European Council President Charles Michel praised Qatar on Friday as a reliable energy provider during a meeting with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of the Gulf state

The first flight since November carrying US evacuees has departed Kabul bound for Qatar, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing people in the know

His Excellency Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council, received Sabri Lamouchi, the former France international and ex-manager of the Ivory Coast national football team, at the Council’s headquarters in the presence of Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Assistant Secretary General of DSC, and they discussed different initiatives for the development of football in the region

Turkey and Qatar have agreed with the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) on the issue of maintaining security at the Kabul airport, a source from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday

The Qatari and Turkish delegations have completed "intensive" two-day talks with the interim Taliban-led (an organization under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) government over managing the Kabul airport, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday

A Sputnik correspondent reported trouble when trying to buy a ticket to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, saying it took the International Federation of Association Football's website "hours" to process the application