Angela Merkel said Al Thani had assured her Qatar’s security was also at stake in the fight against the Islamic State and that she had “no reason not to believe what the emir said”.
Qatari ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is currently visiting Berlin.
The Qatari carrier will deploy the jumbo jet on its Doha- London route from October.
CEO Akbar Al Baker said Airbus was not to blame for the delayed delivery of the world’s largest airliner.
Qatar’s ruler approved a law to regulate charity organisations involved in politics, as well as those that sent money abroad or received foreign financing.
The purchase comes after QNB acquired a 12.5 per cent stake in Ecobank from Nigerian “bad bank” Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) this month.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said that he will consider breaking off relations with Qatar if it continued to interfere in Libya’s internal affairs.
Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian-born cleric based in Doha, said Washington was acting in its own interests.
Qatar and Turkey were the only regional countries to back the Brotherhood after Egypt’s army toppled Mohamed Mursi last year following mass protests against his rule.
Ten SMEs have applied to list on the new market and five of them have so far fulfilled the requirements, according to a report.
New York lawyer Michael Garcia delivered his report last week to FIFA’s Ethics adjudicatory chamber, who will decide on the consequences in about a month.
The UAE, specifically Dubai, has been exemplary in diversifying revenue streams, stated a report by Alkhabeer Capital.
A unit of Gulf International Services (GIS) signed contracts worth $1.4 billion to supply drilling rig services to Qatar Petroleum.
GDI, a subsidiary of Gulf International Services, will provide two new offshore rigs and two new land rigs, and extend four other contracts.
The report, which is not expected to be made public, contains recommendations from investigators about conducting future bids and the action that needs to be taken against individuals.
Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev, who were investigating the abuse of Nepali migrant workers in Qatar, went missing on August 31.
The public prosecutor said Mursi’s aides leaked documents which detailed the country’s foreign and domestic policies.
The stake will consist of current outstanding ordinary shares and the conversion of QNB’s convertible preference shares.
The UAE was named the most competitive country in the Middle East and North Africa region while Qatar and Saudi Arabia fell in their rankings, a report from the World Economic Forum shows.
Officials from football associations worldwide will debate on whether to shift the tournament from the summer months.
Ooredoo and Norway’s Telenor Group last year won telecom licences in the southeast Asian country, whose mobile penetration is about 10 per cent, among the lowest globally.
Fahad Abdulla al-Khalifa has previously worked at Qatari institutions including Qatar National Bank and the Qatar central bank.
Fund managers still see pockets of opportunity in Saudi due to the market’s liquidity and diversity.
The Gulf state released an official statement declaring its support to revive Gaza’s war torn economy.
The carrier is set to receive the first delivery of the new widebody aircraft in the fourth quarter of this year.
Saudi, Bahrain and the UAE recalled their ambassadors to Qatar in March, accusing Doha of interfering in their internal affairs.
GEMS American Academy-Qatar will begin with primary school but will expand to secondary education in the coming years, the operator said in a statement.
The Gulf Arab state’s diplomacy recently helped free Peter Theo Curtis, an American journalist held since 2012.
Qatar’s benchmark rose 0.6 per cent, led by Islamic lender Masraf Al Rayan and Qatar National Bank
Peter Theo Curtis, an American writer, was missing since 2012.