# qatar - Thursday 16 January, 2014
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins raised the issue of human rights during an Oireachtas committee meeting this evening.
# qatar - Thursday 9 January, 2014
# Gulf Trip
# Gulf Trip
Micheál Martin has said “of course” the Taoiseach should have raised human rights issues with leaders in the Gulf this week.
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton have come in for criticism for not raising human rights issues during their visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar – but what exactly are the issues?
# qatar - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
# Trade Mission
# Trade Mission
Enda Kenny has acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s election to the UN Human Rights Council, but the government won’t say if concerns about human rights issues are being raised with leaders there or in Qatar and UAE this week.
# qatar - Saturday 4 January, 2014
# Year Of Jobs
# Year Of Jobs
They will be accompanied by representatives from almost 90 companies, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar , and the United Arab Emirates.
# qatar - Thursday 2 January, 2014
# Lolz
From The42
# Lolz
Well, this is embarrassing.
# Glamour Friendly
From The42
# Glamour Friendly
The two European heavyweights met in a friendly in Qatar earlier today with the game ending 1-0.
# qatar - Thursday 12 December, 2013
# Happy Out
From The42
# Happy Out
The former Ireland boss took it all in his stride.
# qatar - Thursday 28 November, 2013
# Kafala
From The42
# Kafala
Zahir Belounis says he has no problem with the country, only his former club.
# qatar - Friday 8 November, 2013
# Clocked
From The42
# Clocked
‘I have listened to the ding from lots critics and I am going to Qatar to listen to the dong.’
# qatar - Saturday 26 October, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Multibillion euro sporting events capture world attention and bring large scale benefits to a country or city – but there’s also a darker side to the festivities, writes Feargus Dunne.
# qatar - Thursday 3 October, 2013
# World Cup 2022
From The42
# World Cup 2022
The Gulf state insist they’ll probe the claims and compile a report.
# qatar - Saturday 28 September, 2013
# In Numbers
# In Numbers
Plus: How many €50 notes were discovered in developer Tom McFeely’s former home on Ailesbury Road?
# qatar - Thursday 26 September, 2013
# FIFA
# FIFA
A recent investigation found that dozens of migrant labourers have died in workplace accidents.
# qatar - Saturday 21 September, 2013
# Interview
From The42
# Interview
The Uefa President also mocked Sepp Blatter in an interview that will likely cause controversy.
# qatar - Wednesday 18 September, 2013
# Greed Is Good
From The Daily Edge
# Greed Is Good
Looks like it’d last us about an hour.
# qatar - Monday 2 September, 2013
# Russ Finn
# Russ Finn
Russ Finn was freed yesterday, his employers Al Jazeera have confirmed. He was held without charge after being arrested with three colleagues last Tuesday.
# qatar - Friday 30 August, 2013
# Arrested
# Arrested
Russ Finn was working for broadcaster Al-Jazeera in Cairo. He has been held since Tuesday when he was arrested along with two colleagues.
# qatar - Wednesday 24 July, 2013
# World Cup 2022
From The42
# World Cup 2022
A bit of sense with this man.
# qatar - Tuesday 25 June, 2013
# Sheikh Abdicate
# Sheikh Abdicate
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 61, hands over a small but economically strong Gulf state that has punched above its weight in recent years and has become a key role player in Arab Spring uprisings.
# qatar - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
# Taliban
# Taliban
The Taliban has just opened a political office in Qatar , and senior officials believe it’s a step closer to abandoning terrorism.
# qatar - Friday 17 May, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
# qatar - Saturday 6 April, 2013
# Syria
# Syria
Assad has said the fall of his regime would cause a “domino effect” that would lead to years of instability in the Middle East.
# qatar - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
# Confusion
From The42
# Confusion
It’s been suggested that the newspaper was fooled by a spoof article on website Les Cahiers du Football
# qatar - Sunday 10 March, 2013
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
Afgahnistan president Hamid Karzai criticised the Taliban for holding the talks at the same time as they carry out suicide attacks that kill civilians and children.
# qatar - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
# Qatargate
From The42
# Qatargate
The magazine says the awarding of football’s most prestigious tournament had ‘a whiff of scandal’ about it.
# qatar - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
The UN Secretary-General said that it was only fair that the developed world should bear most of the responsibility in fighting global warming.
# qatar - Monday 12 November, 2012
# Syria
# Syria
Yesterday a deal was made to form a broad-based opposition structure to take the 20-month uprising forward.
# qatar - Sunday 11 November, 2012
# Al Fresco
From The42
# Al Fresco
It beats the back field for a puck-around.
# qatar - Friday 12 October, 2012
# Serie A
From The42
# Serie A
Reports on Friday stated that Silvio Berlusconi was about to sell 30% of the club he owns to the ruling Al-Thani family.
# qatar - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
# Controversy
From The42
# Controversy
Najeeb Chirakal has been punished for his behaviour by world football’s governing body.
# qatar - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
# Planning
From The42
# Planning
Hosting the competition in November would mean the club seasons would have to be postponed for over a month.
# qatar - Monday 24 September, 2012
# Qatar
# Qatar
The 49-year-old man became ill in early September, having travelled to Saudi Arabia. He is now after being transferred to a London hospital.
# qatar - Sunday 26 August, 2012
# Investigation
From The42
# Investigation
Germany’s successful 2006 World Cup bid will also be reassessed.
# qatar - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
# Syria
# Syria
Riad Hijab, highest-ranking political figure to defect from the government, said he felt “pain in his soul” over the regime’s shelling and other attacks on rebel strongholds.
# qatar - Monday 23 July, 2012
# Syria
# Syria
The move is an attempt to take over rebel-held areas in Damascus and Aleppo, two of the biggest cities in the country.
# qatar - Saturday 23 June, 2012
# Heights
# Heights
Don’t look down! Tall buildings in Australia, Italy and Qatar are among the winners…
# qatar - Sunday 3 June, 2012
# Sitdown Sunday
From The Daily Edge
# Sitdown Sunday
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web…
# qatar - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
# Qatar
# Qatar
Thirteen children and six adults, including two firefighters, were killed in yesterday’s blaze.
# qatar - Monday 28 May, 2012
# Qatar
# Qatar
Nineteen people were killed in the blaze earlier today, and another 17 were injured.
