Category: Qatar

Airbus Revokes More Plane Orders in Qatar Dispute

PARIS—A $600 million contractual and safety dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways deepened on Tuesday when the European planemaker revoked orders for two A350-1000 jets, days after ripping up an order from the Gulf carrier for 50 A321neos. Qatar Airways has sued Airbus for more than $600 million and is refusing to take delivery of…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Jan. 31)

President Joe Biden met with state governors and later welcomed Qatar’s leader to discuss oil supply, Iran nuclear talks, and Afghanistan, some musicians are following rock star Neil Young’s lead by pulling their music from Spotify, and a man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old girl receives a sentence to serve in juvenile detention.


Biden to Meet Leader of Qatar, Talks to Cover Boosting Gas Supplies to Europe Amid Russia–Ukraine Tensions

President Joe Biden is hosting the ruling leader of Qatar at the White House on Jan. 31 for discussions that are expected to include boosting gas deliveries to Europe amid fears of energy supply disruptions to the U.S. ally if the Russia–Ukraine tensions erupt into a hot conflict. Senior administration officials told reporters on a…


Qatar Releases Video of Scarred Jets in Airbus Dispute

PARIS—Qatar Airways took a spiraling $4 million-a-day dispute with Europe’s Airbus to social media on Friday, publishing a video of the scarred exterior of grounded A350 jets that the airline said underscored “serious and legitimate safety concerns.” The two companies have been locked for months in a dispute over deterioration to paint and anti lightning…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Jan. 10)

U.S.-Russia talks didn’t yield any major breakthroughs while Congress is ready to lay sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, doctors call on the CDC to issue clearer guidance about the way COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are counted, and a soccer player in Qatar suffers a heart attack.


Another 21 Americans Evacuate Kabul via Charter Flight: US State Department

More than 20 Americans were on board a Qatar Airways flight from Afghanistan to Doha on Sept. 19 and have safely evacuated the Taliban-controlled country, the U.S. State Department confirmed on Monday. “We can confirm that a Qatar Airways flight departed from Kabul … with 21 U.S. citizens and 48 lawful permanent residents on board,”…


Canada Helped 145 Afghan Refugees Flee Overland to Pakistan

OTTAWA—Canada has helped 145 Canadian−bound refugees flee Afghanistan overland to Pakistan. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says all 145 have Canadian visas and are now being processed in Pakistan and will be on their way to Canada within “days or weeks.” Alexander Cohen says most of the refugees are Afghans who helped Canada…


21 Americans Aboard Qatari Flight, Not Everyone Chose to Evacuate Afghanistan

The U.S. State Department confirmed that 39 Americans were invited on the first commercial flight allowed to take off from Kabul’s airport on Sept. 9, although not everyone ultimately chose to depart Afghanistan, citing different reasons. “We can confirm that, of the 39 we invited, 10 U.S. citizens and 11 Lawful Permanent Residents were on-board the…


21 Americans Aboard Qatari Flight, Not Everyone Chose to Evacuate Afghanistan: Price

The U.S. State Department confirmed that 39 Americans were invited on the first commercial flight allowed to take off from Kabul’s airport on Sept. 9, although not everyone ultimately chose to depart Afghanistan, citing different reasons. “We can confirm that, of the 39 we invited, 10 U.S. citizens and 11 Lawful Permanent Residents were on-board the…


Qatar to Require Fans at 2022 World Cup to Be Vaccinated

Qatar will require spectators at the 2022 World Cup to have received coronavirus vaccines to get into games, the government has announced. Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani told Qatar newspaper editors that the Gulf nation is trying to secure a million vaccine doses to immunize fans wanting to watch the…