Showing posts with label Doha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doha. Show all posts

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Inside Story: Qatar Seeks Political Solution for Libya

Arab and Western leaders met Libyan rebels in Doha on Wednesday, as part of a Libya contact group set up last month. 



The delegates debated the issue of NATO's role, recent peace initiatives and the possibility of arming Libya's rebels. 



The talks took place amid continuing miltary action ... and fears of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Misurata....



Inside Story, with presenter Teymoor Nabili , discusses with guests: Nassif Hitti, the Arab League's ambassador to Europe; Oliver Miles, a former British ambassador to Libya; and Waheed Burshan, a political strategist at the Transition Council on Humanitarian Issues.


Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Moussa Koussa Leaving Britain for Doha

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Moussa Koussa, the former Libyan foreign minister and long-time top aide to Muammar Gaddafi, is going to Doha for meetings with the Qatari government and Libyan representatives, Britain has confirmed.

An international contact group is due to hold talks on Libya's future in the Qatari capital on Wednesday. Moussa will not participate in the meeting but is expected to hold talks on the sidelines, British sources said.

Mr Koussa, the most prominent Libyan defector, sought refuge in Britain on March 30. A friend said he quit in protest at attacks on civilians by Gaddafi's forces.

The former spy chief was later questioned by Scottish police over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which killed 270 people, but the British government said he was now free to travel.

"We understand he is travelling today to Doha to meet with the Qatar government and a range of Libyan representatives to offer insight in advance of the contact group meeting," a Foreign Office spokesman said.

"Moussa Koussa is a free individual who can travel to and from the United Kingdom as he wishes," the spokesman said. » | Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

Blüte in der Wüste – Doha etabliert sich als Zentrum für arabische Kunst

Der ebenso schlichte wie selbstbewusste Name «Mathaf», arabisch für Museum, ist Programm. Das eben feierlich eingeweihte Zentrum für arabische Kunst in Katars Hauptstadt Doha soll zu einem kulturellen Gravitationszentrum der Golfregion werden und dabei sowohl die arabische Moderne dokumentieren, wie auch den Brückenschlag zwischen den scheinbar durch religiöse Ideologien getrennten Kunstwelten schaffen. «Kulturplatz» war bei der Einweihung dabei. «Mathaf – Arab Museum of Modern Art» in Doha öffnet am 30. Dezember für das Publikum. Beitrag: Eduard Erne

Kulturplatz vom 22.12.2010

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Amnesty: Qatari Blogger Detained

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH: Human rights group says Sultan al-Khalaifi has been held incommunicado in Qatar since March 2 and risks being tortured.

Amnesty International says a blogger and human rights activist has been detained incommunicado in Qatar and is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.

The UK-based human rights group said Sultan al-Khalaifi was arrested on March 2 by around eight individuals in plain clothes, believed to be members of the security forces.

According to information received by Amnesty International, al-Khalaifi had told his wife earlier that day that state security had contacted him, asking him to report to them, but that he did not know why.

The reasons for his detentions and his whereabouts are unknown, Amnesty said in a statement on Friday, adding that it is believed he is being held in the custody of state security.

Amnesty said al-Khalaifi is the founder of a rights group which campaigns primarily on cases of detention in Qatar, but is legally registered in Switzerland. >>> Al Jazeera | Saturday, March 05, 2011

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Architects Take On Museums in Doha and Abu Dhabi

Blueprints for the Mideast

Watch NYT video here

Monday, February 15, 2010

Barack Obama tente de rassurer le monde musulman

À l'occasion du Forum Islam-États-Unis ce week-end à Doha, Barack Obama a adressé un message vidéo pour défendre sa politique à l'égard du monde musulman. Crédits photo : Le Figaro

LE FIGARO: Le président a nommé un émissaire spécial auprès de l'OCI.

Huit mois après le discours du Caire, dans lequel il avait appelé à un «nouveau départ » dans les relations entre les États-Unis et le monde musulman, Barack Obama poursuit sa politique d'ouverture à un moment où les défis sont plus importants que jamais. Le président américain vient de nommer un émissaire à l'Organisation de la conférence islamique (OCI) et défendu son action dans une vidéo retransmise à l'ouverture du septième Forum mondial Islam-États-Unis ce week-end à Doha. La secrétaire d'État américaine, Hillary Clinton, devait y prononcer dimanche un discours avant de se rendre lundi en Arabie saoudite pour chercher des appuis sur le dossier iranien.

Dans son message, Barack Obama a pris soin des détails. Il commence par un «Salam Aleikoum» et précise que son émissaire à l'OCI, Rashad Hussain, avocat et l'un de ses proches collaborateurs à la Maison-Blanche, est un «Hafiz» du Coran, terme arabe désignant ceux qui ont appris par cœur le texte saint.

Depuis le discours du Caire, force est cependant de constater que le monde n'a guère changé. L'envoi de nouvelles troupes en Afghanistan et la menace de sanctions contre l'Iran sont mal perçus par une partie du monde musulman, qui y voit la poursuite de la politique de George Bush. Dans son message, Barack Obama a pris la mesure de ces inquiétudes. «Les États-Unis et les musulmans ont souvent été entraînés dans un cycle de méfiance et d'incompréhension qui peut mener au conflit plutôt qu'à la coopération», a-t-il reconnu, admettant que «beaucoup reste à faire». À propos de l'Afghanistan, parallèlement à une opération militaire d'envergure, le président a expliqué que les États-Unis essaient «d'établir des partenariats afin d'isoler les extrémistes violents». >>> Adèle Smith, à New York | Lundi 15 Février 2010

Sunday, November 09, 2008

Filipino Pastors Embrace Islam

THE PENINSULA: DOHA: There are a good number of former Filipino Christian pastors in Doha who did not only embrace Islam but have also been active in teaching this belief in many gatherings.

Eric Fernandez, an official of Philippine Muslim Federation (PMF), said these once Christian church leaders converted to Islam was the result of their efforts under the “Balik Islam” programme, which literally means “Return to Islam”. >>> By CHRIS V PANGANIBAN | November 9, 2008

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