Qatar
Egypt gets US$2 bn loan from Libya
Business
April 10, 2013
Egypt gets US$2 bn loan from Libya
Egypt and Libya finalized a US$2 billion loan agreement Wednesday evening to shore up the Egyptian economy and foreign reserves,…
Anti-Egypt journalist: Cairo has failed to produce anything
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Anti-Egypt journalist: Cairo has failed to produce anything
DOHA — Days before his controversial tweets sparked an outcry in Egypt; prominent Qatari journalist Ahmed Ali told Egypt Independent…
Egypt may ask for larger IMF loan, minister says
Business
April 10, 2013
Egypt may ask for larger IMF loan, minister says
Egypt might ask the International Monetary Fund to increase a previously requested $4.8 billion (LE3.1 billion) loan to cover its…
Egypt PM to visit donor Qatar amid IMF loan talks
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Egypt PM to visit donor Qatar amid IMF loan talks
Egypt's prime minister was due in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with his country's biggest Gulf Arab financial backer as…
Qatar calls on Arab countries to support Egypt
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Qatar calls on Arab countries to support Egypt
Qatar called for more economic aid to Egypt Monday during the Arab Summit’s opening session in Doha. During the…
Qatar says no more aid to Egypt for now
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Qatar says no more aid to Egypt for now
DOHA — Qatar does not expect to give further financial aid to Egypt in the immediate future, Qatari Finance Minister…
Morsy to visit Qatar in March, invited to India and Pakistan
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Morsy to visit Qatar in March, invited to India and Pakistan
President Mohamed Morsy is attending the Arab Summit to be held in the Qatari capital of Doha on 26 and…
Qatar cuts jail term for maverick poet to 15 years
World
February 25, 2013
Qatar cuts jail term for maverick poet to 15 years
A Qatari appeals court on Monday reduced to 15 years the prison sentence handed to a poet accused of incitement…
Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist
Egypt
February 10, 2013
Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist
Scores of migrant labourers facing “slavery” conditions will likely die to build Qatar’s stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, a…