A halt to transactions with the Syrian central bank, the suspension of commercial flights and a travel ban on senior officials are among the new set of sanctions approved by the Arab League – a move Damascus has slammed as a betrayal. At a news conference in Cairo, Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim said [...]
Tag: Qatari
November 27, 2011
November 17, 2011
Qatar eyes stake in Russia’s largest private gas producer Novatek
Qatar, one of Russia’s key rivals on global gas markets, may buy a stake in Russia’s largest independent gas producer Novatek and join its project for liquefied natural gas production on the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic, Kommersant business daily reported on Wednesday. “We are interested in purchasing a stake in Novatek and are simultaneously [...]
November 15, 2011
Qatar urges gas price link to oil prices
Gas producing and exporting countries should continue using a formula that links gas prices to prices on oil markets to stimulate a wider use of the fuel, the Qatari ruler said on Tuesday. “Gas exporters must not give up their legitimate demands to link gas prices to oil prices,” Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa [...]