Qatar’s state minister for internal affairs is tipped to succeed powerful Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani as prime minister in an expected cabinet reshuffle by the new emir, sources said Wednesday.

The Emir of gas-rich Qatar, a major actor on the world diplomatic stage and key backer of Arab Spring uprisings, on Tuesday stepped down in favour of his 33-year-old son Sheikh Tamim.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai was set to hold discussions in Qatar today about the proposed opening of a Taliban office in the Gulf state as a prelude to possible talks on ending more than a decade of war.

Syria’s main Opposition group took the country’s seat at the Arab League for the first time today as the 22-member bloc opened a summit in the Qatari capital Doha.

Rafael Nadal will end his six-month, injury-enforced absence from tennis by playing back-to-back tournaments in the Gulf before launching his assault on the Australian Open.

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Arab officials meeting in Doha have approved an international probe into Yasser Arafat's death, after a report said he may have been poisoned, senior Palestinian official Saeb Erakat said.

Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004, was poisoned by polonium, according to the findings of laboratory research carried out in Switzerland and cited in an Al-Jazeera report on Tuesday.

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Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to name president Mahmoud Abbas as head of an interim government that will oversee preparations for presidential and legislative elections, a Palestinian officia

One of the world's most popular websites Wikipedia has turned its focus on India this year, and is working to reach out to people in the country as part of its expansion plans.

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India stunned Qatar 2-1 in an international football friendly in one of the most memorable victories by the country over a top Asian side here on Sunday.

Sunil Chhetri put India ahead in the 16th min