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Qatar

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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 Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani makes statements to the media with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Doha, Qatar, October 13, 2023.

Qatar re-evaluating its role as mediator in Gaza hostage talks

By REUTERS
 Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar December 20, 2023.

Qatar rejects US congressman's criticism of its mediation efforts in Gaza

By REUTERS
People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

US State Department calls Qatar 'close partner' on hostage negotiations, says talks continue

 COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi attends a Knesset National Security Committee meeting, last month. He should be congratulated for his persistence and success in taking down a channel that supports Hamas, the writer argues.

Shuttering Al Jazeera is crucial and the decision is better late than never

By David Ben-Basat
 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Washington, last month. If Qatar wanted to pressure Hamas, it could have threatened to cut off funding, says the writer.

Whitewashing Qatar: The reporting from Doha is disappointing

 ALREADY IN 2012, Qatar’s then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani visited Gaza and donated $400 million to Hamas. Pictured: With Ismail Haniyeh at the cornerstone-laying ceremony of a Qatari-funded rehabilitation center in Gaza City, Oct. 2012.

Humanitarian masquerade: Qatar funds terror and helps no one but itself

By ARIEL ADMONI
 Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, on February 13, 2024. In the background is a large photograph of Jerusalem.

'Follow the money': Expert says US, Israel can't trust Qatar

 A woman stands next to posters with photos of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2024.

US: We’re waiting for Hamas's response to newest proposal for hostage deal

 THE WRITER addresses an event of the Middle East Forum in Congress March 2024.

Time to cut off the head of the octopus: Iran

By Vahid Beheshti
 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats to American security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 11, 2024.

Qatari UN envoy to hostages’ families: Deal is within reach

 Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani makes statements to the media with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Doha, Qatar, October 13, 2023.

Following failure in withholding Hamas, now is Doha's chance to rebrand

 PALESTINIANS WALK past the ruins of houses destroyed during the Gaza war, in Gaza City, last month.

Gaza's day after: A roadmap

 Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani makes statements to the media with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Doha, Qatar, October 13, 2023.

Qatar should have expelled Hamas, senior diplomatic officials say

 Public opinion shows that Israelis have two main conceptions about Qatar, so I went to find out for myself what this country is all about with a visit to its capital, Doha.

Inside Doha: Qatar behind the scenes

 SHOULD THE Qataris, who host Hamas leaders and fund the terrorist group with millions of dollars, be trusted?

Qatar: ‘The arsonist who then claims to be the firefighter’?