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New Egyptian film project about Sheikha Mozah criticized as a ‘controversial time bomb’

A new book-to-film adaptation about the life of Qatar’s first lady is sparking controversy in Egypt, where Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser once studied, media reports have said. Concerned that the film,…

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Sami Al Hajj speaks about Guantanamo experience

There, he spent more than six years as a detainee before being released to Sudan and later welcomed to Qatar in 2008.

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Iran threatens to sue Google after it drops ‘Persian Gulf’ from maps

Iran threatens to sue Google after it drops ‘Persian Gulf’ from maps Iran’s Foreign Ministry has threatened to take legal action against Google after the search engine dropped the name…

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NYT: Qatar, KSA limiting Syrian rebel aid because of US fears

NYT: Qatar, KSA limiting Syrian rebel aid because of US fears The war in Syria remains a stalemate and “grinds on” because the rebels’ key allies, including Qatar, are holding…

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Don’t try this at home: Man picnics on Emiri Diwan, escapes unscathed

The seat of Qatar’s government is an imposing building, surrounded by a vast green lawn and several pointy steel rods. In that sense, the Emiri Diwan is not unlike the…

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Guest post: How to write about tiny, wealthy, bloodless, meddlesome Qatar*

It seems international news organizations never cease to spin the same tale about tiny Qatar and its super-sized influence on the world stage. For those who’ve yet to get around to it,…

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Qatar residents, media dismiss report of Syrian involvement in Villaggio fire

UPDATE | Oct. 9, 2012: A week after Al Arabiya’s report, Qatar has officially responded. The Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani said: “Everything…

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Peninsula: Only transparent governance can take the sting out of rumour

A lack of transparency on behalf of the government and private companies in Qatar fuels rumour and conspiracy theories, a recent op-ed in the Peninsula asserts. Critics lay the blame…

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Al Arabiya: Syrian forces took credit for deadly Villaggio fire in Qatar

Days after the deadly Villaggio fire in Qatar, the Syrian government took credit for starting it, Al Arabiya has reported, citing two leaked documents from Bashar Al-Assad’s government. In the first document…

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