Simona Halep powers to victory on return in Qatar
World number two Simona Halep won easily on her return to competitive action since losing the Australian Open final, beating Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets in the Qatar Open on Wednesday.
Feb 14, 2018, 21:05 PM ISTQatar Open: Johanna Konta defeats qualifier Bernarda Pera to avenge Melbourne shock
Johanna Konta powered past qualifier Bernarda Pera 7-6(5), 6-1 in the first round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday to avenge her shock defeat by the American in the Australian Open last month.
Feb 13, 2018, 23:55 PM ISTMaria Sharapova crashes out in Qatar Open first round
Romania's Monica Niculescu, ranked number 92 in the world, 51 places behind Sharapova, won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Feb 13, 2018, 19:40 PM ISTFlu-ridden Dominic Thiem forced to quit Qatar Open ahead of semifinals
The tournament's number one seed was due to play Frenchman Gael Monfils on Friday evening in Doha.
Jan 05, 2018, 22:04 PM ISTDominic Thiem in Doha quarterfinals as last seed standing
Slovenian Bedene saved 12 out of 15 break points to push the Austrian but the world No. 5 Thiem survived the test 7-5, 6-4 and will now face rising Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Jan 04, 2018, 10:46 AM ISTInjured Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdraws from season-opener in Doha
The 32-year-old, who was the 2008 Australian Open runner-up to Novak Djokovic, is still expected to play in the opening Grand Slam tournament of the year at Melbourne Park, which starts on January 15.
Dec 26, 2017, 22:29 PM ISTPankaj Advani sweeps round-robin stage at World Snooker Championships
It also helped the ace Indian cueist grab the top-seed spot in the draw of 64.
Nov 23, 2017, 16:48 PM ISTPankaj Advani advances to World Snooker knockouts
Seventeen-time world champion Pankaj Advani showed no signs of a billiards hangover as he marched through the round-robin stage of the snooker event with convincing wins at World Championships here.
Nov 21, 2017, 15:10 PM ISTSaudi Arabia to keep pressuring Qatar to meet Arab-bloc demands
Qatar "must respond to these requests in order to open a new page", Jubeir said.
Sep 10, 2017, 21:01 PM ISTGulf crisis: Qatar makes legal complaint to WTO over trade boycott
Qatar has filed a legal complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to challenge the trade boycott by the four Arab countries, the local media reported.
Aug 01, 2017, 10:05 AM ISTQatar refuses to 'outsource foreign policy' in Gulf crisis
They have sealed the emirate's only land border, ordered its citizens to leave, and closed their airspace and waters to Qatari flights and shipping.
Jul 28, 2017, 14:54 PM ISTKuwait tells Iranian embassy to cut staff after spy case
Last year Kuwait convicted 23 men - one Iranian and the rest Kuwaiti - of spying for Iran and Lebanese Shi`ite Muslim group Hezbollah after a cache of guns and explosives were discovered in a raid of the so-called "Abdali cell" in 2015.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:55 PM ISTUAE Foreign Minister denies any hacking of Qatar
Anwar Gargash denied as false a story in the Washington Post that cited US officials saying the UAE had orchestrated the hack of Qatar's state news agency.
Jul 17, 2017, 15:39 PM ISTUS, Qatar sign agreement against financing terrorism
In live footage, Rex Tillerson and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed the pact, which they had been working on for a year, Tillerson explained, Efe news reported.
Jul 12, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Qatar defiant as Saudi extends deadline to resolve Gulf rift
Qatar appeared defiant as Saudi Arabia and its allies on Monday extended a deadline for Doha to accept a series of demands to lift a de facto blockade.
Jul 03, 2017, 09:03 AM ISTQatar says Arab demands 'made to be rejected'
"This list of demands is made to be rejected," Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said, referring to 13 demands placed on Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies as the price for lifting an almost month-long "blockade" on Qatar.
Jul 02, 2017, 09:55 AM ISTFresh economic sanctions on Qatar being considered: UAE envoy
The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain severed diplomatic and travel ties with Qatar this month, accusing it of funding hardline Islamist militant groups in the region, a charge Doha denies.
Jun 28, 2017, 14:32 PM ISTQatar slams Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate
Speaking from Washington, where he held talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said the Saudi position was unacceptable.
Jun 28, 2017, 13:09 PM ISTUAE warns Qatar to take neighbours` demands `seriously`
The demands have not been officially unveiled but Doha-based Al-Jazeera news channel said overnight Thursday they were handed to Qatar by Kuwait, which is mediating in the crisis.
Iran sends 1,100 tonnes of food to Qatar daily
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain are among several countries which announced on June 5 the suspension of all ties to Qatar over what they say is its support for extremist groups and its political proximity to Iran.