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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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 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sits with his delegation, in Cairo, Egypt, Februray 6, 2024.

Cairo talks continue but hopes for Gaza ceasefire appear slim

By REUTERS
 The logo of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network is seen in one of their offices in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera bureau chief responds to closure, says there will be legal response

 An IDF soldier walks through the Gaza Strip.

Rockets hit Kerem Shalom, Kiryat Shmona; Israel-Hamas hostage deal 'imminent'

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City May 22, 2021

Hamas claims 'flexibility' and attacks in Gaza amid talks

 Yossi Cohen and Benjamin Netanyahu

Former Mossad Chief admits to government funding for Hamas via Qatar, calls policy a mistake

 Ismail Haniyeh, top leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, meets a person offering condolences after the killing of three of his sons in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, in Doha, Qatar April 11, 2024.

US demands Qatar expel Hamas if they reject a ceasefire - Washington Post

 Hamas parade in Gaza

'Determined to secure an agreement': Hamas says in a statement regarding ceasefire proposal

By REUTERS
 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul, earlier this month. Reports in the media suggested that this meeting was the result of a breakdown in relations between Hamas and Qatar.

How Hamas balances Qatar, Turkey and the West

 Protesters link arms outside Hamilton Hall barricading students inside the building at Columbia University,  in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024.

Qatar is oversaturating US Universities with funds, directly affecting the rise of antisemitism

By Walla!
 US President Joe Biden and the Emir of Qatar

Who is behind the antisemitic protests in the USA?

By DR. YARON FRIEDMAN
 A coalition of University of Michigan students camp at an encampment in the Diag to pressure the university to divest its endowment from companies that support Israel or could profit from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas on the University of Michigan college campus in Ann Arbor.

Pro-Palestine protests are generously funded by donors promoting radical Islam studies

By DR. YARON FRIEDMAN
 TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul, earlier this month. Reports in the media suggested that this meeting was the result of a breakdown in relations between Hamas and Qatar.

Is Qatar's relationship with Hamas on the rocks?

 James Biden, brother of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives with attorney Paul Fishman for a closed deposition with members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president, at the O'Neill House Office Building in Washington, US, February 21, 2024

President Biden's younger brother probed for Qatari business relations

 Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (not pictured) at the Amiri Diwan, in Doha, Qatar November 5, 2023

Double edged sword: Qatar's mediator role in Israel-Hamas conflict amid accusations of antisemitism

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
 AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

Al Jazeera helps Hamas and can't be trusted for reporting on Israel

 The flags of Israel and Qatar

Behind the scenes, between the lines: The details you need to know about Hersh's hostage video

By Barak Ravid
 Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani delivers an annual speech during the opening of the 52nd session of the Shura advisory council in Doha, Qatar, October 24, 2023.

Qatari official: Jews are murderers of prophets; October 7 is only a ‘prelude’

 FORMER HAMAS head Khaled Mashaal poses during an interview with Reuters in Qatar, in 2020. During the current war, an Al-Arabiya anchor criticized him for harming Israeli civilians and asked him if he would apologize.

Hamas leadership considering leaving Qatar: How will this affect the release of the hostages?

By Inbar Naaman