QATAR

The leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Kuwait) will meet in May to discuss creating a closer federal unit among the states.

"The ministers stated opposition to any foreign intervention in the domestic affairs of the GCC countries, highlighting the need for respecting the principles of neighborliness,"

The results of the study show that a mechanism must be put in place to monitor organisations in order to observe how their plans, programmes, and training opportunities include CSR as a key ingredient

Education and training are going to be critical if Qatar is to develop a knowledge-based society and economy, requiring skilled and well-rounded individuals that add value and contribute to the community.

The total number of male population was 1,327,091, while female population was 465,000.

A key state agency that trains citizens to take up mainly private jobs yesterday blasted the private sector for its reluctance to employ Qatari nationals

Qatar is considering a move to scrap the controversial sponsorship system for foreigners working in the country

He urged countries of the South to expand co-operation to increase inter-trade and promote integration and enhance research and development.

Turn from mere discussions into viable initiatives to improve workers’ conditions in both sending and recipient countries

The success of development efforts and the evolution of trade cooperation between different countries require the availability of a global climate where justice, security and stability prevail.

The United Nations flag was raised at the Qatar’s National Convention Centre

Demands by Iraq to hand over official have also been rejected by the northern region

Doha-based Reach Out To Asia (Rota) said that 350 young men and women from Qatar and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries would take part in the fourth Conference of the Youth Empowerment (Empower 2012), to be held from April 19 to 21.

Planned five-year residency cap will not affect highly skilled expatriates in Qatar, says senior labour official

Sarkozy said yesterday that the Qatar-based Sunni cleric and other ‘radical' imams were not welcome in France

Students, professionals and expatriates will gather at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service to debate on whether or not to discourage marriages between close family members

Saudi Arabia is one of three countries that have never included women on their Olympic teams, along with Qatar and Brunei.

Recent changes in some Arab countries were rooted in the prejudice of the judicial and legal systems that led to the deprivation of rights and usurpation of peoples’ wealth

We also focused on the growing importance of EU-Qatar relations and I emphasized the EU's special relations with the Gulf countries. Since I took office I have been determined to intensify our dialogue and cooperation with the GCC on many matters of common interest

Qatar is advancing a decisive shift in Arab politics that many in the West have yet to embrace: a Middle East dominated by mainstream Islamist parties brought to power in a region that is more democratic, more conservative and more tumultuous

women's sports participation in Qatar.

The status of women in the Arab uprisings is to be discussed by The Doha Debates, following concerns that political Islam might impose new restrictions on them

A Faculty of Islamic Studies professor has said that changes need to be made to the themes of school curricula and public discourse

Qatar EU parliament Exchange of views with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani Mofa Qatar, 1 March 2012 Room Paul-Henri Spaak 1A002 Brussels

Plan includes studying the latest developments in political and economic fields, on both the regional and international levels

The bureaucratic restrictions and outdated practices that have stalled the development of teaching and researching Arab media for decades should be shrugged off, a paper has urged

Qatar will hold elections for its advisory council in 2013

Qatar is to set up a diplomacy institute within its foreign ministry, a local daily reported

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are not immune to popular uprisings

Fatima Al Gazal, one of four women running in Qatar's municipal elections next week, said it would be better to create awareness in the society for recognising Qatari women's abilities and providing them a level playing field for winning membership in the Council through free and fair elections.