Qatar keen to sign FTA with Bangladesh: Salman

Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman informed that Qatar has expressed its keenness to ink Free trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh. "The Qatari delegation expressed their interest in FTA when the proposal was placed in the meeting. They have shown great interest in this proposal. They said

Israel approves terms of deal with Hamas, reached in Paris: Qatar

Israel has given its consent to general provisions of a deal with Palestine's Hamas movement, drafted during the recent negotiations in Paris, Qatari Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said. "The meeting in Paris succeeded in consolidating their proposals on the table into one proposal. That proposal has been approved by the

Why we may never know how many migrants died erecting Qatar WC

The death of migrant workers erecting infrastructure for Qatar’s World Cup over the past decade once again made headlines earlier this week. In an interview, Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary general of Qatar’s World Cup organizing committee, told British TV presenter Piers Morgan that “around 400, between 400 and 500” migrants died.

Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974

Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament. That’s what the games’ organizers have said about Stadium 974 in Doha a port-side structure with more than 40,000 seats partially built from recycled shipping containers and steel. Qatar says the stadium will be

The World Cup of Opportunity

The sun is shining, and the temperature sits at an idyllic 28 degrees Celsius. The Uber driver taking me to work is from Pakistan and devastated about the recent loss to England in the T20 Cricket World Cup final in Australia. On route to the office, I stop to get a