Qatar
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Songbird investors have two months to consider £2.6bn cash bid from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield
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Sovereign wealth fund and its Canadian partners increase offer for Songbird Estates just before regulatory deadline
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Lord Coe has backed Qatar as the winning venue for the 2019 World Athletics Championships
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US ambassador tweets that Matthew and Grace Huang, acquitted on charges related to death of their daughter, have left Gulf Arab nation
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Sepp Blatter says that the welfare of migrant workers in Qatar is the responsibility of the companies who hire them, not Fifa
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Matthew and Grace Huang of Los Angeles were stopped at the airport in Doha despite a Qatari appeals court overturning their child endangerment conviction
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Matthew and Grace Huang had been held over adopted daughter’s death but were stopped at airport in Doha hours after court verdict clearing them
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Sepp Blatter was cheered by the Asian Football Federation after promising that the 2022 World Cup would take place in Qatar
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Developer says it has had further talks with it suitors since rejecting previous offer, but they have made no further proposal
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The contest to host the 2024 Olympic Games could feature two cities from the Middle East, with their chances improved by changes to bidding rules
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The IAAF has defended its bidding process after it emerged that Doha offered £23.5m in ‘incentives’ just minutes before it won the 2019 world athletics championships
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Minister says no locals would dare work underground after death of North Korean in mining accident raises questions about the use of labour
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‘Let us say that this matter is being discussed to solve the issue,’ Abdel Fatah al-Sisi says in an interview
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The French footballer Zahir Belounis has blamed the El Jaish club president, Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad, for killing his career after he was trapped in Qatar for 19 months
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Sean Ingle: The world athletics championships will be held in the Middle East for the first time in 2019 but nagging doubts remain
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The 400m world champion is worried that temperatures will be an issue for athletes competing in the event
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Qatar has controversially been chosen to host the 2019 World Athletics Championships, a decision that was immediately condemned by human rights groups
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Editorial: It is time for criminal prosecutions, boycotts, even to leave Fifa altogether. This must not happen again
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Human rights bodies have called on the IAAF to seek ‘iron-clad guarantees’ from Qatar over the treatment of migrant workers
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International agency targets nine dangerous fugitives suspected of crimes involving poaching and illegal logging
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Return of Saudi Arabia, UEA and Bahrain diplomats announced after rift over Doha’s support for Islamist groups
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Sean Ingle: The IAAF will decide on the host nation for the 2019 world athletics championships on Tuesday and with a willingness to spend, spend and spend again, Qatar is the overwhelming favourite
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Editorial: The Garcia report should be published at once. This Fifa farce is an embarrassment to the world’s favourite game
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Fifa’s ethics committee judge has not uncovered any evidence that would justify stripping Qatar of the 2022 tournament
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Emirate claims it is making progress in World Cup row, but Amnesty says time is running out for promised reforms
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Songbird chairman says 295p a share offer by Qataris and US property firm ‘does not reflect the inherent value of the business’
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Army of workers toil for long hours and receive only a fraction of their salaries as they work on Qatar’s flagship development. Pete Pattisson reports
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Defectors claim Pyongyang regime pockets 90% or more of earnings made by migrants working on construction sites in Qatar, where preparations are under way for 2022 World Cup
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Sovereign wealth fund wants to add banking and finance nexus in Docklands to portfoilo of trophy assets including Harrods and the Shard
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Two options have emerged as the most likely dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar – and both are in the winter
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Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund grants will back small-scale projects aiming to discourage radicalisation
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He tells of prolonged torture in his Syrian cell
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Brian Whitaker: Isis may be more brutal but many Arab governments are on the same ground – asserting the superiority of Islam
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Qatar and the UK stand together in the fight against terrorism
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, prime minister of QatarSheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani: We have not turned a blind eye to the threats posed and reject the vision, views and methods of abhorrent organisations
A modest proposal: Qatar could win by letting Gaza host the World Cup