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The Palestinian Authority President has called a halt to an aggressive PR attack that was launched against the State of Qatar three weeks ago. Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential...
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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Palestinian government in Gaza has given the enclave's fishermen new equipment which has been donated by the Qatar Charity. The new net-pulling motors and other essential...
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The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority is acutely embarrassed by the State of Qatar's decision to begin reconstruction projects in the Gaza Strip by the end of August, Palestinian sources said...
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The Emir of Qatar has told the Arab League that it should hold a special meeting in Cairo to discuss Palestinian reconciliation. Shaikh Hamad bin-Khalifa al-Thani is hosting the...
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In a televised speech on Al Jazeera Satellite Channel on Tuesday, the Emir of Qatar announced that he has transferred power to his 33 year old son, Shaikh Tamim...
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Qatar's Ambassador to Jordan, Zayed Bin Saeed Al-Khiyarein, has denied claims that his country has evacuated its nationals from the country because of the crisis in Syria. Al-Khiyarein told...
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Qatar's High Education Committee has prepared a plan to transfer Qatari students studying at Egyptian universities to Jordanian or Moroccan universities if the political instability continues in Egypt. The...
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Emir Tamim bin-Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, said on Tuesday that the people of the Arab Spring countries are now more aware of and more interested in public...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry announced that Qatar has agreed to erase $150 million from the Palestinian Authority's debt following talks with his Qatari counterpart Khalid Al-Attiyah in...
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Qatar has welcomed the deal between the P5 +1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme. An official at the Qatari Foreign Ministry described the deal...
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A diplomatic source told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Sunday that the tripartite meeting held on Saturday night in Riyadh between Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar came in the...
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Jordan's Royal Committee for Enhancing the National Integrity System held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss a lawsuit filed by Qatari firm Al-Musabalah Doha Capital against Jordan's Social Security...
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Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah accused Bashar al-Assad's regime of committing "systematic crimes" against people in Syria. Al-Attiyah also blamed the international community for not putting an...
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The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has, it is claimed, urged Egyptian journalists to stop their attacks on Qatar. Shaikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan is said to have told...
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The Emir of Qatar, Shaikh Tamim bin-Hamad, has said that support for the Muslim Brotherhood is a "duty" for which no thanks are necessary. His advice to the movement's...
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Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah met with Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on the sidelines of the second international donors'...
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Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, estimated that total Qatari investments in the United Kingdom amount to about £20 billion ($30.6 billion) and are mainly in London. He also added...
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An analyst and supposed expert in Arabic and Middle East affairs has called for the Israeli government to declare war on Qatar as an enemy of the state. Mordechai...
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The head of the Qatar Institution for Education, Science and Social Development, Princess Moza Bint-Nasser, has met Prince Charles at Windsor Hotel in the UK to discuss the horizons...
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January 28, 2014
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Samira Shackle
The 2008 financial crash brought down most of the UK's banks, which were forced to turn to the government for huge cash hand-outs to avoid pulling the rest of...
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January 24, 2014
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Feras Abu-Helal
The large controversy caused by Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi's visit to Gaza as the chairman of the International Union for Muslim Scholars' delegation is not a new phenomenon in the...
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January 24, 2014
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Dr Daud Abdullah
Reports that the Emir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, will shortly hand-over power to his son and heir, Shaikh Tamim, are no surprise. Sources close to the...
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January 24, 2014
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Dr Daud Abdullah
There is no doubt that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is an extremely hard act to follow. In a region burdened with government inertia, many regard him as...