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Arabsat: Iran jamming Al Jazeera broadcasts

Arabsat: Iran jamming Al Jazeera broadcasts Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera has announced a new frequency, 11334V, for its Arabsat viewers to tune into the channel, citing “continued interference” from…

F1 fact-finding report finds “NO indication of any problems” in Bahrain | The Cable

F1 fact-finding report finds “NO indication of any problems” in Bahrain | The Cable Blake Hounshell at Foreign Policy‘s The Cable blog discusses F1’s decision to reinstate the Bahrain Grand Prix for…

Official: Qatar should mandate insurance for ‘runaway’ housemaids

Official: Qatar should mandate insurance for ‘runaway’ housemaids Recruitment agencies should offer two years of insurance for housemaids working in Qatar in case they run away from their sponsors, a…

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Khalid Albaih: An Arab Spring Cartoonist

Khalid Albaih: An Arab Spring Cartoonist From time to time we like to plug the work of our favorite Doha-based cartoonist of Sudanese origin: Khalid Albaih. Throughout the year, Khalid…

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Official: Taliban wants Afghan Gitmo prisoners sent to Qatar

Official: Taliban wants Afghan Gitmo prisoners sent to Qatar The Taliban has demanded in negotiations with the US that 20 Afghans held in Guantanamo Bay be released in Qatar, an Afghan government…

Ambassador: Arab Spring brings Qatar closer to US

Ambassador: Arab Spring brings Qatar closer to US US ambassador Joseph LeBaron, who will finish his tenure in Qatar next month, has praised the country for its involvement in the…

Following brief stay in Qatar, reported Libyan rape victim to relocate to US

The saga may wind down for reported rape victim Eman al-Obeidy, who has left Libya and fled to Malta, CNN reports. From there, she will go to a processing center…

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Index: Qatar perceived to be least corrupt Arab country

Qatar is perceived to have the least corrupt public sector in the Middle East, according to a newly released index by Transparency International. The Gulf nation, which tied for the…

Is this Qatar’s prime minister plotting Saudi regime change with Gaddafi?

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIw0ZHixHt4?rel=0] It sounds like an incredible claim given Qatar’s staunch support of the Libyan uprising against the late Muammar Gaddafi, but that’s the story that’s been circulating in recent…

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