Qatar

Qatar, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, is facing increased scrutiny over its alleged financial ties to terrorism in a lawsuit from relatives of a slain American journalist and a separate federal investigation into a member of the country’s royal family.

Qatar’s foreign minister said some countries were considering a “parallel system” of pricing oil, as the economic impacts of the Ukraine crisis hit home.

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar at the Lusail Stadium. It is the first time that the sporting event will be held in an Arabic country.

President Joe Biden on Monday designated Qatar a major non-NATO ally, a largely symbolic honor but one that was meant to convey his administration’s gratitude for the tiny Persian Gulf nation’s assistance during last year’s U.S. evacuations in Afghanistan and assistance in ending last year’s Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Biden announced the designation during a meeting with the ruling leader...

Infarm, an Amsterdam-headquartered start-up that grows food indoors in racks, has been valued at over $1 billion in a new $200 million funding round.

The eight stadiums for the 2022 Qatar World Cup — all within a 30-mile radius of Doha — are now largely complete.

Qatar Airways is once again the “world’s best airline,” according to a survey conducted by air transportation research firm Skytrax. Here’s why.

About 1,200 miles away in Taliban-held Kabul, Qatari technical teams got the tattered airport back up and running.