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Qatar gets $1.3bn Bharti deal

2013-05-03 15:38

Gulf state Qatar has bought a 5% stake in Indian telecoms firm Bharti Airtel for $1.26bn, the firm says.

Qatar, Libya give Egypt $5bn boost

2013-04-11 08:57

Arab allies Qatar and Libya have given cash-strapped Egypt a $5bn double boost as the Arab world’s most popular nation struggles to secure an IMF loan to ease its deepening economic crisis.

Gaddafi family 'granted Oman asylum'

2013-03-26 11:41

Libya’s foreign minister says the widow of the late ruler Muammar Gaddafi and other family members have been granted asylum in Oman.

Ban: Climate deal only a first step

2012-12-10 14:35

Ban Ki-moon believes a new deal on fighting global warming is only a first step and that governments must do "far more" to stop rising temperatures.

Qatar seeks to extend Kyoto

2012-12-08 13:01

Qatar has proposed keeping an existing UN plan for fighting climate change in place until 2020 in an attempt to break a deadlock at talks over a new deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Hamas chief visits Gaza

2012-12-07 18:16

The exiled Hamas chief has broken into tears as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group’s growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel.

Ministers gather for final climate talks

2012-12-04 12:08

About 100 ministers and a handful of heads of state have gathered for the final, high-level stretch of UN climate talks marked by bickering over cash.

New Zealand says Kyoto not enough

2012-12-02 22:31

New Zealand's climate minister says UN climate talks are too focused on the Kyoto Protocol and that his country is "ahead of the curve" for opting out of the emissions pact's second phase.

15% carbon cut needed for UN goal

2012-12-01 09:16

The chances of hitting the UN's global warming target are diminishing, but the goal can still be met if greenhouse-gas emissions fall by 15% by 2020.

Evidence for man-made climate change stronger

2012-11-29 22:23

Evidence that global warming is man-made is getting stronger, the head of a UN panel of climate scientists said.

Qatar unveils low-emission hybrid car

2012-11-29 11:45

A Qatari research centre unveiled a low-emission and low-fuel-consumption hybrid car on the sidelines of the UN climate talks taking place in Doha.

Melting permafrost causes concern

2012-11-27 20:58

Melting permafrost is emerging as a new factor in climate change, allowing long-frozen carbon to be released into the air and accelerating global warming.

Qatari with mystery virus 'still critical'

2012-09-25 14:02

A Qatari man suffering from a new respiratory virus from the same family as the deadly SARS remains in critical condition, says the World Health Organisation.

$2bn Qatar lifeline for Egypt

2012-08-12 15:38

Qatar will deposit $2bn at the Egyptian Central Bank in an effort to help support an economy battered by political turmoil, according to the Egyptian presidency.

The Shard launched in London amid debate

2012-07-06 09:00

Europe's tallest skyscraper the Shard has been inaugurated in London in a dazzling sound and light show befitting its status as the capital's brashest and most controversial building.

Minister's daughter held over mall fire

2012-05-30 19:17

Police in Qatar have arrested 5 people, including a government minister's daughter, in connection with a shopping mall fire this week that killed 19 people, reports say.

Qatar mall owner facing arrest after fire

2012-05-30 09:24

Qatar has issued arrest orders for the owner of a fire-ravaged mall and four others as investigations widen into possible safety lapses during a blaze that killed 19 people.

SA victims of Qatar fire buried

2012-05-29 17:43

Two expatriate South Africans killed in a fire at an upmarket shopping centre in Doha, Qatar, have been buried.

Triplets among 19 Qatar mall dead

2012-05-29 08:26

A fire that erupted at a nursery in a huge shopping centre in the expat-dominated Doha has claimed 19 lives, including New Zealand triplets.

SA teacher, toddler killed in Qatar nursery blaze

2012-05-28 22:05

Two South Africans, a woman and an 18-month-old boy, have been among those killed in a fire at a nursery in an upscale mall in Doha, Qatar.

13 children killed in Doha mall blaze

2012-05-28 19:23

Officials are probing a fire that broke out at one of Qatar's fanciest shopping malls, killing 19 people. Unconfirmed reports say two of them are South Africans.

Saudi sends military kit to Syria rebels

2012-03-17 21:04

Saudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar Assad's regime, a top Arab diplomat says.

SA, Qatar strengthen ties

2012-01-24 21:56

South Africa and Qatar will step up co-operation in infrastructure development, the presidency says.

Syria says still open to observer plan

2011-12-04 18:57

Syria says that it is negotiating with the Arab League to allow observers into the country, as Arab leaders prepare to tighten sanctions slapped on the regime.

Qatar accused of arming Libyan Islamists

2011-11-18 18:36

Libya's United Nations envoy has accused Qatar of providing weapons and money to Libyan Islamists and told the fellow Arab state to stop meddling in Tripoli's domestic affairs.

