Qataris to receive visa-free access to UK, invest $12.5 billion

Qatar and the United Kingdom have announced they will cooperate on energy projects while Qatar’s energy minister criticized Europe for “demonizing” oil and gas companies.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during an audience at Windsor Castle, west of London, on May 24, 2022. - STEVE PARSONS/AFP via Getty Images
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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited London yesterday, meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Several agreements came out of the meeting, including the Qatar-UK Strategic Investment Partnership. Qatar is looking to invest 10 billion British pounds ($12.5 billion) in the United Kingdom over the next five years, the British government said in a statement. 

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