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    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Why the hottest hedge fund strategy could be in trouble Premium content

      Plus, Qatar bets on India’s Ambani and Turkey is enjoying an IPO renaissance

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    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      Luxury goods
      Kering buys 30% stake in Valentino from Qatari fund

      French luxury group has option to purchase full control of Italian fashion house within 5 years

      Model pon catwalk at Valentino’s Winter/Autumn show
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Qatar Investment Authority
      Qatar sovereign fund seeks stake in Mukesh Ambani’s retail arm

      QIA considers investing in Reliance as Indian conglomerate looks to expand consumer businesses

    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      Food security
      Russia pushes plan to supply grain to Africa and cut out Ukraine

      Kremlin proposal would involve both Qatar and Turkey but neither has agreed to the idea

      A market in Yemen
    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      European Parliament
      MEP identified as Qatargate suspect last year yet to be questioned

      Belgian investigators alleged Maria Arena was part of a ‘criminal organisation’ taking bribes for political favours

      MEP Maria Arena pictured at a session of the European parliament
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      The Big Read
      After the World Cup: what next for Qatar?

      For 12 years the tournament dominated Doha’s agenda. Now the gas-rich Gulf state is seeking to build on its legacy

    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      European Parliament
      ‘Qatargate’ judge steps aside after conflict of interest allegations

      Michel Claise’s son has founded a business with the son of an MEP linked to the affair

      Belgium lawyer of Eva Kaili Andre Risopoulos and the Greek lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos talk to the media
    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      Natural gas
      Qatar strikes second big LNG supply deal with China

      Gulf state’s energy minister expects ‘several’ European countries to sign long-term agreements this year

      A cargo of LNG arrives from Qatar at Tianjin port, China, in January last year
    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Financial & markets regulation
      Banque Havilland faces £10mn fine from UK watchdog over Qatar scheme

      FCA finds that the bank and ex-employees planned to devalue the Gulf state’s currency

      Banque Havilland’s headquarters in Luxembourg
    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Europe Express
      EU parliament graft scandal to widen as main suspect turns informant Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter: new Iran sanctions under discussion and a dispatch from Paris as strikes loom

      Pier Antonio Panzeri
    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      News in-depthPremier League
      Qatar targets the Premier League after World Cup success

      The desert state is hunting for strategic investments in the sports industry

      Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal with Son Heung-min
    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Qatari royals in London court battle over coveted ‘Idol’s Eye’ diamond

      The 70 carat gemstone once owned by an Ottoman sultan is at centre of dispute between members of the al-Thani family

      Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani pictured in 2013
    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      European Parliament
      Judge rejects MEP’s plea to be released in Qatar corruption scandal

      Eva Kaili’s lawyers failed to convince a Belgian judge she should be freed under electronic surveillance

      Eva Kaili’s lawyers Michalis Dimitrakopoulos and Andre Risopoulos in Brussels on Thursday
    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      European Union
      Brussels to question ex-commissioner over Qatar scandal

      After leaving office, Dimitris Avramopoulos⁩ accepted €60,000 fee to work for Fight Impunity

      Former European commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos
    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      European Parliament
      Union chief resigns in EU-Qatar bribery scandal

      Head of international labour group admits accepting cash donation from MEP at heart of European parliament probe

      Luca Visentini talks to media in Brussels
    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      Geopolitics
      EU corruption scandal could hit ties with Doha, Qatar diplomat warns

      European Parliament affair threatens to ‘negatively affect’ relations although Gulf state will not curb LNG supplies, envoy says

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      FIFA World Cup
      Argentina win epic World Cup final against France on penalties

      Dramatic denouement had ended 3-3 after extra time with Messi scoring twice and Mbappé a hat-trick

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      News in-depthFIFA World Cup
      Qatar’s $200bn infrastructure and on-pitch action confound doubters

      Gulf state has been able to shrug off a series of controversies as the sporting action took over

    • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
      News in-depthRichard Caring
      From Mayfair to New York: restaurateur Richard Caring sets sights on US

      Expansion plans come after Qatar’s former prime minister increased his stake to 50% in hospitality empire

      Richard Caring
    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      European Parliament
      Suitcases of cash, luxury holidays and secret accounts: Qatar bribery scandal rocks Europe

      Unprecedented corruption investigation shakes Brussels’ establishment to the core

      Pier Antonio Panzeri and the EU flag
    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      European Parliament
      European parliament to ban all unofficial ‘friendship groups’

      Move is part of reforms unveiled in response to scandal linked to alleged bribery by Qatar

      Roberta Metsola, president of the parliament
    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Qatar spent £190,000 on trips for British MPs over past five years

      Transparency campaigners call on politicians to ensure they raise ‘very serious human rights issues’

      A big replica of the World Cup trophy is seen on the pitch ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match between Spain and Germany
    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      FIFA World Cup
      Reinvention of Antoine Griezmann transforms France’s World Cup challenge

      The striker who won man of the match in the 2018 final relishes his new role as a midfield playmaker

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      European Parliament
      Qatar wooed EU lawmakers ahead of football World Cup

      Gulf state sought to persuade legislators to soften language on its human rights record, MEPs say

      The European parliament met in Strasbourg on Tuesday to discuss the corruption scandal
    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      European Union
      Fresh raids as Qatar corruption scandal rocks Brussels

      European Commission president says allegations of payments to EU lawmakers are of the ‘utmost concern’

      Ursula von der Leyen, pictured in Brussels on Monday
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