A Persian Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the Qatari emir’s decision not to attend the gathering in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in a sign that a row between Doha and its neighbors is still festering. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the annual […]

The Qatari Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, is not attending the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council Summit underway in Riyadh, a report said. A state minister is representing the country at the meeting instead, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported late Saturday, citing a Qatari official it didn’t identify. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz invited Qatar’s […]

Bahrain’s foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, criticized Qatar’s emir in a tweet on Sunday for not attending an annual (Persian) Gulf Arab summit being held in Saudi Arabia. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the summit, which is taking place amid a bitter dispute between Doha and three Persian […]

Qatar announced plans to pull out of OPEC on Monday, just days before a crucial meeting between the influential oil cartel and its allies. Speaking at a news conference, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said the country would withdraw from OPEC on January 1, 2019, ending a membership which has stood for more than half-a-century. […]

 Persepolis of Iran football team earned a remarkable 1-0 win over Qatari giants Al Sadd in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals. In the match held in Doha’s Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Ali Alipour was on target from the penalty spot in the 86th minute. Persepolis won the match without their three […]

TEHRAN- The daily production of gas from Iran’s South Pars gas field (shared with Qatar in the Persian Gul) will increase 56 million cubic meters (mcm) in the next Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21, 2018), according to the managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is in charge of developing […]

Gharibabadi, Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Vienna and his Qatari counterpart met on Tuesday and shared views on bilateral cooperation in international organizations. Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met with Qatari Permanent Representative to the United Nations and International […]

Iranian mens’ handball team suffered loss from Qatar in their second game at 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia. In a Friday match at GOR Popki Cibubur Stadium, national handball team of Qatar, which uses many multinational players, defeated Iran 35-20. Iran had gained a 55-11 victory over Malaysia in their first game. Both teams […]

 The Saturday match between Iran and Qatar in the quarter finals of Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship finished with 26-26 draw. This was the second match of Iranian squad in this stage where they were stopped by Qatar. In the first match, Iran also finished the match against Japan with a 19-19 draw. With these […]

TEHRAN – President of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj and Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Thani met in Moscow on the sidelines of the 2018 World Cup final on Sunday. The Presidents discussed on areas of mutual interest while stressing on […]