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27 Mar 2023; MEMO: Qatar's Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani has submitted a fresh bid to buy English Premier League football club Manchester United, according to reports on Saturday.

DOHA March 12 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting and will instead support Qatar as a potential host, the office of Qatar's emir and the UAE's state news agency said on Sunday, in the latest sign of warming ties between the Gulf neighbours.

The decision came during a phone call between UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, statements from state news agency WAM and the Amiri Diwan said.

DOHA, March 5 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Sunday discussed a wide array of mutually beneficial issues and exchanged views to further strengthen the excellent cooperation between the two countries in diverse fields including in the economic and investment sectors.

During a meeting, the prime minister appreciated Qatar’s consistent support to the development projects in Pakistan and highlighted the vast opportunities of cooperation between the two countries.

DOHA, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top UN official has warned that “urgent” measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at risk of default.

Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Programme, said that 25 of the 52 were spending more than a fifth of government revenues servicing external debt.

5 Mar 2023; MEMO: Officials inaugurated the UN House in Lusail, Qatar on Saturday, bringing together various UN agencies in one building, reports Anadolu Agency.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said the opening of the UN House is a positive step for the cooperation between Qatar and the international organization.

23 Feb 2023; MEMO: Mohamed Salah, a senior official of the Qatar Red Crescent, said they are seeking funding to initiate reconstruction activity in the earthquake-hit zone of Turkiye and Syria, Anadolu News Agency reports.

In an interview with Anadolu, Salah stressed the need for concerted efforts by the international community to mitigate the effects of the earthquake that occurred in Turkiye and northern Syria.

14 Feb 2023; MEMO: Qatar said it has mobilised all capabilities to help the victims of last week's twin deadly earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria.

"Qatar has put all its capabilities at the disposal of the brothers in Turkiye to support them after the earthquake disaster," Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told Anadolu.

"The world faces a major humanitarian catastrophe in Turkiye and Syria. This is a real test for all humanity," he added.

21 Jan 2023; MEMO: Qatar's Foreign Minister said his country should not be dragged into a corruption scandal at the European Parliament with investigations still ongoing, rejecting allegations of Doha's involvement as having "no basis".

15 Jan 2023; MEMO: The Qatari and Emirati energy ministers have warned that the world will have more of a need for natural gas in the near future, amid an increasing energy crisis and the ongoing green transition.

Speaking in a panel at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Summit today,

09 Jan 2023; MEMO: Qatar Central Bank's international reserves and foreign currencies liquidity increased by 9.6 per cent in December 2022 on a year on year basis, Anadolu news agency has reported. The figure for last month stood at 230.026 billion Qatari Riyals ($63.18bn), compared with QR209.932bn ($57.66bn) in December 2021.