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US seeks options to relocate Afghans in Qatar camp

US seeks options to relocate Afghans in Qatar camp

Published by Sam Flores

Washington, D.C. —  Editor’s note: this story was translated from the original VOA Dari article. The U.S. says it is working to relocate more than 1,000 Afghans who remain at a camp in Qatar. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department told VOA Afghanistan in an email on Wednesday that Washington is working “to identify options for voluntary resettlement” outside Afghanistan for the remaining Afghans held at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Camp As Sayliyah, originally scheduled to close at the end of the U.S. fiscal year on September 30, would remain open for another nine months. More than 1,000 Afghans are currently staying at the camp. Some of these Afghans worked with the U.S. government in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, while others are family members of the U.S. military personnel. More than 70 percent of the camp’s residents are women and children, according to #AfghanEvac, a group advocating for U.S. Afghan allies. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, Camp As-Sayliyah in Qatar became …

Art Basel Parent Group’s First Half Revenue Climbed As It Opened Qatar

Art Basel Parent Group’s First Half Revenue Climbed As It Opened Qatar

Published by Jenni Sidey

MCH Group, parent company to the Art Basel fair franchise, saw its operating revenue increase by 12 percent in the first half of 2026, to CHF 248.8 million ($301.6 million). It was the fourth consecutive positive half-year result, according to a statement. The company also saw EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) rise to CHF 34.3 million ($41.6 million). The Art Basel fairs are among the flagship events for the company, which also organizes fairs catering to industries ranging from construction to gardening to wristwatches and jewelry. Source link

Gerhard Richter Pavilion Opening in Doha, Qatar, in November

Gerhard Richter Pavilion Opening in Doha, Qatar, in November

Published by Jenni Sidey

A new permanent pavilion devoted to the artist Gerhard Richter will open later this fall in Qatar, in MIA Park outside Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art. The building was designed by Richter himself and is being constructed in collaboration with Selldorf Architects, the firm led by art-world design favorite Annabelle Selldorf (whose credits include the Frick Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario, galleries David Zwirner and Hauser & Wirth, and many more). “Doha Pavilion has been designed by Gerhard Richter as a free-standing work of art and architecture housing a distinct body of his paintings and sculpture,” according to a press release issued by the Qatar Museums group behind the project, which will open on November 20 as part of Rubaiya Qatar, a new quadrennial for contemporary art from around the world. Source link

In Venice, VCUarts Qatar Rethinks How Art and Tech Is Taught

In Venice, VCUarts Qatar Rethinks How Art and Tech Is Taught

Published by Jenni Sidey

Earlier this month, Dr. Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University, made a bold statement: it’s time to move “beyond” the educational model developed by Oxford University in the High Middle Ages. Rao was speaking at the opening of “أغرب إدراك: Aghrab Idrāk: Thresholds of Perception,” a an official Venice Biennale collateral exhibition presented by VCUarts at Palazzo Cavanis in Venice. Indeed, “Aghrab Idrāk” is a rare show for a university, a sort of proof of concept for a new way of teaching the arts. Source link

Emir of Qatar receives condolences on the death of the Father Emir | Obituaries News

Emir of Qatar receives condolences on the death of the Father Emir | Obituaries News

Published by Sam Flores

Condolences from several government leaders, who expressed their sincere sympathy to Qatar, its leadership and people. Published On 14 Jul 202614 Jul 2026 The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has continued receiving huge crowds of mourners at Lusail Palace for a second day, who offered condolences on the death of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Among the crowds are members of the ruling family, sheikhs and elders, ministers, foreign dignitaries, ambassadors and Qatari citizens, who paid their respects and sympathy over the death of the late Father Emir, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 74. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Leaders from the region and around the world came to the Qatari capital, Doha, to attend the funeral reception. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also received, at Lusail Palace, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who offered condolences on the death of the Father Emir. The emir of Qatar also received Moroccan Prime …

Ras Laffan Explosion Threatens To Slow Qatar LNG Ramp, Goldman Says

Ras Laffan Explosion Threatens To Slow Qatar LNG Ramp, Goldman Says

Published by Jenni Sidey

A powerful explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas plant late Sunday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 66 others. While the incident does not appear to have directly impaired LNG export capacity, it has certaintly raised the risk that Qatar may slow the restart of operations as a precaution. The timing could not be worse. The blast at Qatar’s giant Ras Laffan energy complex comes just a week or so after the US-Iran interim peace deal was signed and days after the Strait of Hormuz was reopened. Latest maritime ship tracking data shows a notable uptick in transits of tankers and cargo vessels on the critical waterway. Goldman Sachs energy expert Samantha Dart penned a note on Monday detailing how the explosion at Qatar’s Barzan gas plant in Ras Laffan does not appear to have directly affected the country’s LNG export capacity, but it has raised questions over whether Qatar Energy may slow the restart of export trains as a precaution, potentially tightening Europe’s winter gas balance. Dart said the blast likely adds …

Falling missile debris explosion in Doha, Qatar

Falling missile debris explosion in Doha, Qatar

Published by Sam Flores

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Art Basel Qatar Debuts With Slow, but Steady Buying

Art Basel Qatar Debuts With Slow, but Steady Buying

Published by Jenni Sidey

Art Basel Qatar closed its inaugural edition this week with numbers that suggest Doha has quickly established itself as a serious market platform. Getting there required patience. Selling in Doha was always going to unfold differently. The Qatari royal family was given a private walkthrough on Monday, the day before VIP preview began. Sorces told ARTnews that galleries were told that any work placed on hold would either be confirmed as sold or released within 24 hours.  Source link

Qatar Reveals Details of New Quadrennial and More: Morning Links

Qatar Reveals Details of New Quadrennial and More: Morning Links

Published by Jenni Sidey

Happy Friday! Qatar has unveiled ambitious details for its inaugural quadrennial contemporary art exhibition set to coincide with neighboring Frieze Abu Dhabi in November.   Fallout from the Epstein saga continues with new revelations of ties to SFMOMA. A small Michelangelo sketch of a foot just sold for a record $27.2 million. The Headlines QATAR’S NEXT MOVE. The first Art Basel Qatar comes to a close Saturday, but the Gulf emirate is already eyeing its next major art event: a new contemporary art quadrennial in Doha called Rubaiya Qatar , strategically timed to coincide with its neighbor’s launch of Frieze Abu Dhabi this November. On Friday, Qatar Museums, the organizers of the quadrennial, revealed new details about the event, which will unfold across the emirate and feature more than 50 artists and new commissions. The largest exhibition, “Unruly Waters,” will be curated by Tom Eccles, Ruba Katrib, Mark Rappolt, and Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, while broader exhibition themes will examine the circulation of people and ideas informed by the ancient Maritime Silk Road, natural geography, and current ecological and geopolitical transformations, according …

What to See in Doha During Art Basel Qatar Week

What to See in Doha During Art Basel Qatar Week

Published by Jenni Sidey

Art Basel’s first edition in Doha arrives with expectations: new collectors, cautious galleries hoping to land institutional interest, and a city briefly reorganized around a fair schedule. What distinguishes the week is not just the fair, but how clearly Doha’s museums are using the moment to make a case for depth. Rather than flooding the calendar with kitsch or pandering to Western taste, the strongest exhibitions focus on history, structure, and sustained attention. If you see only a handful of shows, start with two anchors: “Empire of Light: Visions and Voices of Afghanistan” at the Museum of Islamic Art, and a pair of I. M. Pei exhibitions that frame the city itself as an object worth studying. Source link