Regan Doherty

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs during a concert in Abu Dhabi.

Rolling Stones rock Abu Dhabi in first Middle East show

November 4, 2021 at 1:10 a.m.

Vintage hell-raisers the Rolling Stones played their first ever concert in the Middle east on Friday--a gig to 30,000, mostly Western fans in culturally conservative Abu Dhabi. A swaggering Mick...

Rolling Stones rock Abu Dhabi in first Middle East show

December 23, 2018 at 10:03 p.m.

Vintage hell-raisers the Rolling Stones played their first ever concert in the Middle east on Friday--a gig to 30,000, mostly Western fans in culturally conservative Abu Dhabi. A swaggering Mick...

Analysis: Setbacks to bring quieter Qatar foreign policy but no U-turn

August 24, 2021 at 6:42 p.m.

DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar may tone down its pushy foreign policy, chastened by setbacks in Syria and Egypt, but is likely to keep supporting Arab Spring revolts and bankrolling Islamist...

Taliban talks likely to continue despite Doha office row

August 24, 2021 at 5:59 p.m.

DOHA (Reuters) - Despite a row over the Taliban's office in Qatar, talks on their future role in Afghanistan are eventually likely to resume in what is expected to be...

Qatari emir set to hand over to son, little policy change seen

August 24, 2021 at 5:24 p.m.

DOHA (Reuters) - The emir of Qatar told his family on Monday he would hand power to his son, al Jazeera reported, preparing the wealthy gas-exporting Gulf Arab country for...

Qatar: Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing

August 24, 2021 at 3:06 p.m.

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with...

Syrian opposition opens first embassy, says world lets it down

December 24, 2018 at 6:48 a.m.

DOHA (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition bloc recognized by the Arab League as the sole representative for Syria opened its first embassy in Qatar on Wednesday in a diplomatic blow...

Syrian opposition opens first embassy, says world lets it down

November 3, 2021 at 10:26 p.m.

DOHA (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition bloc recognized by the Arab League as the sole representative for Syria opened its first embassy in Qatar on Wednesday in a diplomatic blow...

Saudi Arabia, Qatar press for more help to Syrian rebels

June 21, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Qatar share the West's alarm at the rise of al Qaeda-aligned groups in Syria, but say the answer is for outsiders like them to...

Saudi Arabia, Qatar press for more help to Syrian rebels

August 24, 2021 at 4:38 a.m.

RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Qatar share the West's alarm at the rise of al Qaeda-aligned groups in Syria, but say the answer is for outsiders like them to...

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