deal

Friday, March 4th 2011, 18:30
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: York

England's failed World Cup 2018 bid tried to use the Duke of York's relationship with the Qatari royal family to secure a voting alliance.
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