Al-Jazeera slashes 500 non-editorial jobs, but worldwide network intact

Al-Jazeera slashes 500 non-editorial jobs, but worldwide network intact

Special to WorldTribune.com Al-Jazeera announced on Mach 27 it was cutting 500 positions, most of them at its Doha headquarters. The Qatari state-funded broadcaster has slashed more than 20 percent of its global workforce this year. Earlier this year, Al-Jazeera cut 700 jobs when it closed Al-Jazeera America. The network said Al-Jazeera English would remain […]

Qatar, under heat from neighbors, expel Brotherhood leaders to Libya

Qatar, under heat from neighbors, expel Brotherhood leaders to Libya

Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar, under pressure from the Arab League, is said to have expelled the Muslim Brotherhood. Diplomatic sources said Doha deported dozens of exiled Brotherhood leaders who escaped Egypt in 2013. The sources said the Brotherhood operatives flew to Egypt’s neighbor Libya and joined Islamist militias. “The Brotherhood people were […]

‘Very little money arrived’: Hamas gets stiffed by key allies Turkey and Qatar

‘Very little money arrived’: Hamas gets stiffed by key allies Turkey and Qatar

Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has been hampered by the failure of Qatar and Turkey to relay massive aid to the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Hamas failed to garner significant financial assistance from either Ankara or Doha. The sources said the two Sunni Muslim states, despite their rhetoric, did not […]

Gulf Arab states weigh sanctions on ‘sisterly’ Qatar for its drift into Iran orbit

Gulf Arab states weigh sanctions on ‘sisterly’ Qatar for its drift into Iran orbit

Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar could face Gulf Cooperation Council sanctions amid its support of Hizbullah and the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials and analysts said Qatar could be penalized by the GCC for Doha’s support of groups deemed threats to the region. [See also: Breaking bad: Qatar splits with Gulf neighbors over Iran in […]

Murder of British woman spotlights security woes in Qatar’s huge expatriate community

Murder of British woman spotlights security woes in Qatar’s huge expatriate community

Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The huge expatriate community has been alarmed by the rape and killing of a British woman in Qatar. Western diplomats said the killing in Doha on Oct. 12 has prompted concern within Qatar’s community of Western nationals. “There has been a slow but steady decline in security in Doha, […]

Fatah, Hamas agree on joint Palestinian government

Fatah, Hamas agree on joint Palestinian government

Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has brokered an agreement between the two leading Palestinian factions. On Feb. 6, leaders of Fatah and Hamas agreed to resume efforts to form a joint government and prepare for elections. Under Qatar’s influence, the two sides supported the selection of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas as head […]