Qatar has spent almost £200 billion on World Cup
This year’s World Cup, which is set to begin in November, has cost Qatar over £193 billion, almost 20 times what Russia spent in...
Harry Kane says he will wear OneLove rainbow armband at World Cup
England football captain Harry Kane will wear a OneLove rainbow armband at the World Cup in Qatar even if it's prohibited by FIFA, it...
Qatar: Alcohol banned in World Cup stadiums but still available elsewhere
Alcohol will not be sold to fans at the World Cup's eight stadiums in Qatar after Fifa changed its policy at the last minute...
Al Jazeera English instructs staff not to call Syria’s Jabhat al Nusra “Al Qaeda”
Al Jazeera English has instructed all of its news and website staff not to refer to the official al-Qaeda franchise in Syria – Jabhat...
Qatari cleric issues stern religious reminder to Saudi’s Grand Mufti over boycott edict
A prominent Qatari scholar has written a letter criticising the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia for his religious edict justifying the boycott of the small...
Qatar to double price of alcohol
Qatar has introduced a 100% tax on alcohol from today.
The "sin" tax comes weeks after the Gulf state announced plans to introduce a levy...
Qatar bans poor labourers from living in nearly all of Doha
The Qatari authorities have published maps detailing "no-go" zones where poor labourers living in Doha without their families will not be allowed to live.
Doha...
Al Jazeera faces staff revolt after announcing launch of new ‘conservative’ platform
More than 100 staff at the Qatari media network Al Jazeera have signed an open letter to management objecting to the launch of a new...
Australian professor and son released from secret jail in Qatar
An Australian professor and his son have been freed from a Qatari jail where they were held without charge for five months and allegedly tortured.
Professor...
Australian professor and son abducted and allegedly tortured in Qatar
Advocacy group CAGE have said that an Australian professor and his son who've been missing for four months are being held arbitrarily by the Qatari...
