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Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

A missile is launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. Photo: Sepahnews.com via AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

2 US troops dead, 1 missing after Iran attacks base in Jordan

These are the first American service members killed due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

2 hours ago

US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran attack infrastructure, raising fears of escalation

18 Jul 2026 - 8:07PMvideocam

China trade

Helium squeeze: China vows trade controls on gas to shield critical industries

16 Jul 2026 - 5:33PMvideocam

Law

Legal Tales | Everything you never wanted to know about hosting the World Cup

Why lawyers have to keep their eye on the ball when nations become eager to host the next Fifa World Cup.

16 Jul 2026 - 9:30AM

Official sponsors pay billions for exclusivity, meaning host nations must establish “clean zones” around stadiums where unauthorised advertising and street trading are prohibited. Photo: Reuters

US, Israel war on Iran

Opinion | Iran war is no longer a contest over just the Strait of Hormuz

The Aq Taqeh Khan bridge attack shows the war has expanded to the infrastructure that lets Iran function when the strait is contested.

13 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran trade more attacks as battle over Hormuz intensifies

Weekend exchanges in the Middle East threaten to collapse a fragile interim deal aimed at ending the war.

13 Jul 2026 - 8:52PM

Middle East

Obituary | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who raised Qatar’s global profile, dies at 74

The former ruler turned Qatar from a backwater into an international crossroads in less than a generation.

12 Jul 2026 - 2:01PM

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Photo: Reuters

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran closes Hormuz, attacks Gulf states as US says strait remains open

The US attacks came after the IRGC Navy said it had hit an ‘unauthorised’ vessel that was travelling on a non-approved route.

12 Jul 2026 - 11:51PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump subpoenas journalists over Qatari Air Force One reporting

The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One.

11 Jul 2026 - 9:20PM

Donald Trump

Scare Force One? Security questions swirl over Trump’s new plane

The Secret Service advised the US president to switch from the luxury jet gifted by Qatar to an older aircraft, reports say.

11 Jul 2026 - 5:02AM

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press for the first time aboard the new Air Force One while in flight from RAF Mildenhall AFB to Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump claims Iran wants to resume talks with US despite ceasefire breaches

US president’s remarks underscore the increasingly contradictory state of relations between Washington and Tehran.

11 Jul 2026 - 3:51AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had agreed to resume discussions with Iran despite military exchanges resuming this week. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

US-Iran ceasefire collapse revives risks of global inflation

Renewed conflict in the Middle East may lead to new oil shortages, a global economic slowdown and risks to China’s vital export industries.

9 Jul 2026 - 5:16PM

US, Israel war on Iran

US strikes Iran again, Tehran fires back at neighbouring Gulf states

Fresh wave of tit-for-tat attacks follows Donald Trump’s declaration that an interim agreement to end the war is ‘over’.

9 Jul 2026 - 7:26PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump switches back to old Air Force One, raising questions about Qatari jet

Asked if an assassination threat prompted the move, the US president did not answer directly but said: ‘I’m No 1 on the kill list for Iran’.

9 Jul 2026 - 11:41AM

Air Force One after landing at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

US strikes Iran, revokes oil waiver after attacks on ships in Hormuz

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after the US military said it hit over 80 targets in the Islamic Republic.

8 Jul 2026 - 4:26PMvideocam

Smoke rises at an unknown location in a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday. Photo: US Central Command via Reuters

Middle East

Opinion | How bitter Persian Gulf rivals can make peace the Asean way

Promoting de-escalation and shared prosperity in the Persian Gulf may seem arduous now. It once looked that way in Southeast Asia, too.

5 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

‘No one lifts a finger’: Gaza’s fate eclipsed by Middle East war

Gaza remains mired in a severe humanitarian crisis and efforts to permanently end the war between Israel and Hamas have stalled.

4 Jul 2026 - 4:19PM

US, Israel war on Iran

Gulf states in a bind over Iran’s grip on Hormuz, US troop removal talks

Analysts say GCC members face an uncertain ‘new normal’, prompting them to expand outreach to Tehran for long-term peace.

2 Jul 2026 - 9:47PMvideocam

Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Musandam, Oman, last month. Photo: Reuters

US, Israel war on Iran

Trump sees progress as US and Iran hold talks in Qatar

Both sides agreed to establish a communication channel to report and record violations of their initial memorandum of understanding.

2 Jul 2026 - 7:45AMvideocam

US, Israel war on Iran

Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, not using Iran-approved route: state TV

The vessel was described as a foreign container ship in a report apparently aimed at underlining Tehran’s claims to control the strait.

2 Jul 2026 - 2:53AM

United States

‘Beautiful’: Trump takes first flight on new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar

The luxury plane, worth about US$400 million, had extensive modifications, paid for by taxpayers, before being cleared for use.

2 Jul 2026 - 12:58PM

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding the new Air Force One. Photo: AP

US, Israel war on Iran

US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are apparently not taking part in the technical talks. They met Qatar’s PM on Tuesday.

1 Jul 2026 - 11:55PM

The West Bay district in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran pause strikes as Hormuz tests interim deal, Doha talks loom

Efforts to reopen the Strait without Iran’s oversight have sparked days of crossfire.

29 Jun 2026 - 8:49PM

Hong Kong economy

Steeper prices ahead after Qatar gas supply cut off, HK Electric tells customers

CEO Francis Cheng says firm has not received any gas from Qatar since March, after Iranian strikes damaged production facilities.

