This is Beirut, 03/12 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar said Tuesday that there was no military solution to the Syrian civil war, as the Damascus government scrambled to contain a rebel offensive now nearing its second week. The gas-rich Gulf state, which has remained an outspoken critic of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad even after his rehabilitation by most other Arab countries, called for a ...
This is Beirut, 02/12 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail on Monday to discuss the ongoing Qatari humanitarian aid efforts in Lebanon. The ambassador reported that 21 C-17 aircraft have landed in Lebanon to date, each delivering approximately 113 tons of aid, with 80% of ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 13:39 - Reading : less than a minute
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Diverging reports have emerged regarding Hamas's presence in Turkey. On one side, Israeli media claim that several senior Hamas officials, who had been based in Doha since 2012, have left Qatar to settle in Turkey, citing U.S. pressure to expel the group’s leaders. This relocation reportedly coincided with Qatar's suspension of ...
This is Beirut, 09/11 21:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has rejected news reports that it had pulled out of mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel adding that it has “stalled” its efforts until all parties demonstrate “willingness and seriousness” to end the war. In a statement on X, the ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said that Qatar ...
This is Beirut, 05/11 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qataris went to the polls on Tuesday in a referendum on ending a brief and limited experiment with legislative elections in the wealthy emirate. Voters among the gas-rich peninsula's roughly 380,000 Qatari nationals cast their ballots on constitutional changes that would scrap the legislative council polls. In 2021, a year before Qatar held the ...
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For over a year now, Qatar has been acting as the principal mediator, alongside the United States and Egypt, in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023. However, this is not the first time this oil-rich Gulf emirate has emerged on the international stage. Qatar has established itself ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel said on Monday the head of the Mossad agency had returned from talks in Doha with his CIA counterpart and the Qatari premier, where they discussed a new "framework" for a Gaza hostage release deal. "The three parties discussed a new unified framework that integrates previous proposals and also takes into account the main ...
This is Beirut, 27/10 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Sunday a proposal for a two-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war that would include a hostage release and could pave the way for a "complete ceasefire". Sisi, whose government has been involved in mediation efforts to end the Gaza war, proposed a "two-day ceasefire" during which "four hostages would ...
This is Beirut, 08/10 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lolwah bint Rashid al-Khater, arrived today Tuesday at noon at the military base at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to inaugurate an air bridge of Qatari aid that will be sent to Lebanon in phases. "Today, we launched the air bridge ...
This Is Beirut, 08/08 17:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in Ankara on Friday for a working visit, according to a statement issued by the Amiri Diwan of Qatar. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Emir jointly appealed for greater international efforts to stop the Middle East conflict from escalating. The joint appeal came as the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min was named in South Korea's Asian Cup squad on Thursday and coach Jurgen Klinsmann said it was "about time" they ended their 64-year continental title drought. Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Brentford on Wednesday, was also among Klinsmann's 26-man ...