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Ahmed Mohamed: 'Clock kid' and his family will move to Qatar after accepting scholarship
The Texas teen's family made the announcement after meeting with US President Barack Obama.
UAE set to roll out labour reforms to protect foreign workers
The reforms seek to curb the 'kafala' system, which does not allow foreign workers to return home or change jobs.
VW scandal: Qatar Investment Authority suffers heavy loss
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund also takes hit due to fall in Glencore sock.
Qatar Airways 'shamed into action' over sacking staff found getting married or pregnant
After facing heavy criticism, Qatar Airways has revised contractual clauses around marriage and pregnancy.
Qatar could free F1 from the 'medieval governance' of Bernie Ecclestone and CVC
Qatari fund and the owner of the Miami Dolphins could be set to open up F1.
UN organisation demands Qatar airline drop sexist ban on pregnant cabin staff
Chief executive doesn't 'give a damn' about ruling that contract is discriminatory.
Fifa in Crisis: Asian Football Confederation to discuss Sepp Blatter's resignation
The confederation backs the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar.
Sepp Blatter resigns: Could Qatar be stripped of the 2022 World Cup?
Doha is rapidly losing allies in Fifa as major figures fall
Qatar: Editor of Al-Sharq newspaper Jaber al-Harmi quits over Kama Sutra image
Some readers couldn't understand the fuss.
Qatar pledges £33m to Indonesian government for rescuing Muslim Rohingya migrants
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim offers help for Muslim Rohingya migrants from Myanmar.
Gaza: Oil rich Gulf States fail to pay up on $2bn Gaza reconstruction pledge
World Bank figures show that Middle East states have contributed a fraction of funds that they promised.
Qatari sheikh is the mystery buyer of £116m nude un-Islamic Picasso painting
Qatar's former prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani is the mystery buyer who paid £116m for Picasso.
Qatar 2022: Arrested German TV crew 'did not have permit' to film
Authorities deny WDR filming crew were arrested for trying to film working conditions.
Leaked document: US waging drone warfare from Air Force base in Ramstein, Germany
Air base functions as relay between US command centres and attacks in the Middle East
World Cup 2022: Fifa task force recommends November and December games for Qatar tournament
Fifa have also recommended the tournament to be shortened by a few days from current 32-day schedule
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah admits presence in Iraq to fight Isis threat
Hezbollah chief admits Iraq presence and calls on Middle East countries to join battle against Islamic State
IMF lists winners and losers of oil price slide
Kuwait the worst affected while Morocco the most gained.
Canary Wharf's third largest shareholder Franklin Mutual backs Qatari bid
Franklin Mutual has a 7% stake in Canary Wharf Group, which is majority owned by Songbird Estates.
Al Jazeera Egypt channel suspended by network
The network has been trying to improve relations with the Egyptian government.
Opec's 50-year dominance over global oil market is over, says former cartel head
Opec has controlled the global oil market and has set oil prices for almost half a century until now.
New Arab Human Rights Court is Doomed from the Start
New human rights court is already a failure - and they haven't even created it yet.
Qatar: 100 Migrant Workers at Risk of Deportation for Protesting Against Low Pay
Construction workers arrested after refusing to work unless they were given a pay rise
Green Party: Saudi Arabia Must Wage War on Isis Using Western Weapons
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett says Saudi Arabia and other Middle East states are equipped to deal with Islamic State.
Qatar World Cup 2022 Whistleblower Phaedra Almajid Claims Fifa 'Falsely Discredited' Her
Phaedra Almajid claims Fifa findings on Qatar World Cup are crude and cynical.
World Cup Controversy: The Key Points from Fifa's Contentious Committee Report
The FA, Australia and dodgy Russian computers were in frame for criticism in Thursday's report
Fifa World Cup Storm: English FA Denies its 2018 Bid Harmed Governing Body's Image
English football's governing body insist its efforts to win the 2018 bid remained transparent throughout.
Fifa World Cup Controversy: 'Con Job' on England's 2018 Bid Condemned
Football Association condemned by report on alleged corruption by Fifa.
Sepp Blatter Leak: Fifa Adamant 2022 World Cup Happening in Qatar and Nowhere Else
Fifa spokesperson tells IBTimes the 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar despite mounting opposition
World Cup Host Qatar 'Propping Up Kim Jong-un's North Korea via Slave Labour' Condemnation
Heavy condemnation from human rights group over North Korean workers in Qatar
North Korea Pocketing Money from 'Slave Labour' Building Sites in Qatar
Kim Jong-un prizes foreign currency from North Korean workers in World Cup host nation.