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At Qatar Summit, Aoun Signals Willingness for Peace Based on Arab Initiative

President of the Republic Joseph Aoun emphasized Lebanon’s readiness for a just and lasting peace with Israel in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative during the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Qatar, convened to discuss the recent Israeli airstrikes against this country. He stated, “In a few days, we have an appointment with the United ...

Arab, Muslim Leaders Hold Emergency talks After Israel's Qatar Attack

Leaders from Arab and Muslim countries will gather for an emergency summit in Doha on Monday, a week after Israel's unprecedented strike on Hamas in Qatar prompted widespread anger. The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, arrived at Hamad International Airport in Doha to lead the Lebanese delegation at the summit. Foreign ...

Trump Cautions Israel After Qatar Attack

Days after Israel attacked Qatar in an airstrike targeting Hamas leaders, US President Donald Trump made careful remarks Sunday as Washington's two powerful Middle Eastern allies face a worsening rift. "Qatar has been a very great ally. Israel and everyone else, we have to be careful. When we attack people we have to be careful," ...

Qatar PM urges world to 'stop using double standards' and punish Israel

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani urged the international community on Sunday to "stop using double standards" and punish Israel for what he described as its "crimes." He was speaking at a preparatory meeting on the eve of an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic leaders organized by Qatar after Israel carried out an ...

Arab, Muslim Leaders to Meet in Qatar to Denounce Israeli Attack

Qatar said Saturday it will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce Israel's attack on Hamas officials in Doha and to show solidarity with the Gulf state. Monday's meeting would consider "a draft resolution on the Israeli attack on the State of Qatar" to be drafted Sunday at a ministerial meeting, said foreign ...

Trump Will Host Qatar’s Leader as Rubio Heads to Israel

US President Donald Trump will meet Qatar's prime minister on Friday after an Israeli strike on Hamas in the key US partner, the White House said. Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff "will be having dinner" with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, it said in a brief statement. The announcement came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...

UAE Summons Israel Envoy to Condemn 'Cowardly' Qatar Attack

The United Arab Emirates said it summoned Israel's deputy ambassador in Abu Dhabi on Friday, in a formal rebuke of his country's attack targeting Hamas leaders in Gulf neighbour Qatar. The UAE, along with Bahrain, was the first Gulf country to normalize ties with Israel in 2020 and has been a frequent critic of its military actions in Gaza. It ...

UN Security Council Rebukes Qatar Strikes Without Naming Israel, Urges Calm

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned strikes on Qatar earlier this week and called for "de-escalation," without naming Israel, which carried out the attack. The Security Council "underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar," said the statement, which required the agreement of all 15 council ...

UN Council Talks on Israel's Qatar strike postponed to Thursday

An emergency United Nations Security Council meeting in response to Israel's strikes on Qatar has been postponed to Thursday at Doha's request, rotating council president South Korea said. "The Security Council postponed today's emergency briefing on 'the situation in the Middle East' to tomorrow afternoon, at Qatar's request, so that the Prime ...

Israel’s Doha Strike on Hamas Reshapes Diplomacy

Israel carried out on Tuesday a large-scale airstrike in the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas officials. The attack killed six people and immediately sparked international reactions, including a rare public criticism from US President Donald Trump of his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Symbolic Target Initial ...