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Qatar is a Middle East emirate located along the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia. 

This wealthy kingdom is governed by the House of Thani and is a major regional power with considerable influence in both regional and global affairs. 

Aside from its wealth in the energy industry, Qatar has also been very successful in business and overseas investments, with the country being the largest property owner in London, among other notable achievements. It is also famous for its global media conglomerate, Al Jazeera, based in the Qatari capital city of Doha.

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 CIA Director William J. Burns departs a classified briefing with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2024.

CIA director William Burns heads to Qatar for hostage deal talks, sources tell the 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN , REUTERS
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 Hamas and Israeli flags.

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 Illustrative image of Mossad director David Barnea and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

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By Walla!
 BRITAIN’S KING Charles and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace this week.

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By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
 (L-R): Bashar al-Assad, Qatar's Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan (illustrative)

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 Illustrative image of President-elect Donald Trump and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

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By REUTERS
 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.

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 AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Tehran, Iran May 30, 2024.

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 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a press conference, in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2024.

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 Opposition head Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on November 11, 2024

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 A man waves Turkey's national flag during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and supported by ruling AK Party (AKP), oppositions Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)

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  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, October 24, 2024.

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 Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi walks, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

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 WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 01: State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks on the Iranian missile attacks on Israel at the State Department on October 01, 2024 in Washington, DC. Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for their attacks on Hezbollah leadership.

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 Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari speaks during weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha, Qatar, April 23, 2024.

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