The Arab League rejected an international arrest warrant for Sudan’s president on charges of war crimes in Darfur, and its leader said Qatar has done the same, clearing the way for the beleaguered Sudanese leader to attend an Arab Summit there later this

Iraq’s oil minister said Tuesday that OPEC is “of course” weighing fresh output cuts to prop up prices, and, also underscored his government’s expectation that contractors start work quickly or risk losing lucrative oil deals.

Darfur rebels and Sudan government officials exchanged blame for undermining three-day-old peace talks, which were overshadowed Thursday by fighting over a Darfur town and the prospect of an imminent international arrest warrant against Sudan’s president

A spokesman for Darfur’s chief mediator says a major rebel group and Sudanese government officials will meet in Qatar. The two sides have fought fierce battles in recent weeks over a flash point town in southern Darfur.

Belgian cycling team Topsport Vlaanderen Mercator says one of its riders was found dead in his hotel bed in Qatar.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was meeting Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister of Qatar in an attempt to forge a lasting halt to violence after Israel’s recent offensive in the Gaza Strip.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was meeting Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the prime minister of Qatar in an attempt to forge a lasting halt to violence after Israel’s recent offensive in the Gaza Strip.

During back-to-back summits in recent days, tiny Qatar displayed some big mood swings.

Qatargas said Monday that production of liquefied natural gas at its Qatargas I plant will resume by the end of this week after a breakdown outside the facility halted roughly a third of Qatar’s LNG output.

The Hamas political chief rejected Israel’s conditions for a Gaza cease-fire and demanded an immediate opening of the besieged territory’s borders, taking a tough line Friday as he asked a summit of Arab countries to back him by cutting off any ties with