FIFA agrees to work with Qatar on 48-tea...

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The FIFA Council on Friday decided to work with Qatar to explore the expansion of the 2022 World Cup roster from 32 to 48 teams. The world soccer governing body said

Qatar says U.S., Taliban make progress i...

DOHA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Qatar on Tuesday announced that the United States and Taliban have made progress in their longest round of negotiations in Doha to end a 17-year-old war in a strife-torn Af

Qatar says Washington, Taliban make prog...

DOHA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Qatar on Tuesday announced that the United States and Taliban have made progress in their longest round of negotiations in Doha to end a 17-year-old war in a strife-torn Af

Sepp Blatter says Nicolas Sarkozy helped...

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter alleged Monday that ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy had played a crucial role in helping Qatar win the right to host the 2022 World Cup. Blatter was speaking th

No decision on Kuwait, Oman co-hosting F...

DOHA, March 9 (Xinhua) -- There is no final decision on the possibility of Kuwait and Oman co-hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Qatar, a Qatari official said on Saturday. The CEO of the FIFA World

Qatar sells 12-bln-USD bonds: ministry

DOHA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Qatar sold bonds worth 12 billion U.S. dollars out of orders of more than 50 billion dollars, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. "Qatar has achieved a successful return

Russia to coordinate energy policy with ...

MOSCOW, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Qatar, as major natural gas producers, have agreed to coordinate their policies in the energy sector, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. "We ag