Doha imagines itself in a better negotiating position and willing to play its role as a peacemaker. As the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden approaches, and with his administration’s intention to reopen the gate for negotiations with Iran, Qatar is seeking to position itself as the “number one” mediator …

Palestinian sources in Ramallah say that the Palestinian president wants Qatar to play a supportive role with the new US administration in order to ensure that the Palestinian file is on the top of American priorities. Well informed Palestinian sources said that President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to the Qatari capital, …

Russia’s Angara-A5 heavy-class carrier rocket with a payload simulator was successfully test-launched from the Plesetsk spaceport in the country’s north, the defence ministry said on Monday.