Leonid meteors streak across Qatar’s night sky tonight / AI-Generated Image Get ready to ditch the city lights and look up! The celestial event of the month, the Leonid meteor shower, is about to light up the sky, peaking on the night of November 16-17, 2025. These dazzling “shooting stars” are renowned as some of […]
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim calls residents for Istisqa prayer at Lusail, November 13, 2025/Representative Image In response to the need for rainfall, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has called for a special Istisqa prayer, a traditional rain-seeking ritual, to be observed across Qatar on Thursday morning, November 13, 2025. […]
Qatar PM Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani and Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump hosted Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani for dinner in New York on Friday, days after an Israeli strike in Doha killed several Hamas officials. The meeting capped a day of high-level contacts between the Qatari […]
In a strategic move to counter a deepening economic downturn and accelerate long-term development, Botswana has signed a $12 billion investment agreement with Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings. The deal, encompassing multiple high-impact sectors, positions Botswana as a key partner in Qatar’s growing African investment strategy led by royal family member Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin […]
Qatar introduced sweeping labour reforms post-2020, including the removal of the Kafala system and minimum wage laws, but enforcement and worker protections remain areas of concern in 2025/Image: Shutterstock TL;DR: Since abolishing the Kafala system in August 2020, Qatar has implemented sweeping labour reforms: nearly 350,000 workers switched jobs without NOC, a non-discriminatory minimum wage […]
US president Donald Trump’s acceptance of a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar has triggered alarm within the intelligence and diplomatic circles, with experts warning of major security and ethical risks.The lavish 89-seater aircraft, once used by senior Qatari royal Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, features opulent interiors designed by Parisian firm cabinet Alberto […]
Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter on Monday after being questioned about a controversial $400 million jet offered by Qatar, insisting the aircraft was not a personal gift and that critics of the deal were “stupid.”The confrontation occurred during a press briefing at the White House, when a reporter from ABC asked, “What do […]
