Syria’s arrears to the World Bank total roughly $15m.
US brings two countries’ foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC’s mineral-rich east.
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Israel continues to pound the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 there since the early hours of this morning.
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The Israeli military hits tent camps and homes across Gaza as its attacks intensify across the enclave.
At least 29 Palestinians killed in Gaza while Civil Defence spokesman rejects Israeli probe into the killings of medics.
A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.
![This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times, won the World Press Photo Award of the Year and shows Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was injured during an Israeli attack on Gaza City in March 2024, finds refuge and medical help in Doha, Qatar, 28 June 2024. [Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/World Press Photo via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1745013178.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s new leader, would like better relations with Moscow, Qatar said.
Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani on his first official visit to Doha.
Doha and Cairo announce plans for an international conference to coordinate Gaza ‘humanitarian and development’ efforts.
The six-time MotoGP world champion survived a high-speed bump from brother Alex to complete a perfect weekend at Lusail.
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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met in Doha on Tuesday.
The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire’ in eastern DRC.
Qatar will provide 400 megawatts of electricity daily to Syria, where authorities have struggled with power generation.
