The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met on Wednesday with HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Manila.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has issued directives to support the Turkish economy with a host of economic projects, investments and deposits worth a total of QR55bn ($15bn).

On the face of it, it will be Qatar’s sixth match of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign when they take on Iran today at the Jassim bin Hamad stadium.