 

Minister in Qatar for bilateral talks

2013-04-14 09:00

Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim is in Qatar for bilateral talks to help the two countries engage the status of trade and industry, energy, tourism.

Syrian opposition applauded at summit

2013-03-26 19:09

Syria's main opposition group has swept into a summit of the Arab League in Doha to thunderous applause, as its leader took up Syria's seat for the first time, angering Damascus.

Al-Jazeera pays $500m for US Current TV

2013-01-04 13:04

Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera has paid $500m to acquire Current TV, the left-leaning cable news network co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore.

Doha accepts Kyoto extension

2012-12-08 20:49

A UN climate conference with nearly 200 countries has adopted an extension of the Kyoto Protocol through 2020.

Troubled UN climate talks stall

2012-12-07 18:32

The UN climate negotiators have locked horns on the final day of talks in Doha to halt the march of global warming.

EU, US rule out climate funding pledges

2012-12-06 11:27

The European Union and United States said they would not make concrete near-term funding pledges at UN climate talks.

Climate talks enter second week with dispute

2012-12-03 14:35

Countries entered a second week of climate talks deeply divided as warnings were issued that greenhouse gas levels are putting our planet in peril.

Climate activists march in Qatar

2012-12-01 14:04

Climate activists have staged a peaceful march on sidelines of UN talks in Qatar

Pledges to fight global warming inadequate

2012-11-30 22:05

Major nations' policies are inadequate to limit global warming and the US is off track in carrying out its pledge to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Syria rebels get new AA missile systems

2012-11-29 22:16

Syrian rebels have recently obtained up to 40 shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, the Washington Post reports, citing Western and Middle Eastern intelligence officials.

2012 marked by extreme weather

2012-11-28 17:40

Extreme temperatures and violent weather have afflicted the planet this year, with heatwaves, droughts, floods and devastating storms.

US defends 'enormous' climate efforts

2012-11-26 21:14

The has US defended its track record on fighting climate change at UN talks, saying it's making "enormous" efforts to slow global warming and help the poor nations most affected by it.

Al-Jazeera twitter feed hacked

2012-09-09 20:38

Al-Jazeera says hackers have sent false news alerts to mobile phone users.

Emissions can have dreadful consequences

2012-07-16 18:19

A failure to take action against climate change will have "dreadful consequences" for the whole world, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned at international talks in Berlin on cutting climate emissions.

'Electric fault' sparked Qatar mall fire

2012-06-13 21:02

Investigators have confirmed that an electrical fault caused a mall blaze last month that killed 19 people, most of them children, at an unlicensed Doha nursery, reports say.

Qatar: Toddlers huddled with firefighters

2012-05-30 17:43

Firefighters who tried to save 13 children trapped in a mall fire in Qatar have told how they found the toddlers, most of whom were dead, huddled in the arms of two dead firemen.

Probe into Qatar inferno

2012-05-29 22:43

Investigators have scoured an upmarket shopping mall in Qatar for clues to an inferno that killed 19 people, 13 of them children, as heartbroken relatives and friends began to bury the victims.

Doha fire: SA govt sends condolences

2012-05-29 14:37

South Africa's government has sent its condolences to Qatar following a fire in Doha which killed 19 people, including two South Africans.

Kids died as rescuers struggled to reach them

2012-05-29 07:29

At least some of the little victims of a mall fire in Doha died as rescuers struggled to reach a child care centre in the building, Qatar officials say. Thirteen children were killed.

South Africans killed in Doha blaze - reports

2012-05-28 20:04

South Africans are among the 19 people killed in a fire at an upscale Qatar mall, reports say, with an unconfirmed report claiming one of the victims is an 18-month-old boy.

Fatal fire at upscale Qatar mall

2012-05-28 18:48

Satellite network Al Jazeera says 19 people have been killed, including 13 children, in a fire at an upscale mall in the Qatari capital Doha.

Qatar pledges to invest $2bn in Sudan

2012-03-08 08:55

Qatar has promised to invest $2bn in Sudan, a report says, as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited the gas-rich Gulf state.

Arab League 'made mistakes in Syria'

2012-01-05 08:10

Qatar's prime minister has sought the UN help with an Arab League monitor mission in Syria saying it had made "mistakes".

Qatar to be sued for booting HIV+ journo

2011-12-01 22:25

A human rights group is planning to file an international law suit against the Gulf state of Qatar and its broadcaster Al Jazeera after an SA journalist was deported for being HIV positive.

Airbus 'still learning to make planes'

2011-11-15 14:05

Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker has dismissed Airbus as "still learning to make airplanes" and announced his carrier was cancelling an announcement for an expected large order.

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