Latest in Tag: Qatar Highlight
Latest in Tag: Qatar
Qatar says it gives aid to Egypt, not Muslim Brotherhood
Qatar on Wednesday forcefully condemned the crackdown by Egyptian security forces on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt crackdown sparks global outrage
The United Nations, the United States, Britain, France, Iran, Qatar and Turkey strongly denounced the use of force to clear protest camps in Cairo
Qatar ‘strongly denounces’ force against Egypt demos
The gas-rich Gulf state was a major financial supporter of Egypt under the presidency of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi
US: Dialogue still possible in Egypt
State Department still committed to encourage dialogue
Foreign currency reserves surge to $18.9bn in July
The current foreign reserves, necessary to import staples, primarily wheat, registered $14.9bn this June compared to $16.04bn in May.
Burns, as well as UAE and Qatari Foreign Ministers extend stay
Burns, Al-Nahyan and Al-Attiyahâs visits add to the increasing diplomatic presence in Egypt, which currently includes EU special representative, Bernadino Leon.
Qatari foreign minister in Cairo
His arrival marks the first visit by a Qatari official since the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi on 3 July.
Qatari liquefied natural gas arrives
Port facilities are not yet capable of importing liquefied gas, but such shipments will allow authorities to allocate more of the fuel supplies to the local market.
Qatar says national reconciliation cannot happen without dialogue
Qatari Foreign Ministry concerned about the clashes in Egypt and proposes a solution based on dialogue.
Arab news TV rivals draw up Egypt battle lines
Analysts appearing on Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya are selected carefully to back their positions
UAEâs $3bn in aid arrives to Egypt
Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez said that $2bn of Saudi Arabiaâs $5bn in aid is expected to arrive shortly in the form of an interest-free deposit at the bank.
Following Morsiâs ouster, Qatarâs support to Egypt in question
Sherif Sami, a member of the General Authority of Investments, stated that competition between gulf countries, in terms of regional influence and international investments, is always present.
Analysts debate conversion of gulf lifelines to bonds
Meanwhile, former finance minister Momtaz El Saeed said that a conversion is unlikely to yield any positive outcome if it is not allocated towards national projects.
Is the military good for Egyptâs economy?
By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy Thatâs a question I put to around a dozen Egyptian businessmen over the weekend, all of whom responded with a resounding âYesâ. Here are some snippets of conversations I had with a few of Egyptâs business community over the weekend (some appeared in this story for The National newspaper): Nassef Sawiris, billionaire …
Al-Qaradawi returns to Egypt from Qatar
Influential cleric will appear at the Rabaa Al-Adaweya demonstrations in support of President Mohamed Morsi
Qatar emir to change style but keep father’s policies
likely to stay the course on most of his father’s policies
Transition in Qatar: Will he or wonât he?
By James M. Dorsey Conventional wisdom predicts that 33-year old Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will adhere to his fatherâs use of sports as a key foreign, defence and security policy tool to embed Qatar in the international community. Experts and pundits suggest that Sheikh Tamim at best will nibble at the fringe of …
Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim: 33-year-old groomed for power
Sheikh Tamim was not the first choice to take over the top job from emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani.
Foreign Minister in Qatar for Syria talks
The meeting will attempt to form a common vision ahead of talks in Geneva
US says Taliban office in Qatar must not be seen as embassy
Afghanistan’s UN envoy Zahir Tanin said the Qatar office opened in a “theatrical sequence of events” that contravened the principles set for the Taliban mission
Egyptâs biggest oil debts
By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy Egyptâs state oil company, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, is in big trouble. It has racked up billions of dollars of debt in the last decade with some estimating its dues to banks and oil companies is as high as $20 billion. The magnitude of EGPCâs debts is such …
Egypt, Qatar resume gas negotiations
The transport and logistics of the shipments are currently under discussion between the two countries.
Egypt sells $3 billion in bonds at a 3% rate to Qatar
Qatari purchase to help support Egyptâs widening budget deficit
Petroleum minister, Morsi’s adviser travel to Qatar to discuss gas needs
$3bn gas swap deal delayed by legal details
The Egyptian Teddy Bear!
It irks me so much how some of us Egyptians are sometimes very casual in the ways we infringe on other peopleâs feelings while becoming overly sensitive when it comes back to haunt us. It is what we call Karma. You get what you give, whether bad or good. However, we seem to think of …
Foreign reserves increase to $16.04bn
Analysts say increase is âtemporaryâ
Kuwait grants Oman $2.5bn as development aid: report
Oman and Kuwait are members of the energy-rich GCC along with Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Morsi flies to Ethiopia
President to take part in African summit after meeting Qatari Prime Minister
Friends of Syria reiterate support for political solution ahead of Geneva II
The group of 11 states condemned the presence of foreign fighters in Syria and the increasing radicalism in the conflict
Qatar gas deal postponed
Natural gas import agreement between Egypt and Qatar delayed because of âunresolved legal detailsâ