Arts & Culture Desk

Qatar is gearing up for the FIFA football world cup in November with a raft of cultural initiatives designed to boost the small oil-rich state’s soft power status. Crucially, more details have been revealed about the major museums in development including the Art Mill initiative, a vast new modern and contemporary art venue planned for Doha. The venue, which will be housed in a former flour mill, is due to open in 2030 (the plan was first announced in 2015).

Iran and Qatar signed an agreement to increase cooperation on air transit, according to the spokesman of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO).

Italian company Eni joined QatarEnergy's project to expand production from the world's biggest natural gas field on Sunday, days after Russia slashed supplies to Italy.

Qatar on Sunday named France's TotalEnergies as its first foreign partner to develop the world's biggest natural gas field and eventually help ease Europe's energy fears.

Iran, and Qatar signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at the end of the Iran-Qatar Eighth Joint Economic Commission meeting in Doha to outline avenues for future cooperation.

Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian held a meeting with Qatari Minister of Energy Saad Sherida al-Kaabi in Doha on Monday to discuss areas of interest for cooperation.

Iran Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili and Qatar Culture Minister Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani met at Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) on Thursday, as Qatar has been selected as the 33rd edition’s special guest.

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said dialogue among regional countries was the best solution to regional problems, without any interference of “foreign factors”.

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