The Qatari foreign minister called on all the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council member states to engage in talks with Iran, which is an “important part of the region”. “Turkey, Iran and Iraq are important parts of the region and Qatar needs to build strong relationships and partnerships with other countries in the region. Qatar needs […]

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir left Tuesday for a two-day visit to Qatar amid ongoing anti-government protests at home, the state-run Qatar News Agency reported. President al-Bashir is scheduled to meet with the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to discuss “brotherly relations and ways to bolster them” as well as issues of mutual interest. […]

Iran defeated Qatar 2-1 on Monday to win the Qatar U-23 Four-Nation Football Tournament. In the final day of the competition, which was held at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Zlatko Kranjcar’s team beat Qatar 2-1. Mehdi Khani opened the scoring for the Iranian team just two minutes into the match. Allahyar Sayyadmanesh extended Iran’s […]

Iranian football club Esteghlal is set to have its winter training camp in Doha, Qatar. According to the team’s website, the Blues will fly to Qatar on Sunday to hold their camp from January 6 to 20 in Doha. Esteghlal will be preparing for the second half of the Iran Professional League (IPL) season. Esteghlal […]

 Iran national football team beat Qatar 2-1 in a friendly match in Doha as part of preparation for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Monday. Mehdi Taremi gave Team Melli the lead in the 17th minute and Hassan Al-Haydos equalized the match from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute. Sardar Azmoun scored the winner […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Qatar’s National Day and expressed hope for further expansion of relations between the two nations. In a letter to Emir of Qatar on Tuesday, Rouhani offered him and the people of the country congratulations on the National Day of Qatar and expressed hope […]

Iranian football club Persepolis will hold their training camp in Doha, Qatar. Persepolis are going to hold the preparatory camp at the Aspire Zone. The camp will be held as part of preparation for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and the Iranian league. Persepolis, who lost 2-0 to Kashima Antlers on aggregate in […]

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 […]