2025 in Qatar
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Events in the year 2025 in Qatar.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]March
[edit]- 28 March – Nineteen Filipino nationals are arrested for holding an unauthorized political demonstration in support of former President Rodrigo Duterte.[1]
April
[edit]- 27 April – The Qatari and Saudi Arabian finance ministries announce in a joint statement that they will pay off Syria's $15 million debt to the World Bank,[2] which is finalized on 16 May.[3]
- 28 April – The head of the Baháʼí Faith in Qatar, Remy Rowhani, is arrested on charges of promoting a "deviant sect" and casting doubt on Islamic religious principles. He is sentenced to five years' imprisonment on 13 August.[4][5]
June
[edit]- 3 June – Qatar records a budget deficit of 500 million riyals ($133.31 million) in the first quarter of 2025.[6]
- 23 June – The Iranian Air Force launches ballistic missiles towards Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, which houses the U.S. Air Force. The missiles are intercepted by the Qatar Armed Forces. The foreign ministry closes the country's airspace in response to the attack. The airspace is reopened after a ceasefire.[7][8]
July
[edit]- 19 July – Qatar hosts the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23 as part of efforts to end the latter's rebellion.[9]
September
[edit]- 9 September – Israel carries out an airstrike on Hamas political leaders in Doha who met to discuss an active hostage-truce deal proposal presented by the US. The targeted members survive, but six others are killed.[10]
- 15 September – An extraordinary joint session of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is held in Doha to formulate a response to the Israeli airstrike in Doha on 9 September.[11]
- 19 September – Elderly British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds, detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban in February, are released after Qatari mediation.[12]
Sports
[edit]- 3–27 November – 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup[13]
- 30 November–18 December – 2025 FIFA Arab Cup[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "What we know so far: Filipinos arrested in pro-Duterte protest in Qatar". The Philippine Star. 31 March 2025.
- ^ Gharaibeh, Sara (27 April 2025). "Saudi Arabia, Qatar to Pay Syria's World Bank Debt, Unlocking Funds". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Gharaibeh, Sara (16 May 2025). "World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria's outstanding debt". AP News. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ Crary, David (4 July 2025). "The Baha'i faith is small, far-flung, and faced with repression in parts of the Middle East". AP News. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Crary, David (14 August 2025). "Qatar sentences the country's Baha'i leader to 5 years for social media posts". AP News. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Qatar records budget deficit of $133 million in first quarter". Reuters. 3 June 2025.
- ^ Mills, Andrew; Hafezi, Parisa; Cornwell, Alexander (23 June 2025). "Iran fires missiles at US base in Qatar, Trump calls for peace". Reuters. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Ravid, Barak (23 June 2025). "No casualties reported after Iran missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar". Axios. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Hope for peace as DR Congo and M23 rebels sign deal in Qatar". BBC. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Fiona, Nimoni (9 September 2025). "What do we know about Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar?". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Qatar hosts Arab-Islamic emergency summit: Who said what?". Al Jazeera. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "British couple freed by Afghanistan's Taliban arrive in Qatar". Reuters. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Qatar to host three editions of FIFA Arab Cup". The Peninsula. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup to return to Qatar". beIN Sports. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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