28 Jun 2026 - 4:47PM

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?

US$270 billion in damage and 4 million citizens plunged into poverty may have broken Iran’s economy.

27 Jun 2026 - 1:41PMvideocam

Smoke and flames rise from the site of US-Israeli airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Photo: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

United States

Outside In | US the ultimate loser as Iran war ushers in global power upheaval

Defeated by asymmetric warfare and spurned by allies, the US has ended up boosting China’s economy and standing instead.

29 Jun 2026 - 9:31AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a speech at the Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley Operations facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, on June 23. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Middle East

US’ Rubio wraps up Gulf tour as allies share concerns over Iran peace accord

Rubio did not discuss a US$300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran that is part of the peace proposal.

25 Jun 2026 - 8:26PM

United States

Iran agrees to invite IAEA inspectors back, says US

This is ‘the first step in permanently ending a nuclear weapons programme in Iran’, said US Vice-President J.D. Vance.

22 Jun 2026 - 9:49PM

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Qatar

2 US troops dead, 1 missing after Iran attacks base in Jordan

These are the first American service members killed due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

US and Iran attack infrastructure, raising fears of escalation

Helium squeeze: China vows trade controls on gas to shield critical industries

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Legal Tales | Everything you never wanted to know about hosting the World Cup

Why lawyers have to keep their eye on the ball when nations become eager to host the next Fifa World Cup.

Opinion | Iran war is no longer a contest over just the Strait of Hormuz

The Aq Taqeh Khan bridge attack shows the war has expanded to the infrastructure that lets Iran function when the strait is contested.

US and Iran trade more attacks as battle over Hormuz intensifies

Weekend exchanges in the Middle East threaten to collapse a fragile interim deal aimed at ending the war.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Obituary | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who raised Qatar’s global profile, dies at 74

The former ruler turned Qatar from a backwater into an international crossroads in less than a generation.

Iran closes Hormuz, attacks Gulf states as US says strait remains open

The US attacks came after the IRGC Navy said it had hit an ‘unauthorised’ vessel that was travelling on a non-approved route.

Trump subpoenas journalists over Qatari Air Force One reporting

The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One.

Scare Force One? Security questions swirl over Trump’s new plane

The Secret Service advised the US president to switch from the luxury jet gifted by Qatar to an older aircraft, reports say.

Trump claims Iran wants to resume talks with US despite ceasefire breaches

US president’s remarks underscore the increasingly contradictory state of relations between Washington and Tehran.

US-Iran ceasefire collapse revives risks of global inflation

Renewed conflict in the Middle East may lead to new oil shortages, a global economic slowdown and risks to China’s vital export industries.

US strikes Iran again, Tehran fires back at neighbouring Gulf states

Fresh wave of tit-for-tat attacks follows Donald Trump’s declaration that an interim agreement to end the war is ‘over’.

Trump switches back to old Air Force One, raising questions about Qatari jet

Asked if an assassination threat prompted the move, the US president did not answer directly but said: ‘I’m No 1 on the kill list for Iran’.

US strikes Iran, revokes oil waiver after attacks on ships in Hormuz

Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after the US military said it hit over 80 targets in the Islamic Republic.

Opinion | How bitter Persian Gulf rivals can make peace the Asean way

Promoting de-escalation and shared prosperity in the Persian Gulf may seem arduous now. It once looked that way in Southeast Asia, too.

‘No one lifts a finger’: Gaza’s fate eclipsed by Middle East war

Gaza remains mired in a severe humanitarian crisis and efforts to permanently end the war between Israel and Hamas have stalled.

Gulf states in a bind over Iran’s grip on Hormuz, US troop removal talks

Analysts say GCC members face an uncertain ‘new normal’, prompting them to expand outreach to Tehran for long-term peace.

Trump sees progress as US and Iran hold talks in Qatar

Both sides agreed to establish a communication channel to report and record violations of their initial memorandum of understanding.

Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, not using Iran-approved route: state TV

The vessel was described as a foreign container ship in a report apparently aimed at underlining Tehran’s claims to control the strait.

‘Beautiful’: Trump takes first flight on new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar

The luxury plane, worth about US$400 million, had extensive modifications, paid for by taxpayers, before being cleared for use.

US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are apparently not taking part in the technical talks. They met Qatar’s PM on Tuesday.

US and Iran pause strikes as Hormuz tests interim deal, Doha talks loom

Efforts to reopen the Strait without Iran’s oversight have sparked days of crossfire.

Steeper prices ahead after Qatar gas supply cut off, HK Electric tells customers

CEO Francis Cheng says firm has not received any gas from Qatar since March, after Iranian strikes damaged production facilities.

Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?

US$270 billion in damage and 4 million citizens plunged into poverty may have broken Iran’s economy.

Outside In | US the ultimate loser as Iran war ushers in global power upheaval

Defeated by asymmetric warfare and spurned by allies, the US has ended up boosting China’s economy and standing instead.

US’ Rubio wraps up Gulf tour as allies share concerns over Iran peace accord

Rubio did not discuss a US$300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran that is part of the peace proposal.

Iran agrees to invite IAEA inspectors back, says US

This is ‘the first step in permanently ending a nuclear weapons programme in Iran’, said US Vice-President J.D. Vance.

Legal Tales | Everything you never wanted to know about hosting the World Cup

Obituary | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who raised Qatar’s global profile, dies at 74