Tiny Qatar wielding powerful political punch
DOHA — From its startling winning bid to host the 2022 football World Cup and mediating roles in Middle East and African conflicts to its role leading Arab efforts to […]
Talking to the Enemy – How German Diplomats Opened Channel to Taliban
By Christoph Reuter, Gregor Peter Schmitz and Holger Stark, SPIEGEL-ONLINE After months of secret negotiations, the Taliban are opening a political office in Qatar, a first step toward peace talks […]
Arab League monitors made ‘mistakes’ in Syria: Qatari PM
By ISABEL COLES | REUTERS ARAB NEWS DUBAI: Arab League monitors made “mistakes” in Syria during a mission to investigate a crackdown on nine months of anti-government protests, Kuwait’s state […]
Arabs threaten to take Syria to UN over crackdown
DAMASCUS (AFP) – The Arab League threatened on Saturday to take Syria to the UN for procrastinating over its deadly crackdown on dissent, as an Iraqi mediator reported “positive” talks […]